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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for The Dead.
Themes labels used: survival, loss, death, friendship, humanity, bravery, fear, violence, trauma, memory, moral compromise, trust, leadership, sacrifice, hope, grief, sanity
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
After an attack on a fortified survivor compound, an infected-adjacent man is forced to survive alone and find his way back.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · trust · betrayal · loyalty · loss · grief · hope · adaptation · humanity · fear · persecution · moral obligation
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0655
During a rabies-like outbreak in Massachusetts, a pregnant woman and her doctor friend race through quarantine to reach care.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · friendship · love · parenthood · sacrifice · humanity · fear · panic · loss · grief · moral choice · public health · science vs denial · social breakdown
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0656
A grieving leader and his partner flee through a ruined world while a traitor hunts them from within.
Why this is here
Themes labels: grief · guilt · revenge · survival · trust · deception · loyalty · leadership · trauma · healing · loss · freedom · responsibility · justice · humanity · hope · self-destruction · sacrifice
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0683
Three months after an EMP, Fall Creek faces new threats as survival, loyalty, trauma, and revenge collide.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · humanity · good vs evil · trauma · grief · healing · hope · despair · faith · sacrifice · community · trust · revenge · redemption · responsibility · moral choice
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0683
Arisu’s survival game intensifies as new deadly challenges, shifting alliances, and a mysterious faction test every bond.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · will to live · grief · trauma · despair · friendship · love · betrayal · power · morality · human nature · life appreciation · escape · revenge · guilt · depression
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0704
Seven strangers try to survive a fast-moving zombie outbreak and the end of London while forging an unlikely family.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · humanity · resilience · trauma · healing · identity · acceptance · loss · grief · addiction · community · hope · courage · mental health · social collapse · interdependence · moral choice
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0713
A boy with deer antlers leaves his hidden home after tragedy and enters a brutal world of plague, hybrids, and secrets.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · hope · grief · loss · family · trust · compassion · humanity · good and evil · environmentalism · religion · faith · morality · community · love · violence · human nature
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0716
An infected survivor and his companion race through a ruined Texas, hunted by the dead and the living alike.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · human cruelty · prejudice · racism · fear · trust · loss · grief · hope · sanity · humanity · morality · persecution · identity · endurance
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0732
Two lifelong friends leave a Maine hunting trip to find a shattered world and a dangerous road home.
Why this is here
Themes labels: grief · loss · loyalty · fear · courage · moral responsibility · violence · uncertainty · political division · survival · love · trust · family · hope · care for others
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0734
A survival faction must cross the Panama Canal into deadly wastes as famine, storms, and betrayal threaten humanity’s future.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · scarcity · sacrifice · resilience · loyalty · betrayal · leadership · trust · community conflict · humanity · morality · hope · fear
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0755
A rebel prison breakout turns into a bloody showdown as Ganta’s powers grow and hidden agendas close in.
Why this is here
Themes labels: friendship · hope · death · salvation through death · trauma · torture · power · survival · freedom · manipulation · loss · betrayal · self-growth · psychological breakdown
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0756
Kids in a ruined England search for one another as infected adults mass toward London and a hidden truth emerges.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · friendship · companionship · loss · grief · courage · humanity · fear · coming of age · cooperation · unity · morality under pressure · monsters and humanity · community survival · trust
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0764
