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Premise labels used: sick girl, hidden world, otherworld discovery, between two worlds, chosen one, sky realm, airship fantasy, secret origin, life-threatening illness, identity discovery

Setting labels used: Earth, sky world, cloud realm, airships, fantasy world, parallel world, hidden realm, mythic setting, alternate reality, trade ships

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Cover of Anchored by Bridget E. Baker

Anchored

Bridget E. Baker · 2021 · Anchored

A runaway teen wakes between Earth and a hidden world, where her secret power could save—or doom—both realities.

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Premise labels: dual worlds · alternate reality · hidden power · secret identity · runaway · missing past · dream world · worlds colliding · prophecy · chosen one · interworld connection · two-life protagonist

Setting labels: Earth · Terra · alternate reality · contemporary setting · fantasy realm · parallel worlds · urban fantasy setting · mythic world

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1328

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Cover of The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue by Trevor Alan Foris

The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue

Trevor Alan Foris · The Octunnumi Fosbit Files

Two teen twin operatives race across hidden worlds to stop a vengeful former ally before their universe unravels.

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Premise labels: secret world · hidden worlds · parallel worlds · world-hopping · portal access · magic system · protective order · good-versus-bad conflict · rescue mission · revenge threat · missing children · unfinished business · multiple universes · mythic travel · time travel · access points

Setting labels: alternate universe · parallel worlds · multiverse · fantasy realms · mythic worlds · fairy tale worlds · legendary worlds · time periods · crumbling warehouse · worlds within paintings · steampunk world · secret society world · Earth-adjacent reality

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1613

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Cover of The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman

The Other Side of the Sky

Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner · 2020 · The Other Side of the Sky

A sky prince and a ground-born goddess collide across a divided world, forcing them to confront prophecy, power, and forbidden love.

Why this is here

Premise labels: star-crossed lovers · forbidden love · opposites attract · two worlds · prophecy · chosen one · science vs magic · sky city · hidden world · cliffhanger ending

Setting labels: floating city · sky realm · surface world · parallel worlds · fantasy world · science-fantasy world · post-split society · ancient divide

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1675

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Cover of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever

Stephen R. Donaldson · 1993 · The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

A bitter leper is pulled into a magical world where he’s expected to save it, while refusing to believe it’s real.

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Premise labels: unwilling hero · portal world · antihero protagonist · chosen one · world saving · dream ambiguity · ethical dilemma · redemption arc · leprosy

Setting labels: parallel world · secondary world · magical realm · other world · alternate reality · mythic landscape · epic fantasy world

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1742

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Cover of Realm of the Blue Mist by Amy Kim

Realm of the Blue Mist

Amy Kim · 2021 · The Rema Chronicles

A grieving girl follows a mysterious boy through a portal into a magical other world, uncovering secrets about her father.

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Premise labels: missing parent · portal adventure · other world · mystery quest · homeward journey · destined heroine · light romance · interplanetary travel

Setting labels: Earth to other world · another planet · magical world · portal world · forest setting · mythic world · interplanetary setting · fantastical reality · parallel worlds

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1810

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Cover of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny

The Great Book of Amber

Roger Zelazny · 1999 · The Chronicles of Amber

An amnesiac prince wakes in modern Earth and uncovers a multiverse of shadow worlds, royal betrayal, and a throne war.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alternate worlds · shadow worlds · succession struggle · power struggle · family intrigue · memory loss · quest for identity · political intrigue · dimensional travel · order vs chaos

Setting labels: multiverse · parallel worlds · shadow realms · magical realm · modern Earth · courts of chaos · royal court · alternate dimension · mythic setting

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1851

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Cover of Split Infinity by Piers Anthony

Split Infinity

Piers Anthony · 1987 · Apprentice Adept

A serf-gamesman escapes assassination by moving between a high-tech world and a magic realm where his double has died.

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Premise labels: parallel worlds · dual worlds · science vs magic · alternate self · identity swap · games competition · survival quest · assassination threat · cross-world escape · double life

Setting labels: distant future · alternate reality · domed city · high-tech world · magic realm · planetary setting · parallel universe · science-fantasy world · fictional planets

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1874

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Cover of Among Serpents by Marc J. Gregson

Among Serpents

Marc J. Gregson · 2025 · Above the Black

A young airship commander must survive war, politics, and family betrayal while racing to uncover a weapon that could save his sky realm.

Why this is here

Premise labels: airship quest · secret mission · succession crisis · war effort · hidden weapon · family betrayal · power struggle · chosen family · coming-of-age

Setting labels: floating islands · sky realm · war-torn world · vertical society · toxic clouds · below-the-clouds world · secondary world · military setting · post-Gauntlet setting

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1886

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Cover of Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny

Nine Princes in Amber

Roger Zelazny · 1970 · The Chronicles of Amber

An amnesiac awakens in a hospital and races to uncover his identity before his scheming immortal family kills him.

Why this is here

Premise labels: amnesia · lost memory · royal succession · throne struggle · parallel worlds · multiverse · shadow worlds · exiled prince · family conflict · hidden identity

Setting labels: modern Earth · hospital setting · shadow worlds · alternate realities · true world · fantasy realm · undersea realm · real world vs shadows

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1913

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Cover of Don't Go Without Me by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell

Don't Go Without Me

Rosemary Valero-O'Connell · 2020

Three dreamy queer sci-fi/fantasy comics follow lovers, memory, and a town facing a prophecy together.

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Premise labels: separated lovers · memory loss · memory trade · memory-powered ship · survival after disaster · doomsday festival · sleeping giant · crossing worlds · parallel realm · quest for missing lover · intimate fantasy · reflective science fiction

Setting labels: fantasy world · science fiction world · parallel worlds · liminal realm · future setting · outer space · small seaside town · mythic landscape · supernatural coexistence

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1923

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Cover of The Maker of Universes by Philip José Farmer

The Maker of Universes

Philip José Farmer · 1965 · World of Tiers

A retired man follows a mysterious horn into a tiered otherworld and climbs toward the creator at its summit.

Why this is here

Premise labels: portal fantasy · parallel worlds · quest · rescue mission · tower world · artificial world · created world

Setting labels: alternate universe · other world · stacked worlds · tiered world · artificial planet · pocket universe · mythic world · planetary romance

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1957

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Cover of Searching For Zen: A Tale Of Divine Destiny by Albert T. Franklin

Searching For Zen: A Tale Of Divine Destiny

Albert T. Franklin · 2023

A gifted boy on a mythic Earth must follow a divine quest, survive trials, and learn what truly gives power meaning.

Why this is here

Premise labels: chosen one · divine destiny · self-discovery · quest · found family · magical powers · sci-fi fantasy blend · spiritual guidance

Setting labels: Earth · mythic Earth · fantastical Earth · alternate Earth · cosmic realm · spirit realm · human civilization

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1963

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