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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for The Empire Strikes Back - So You Want to Be a Jedi?.
Relationships labels used: mentor-student, family conflict, parent-child conflict, romance subplot, friendship, found family, loyalty, betrayal
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
In a library-ruled alternate future, a book smuggler’s son enters deadly training while hidden loyalties shake his world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · rivalry · frenemies · found family · mentor-student · family duty · parent-child conflict · loyalty conflict · romantic subplot · betrayal · classmate bonds
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0753
An alien-hunting teen races to stop a video-game-powered mind-control scheme before brainwashed kids destroy Earth.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · parent-child conflict · enemy ally · friendship · romance subplot · mentor-like training · betrayal · loyalty conflict · dead friends
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0765
An epic, multi-POV fantasy of dynastic politics, cross-cultural conflict, and a wildly unexpected cooking competition.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family conflict · parent-child tension · mentor-student · romantic subplot · found family · rivalry · political allegiance · cross-cultural relationships · power imbalance · community bonds
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0807
A rebellious cadet in a corporate-run future must choose between career advancement, friends, and his ideals.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friend group · found family · romance subplot · rivalry · friendship tested · loyalty conflict · mentor-student tension · betrayal · power imbalance · protective friendship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0815
A science-minded Harry Potter retools magic with logic and rationality in a sprawling alternate-universe first year.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · rivalry · romantic tension · parent-child · found family · power imbalance · manipulation
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0830
A fantasy trilogy of linked quests in the Four Lands, where successive heirs battle rising evil with magic and courage.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · sibling bond · family legacy · romantic subplot · companion group · quest fellowship · parent-child lineage · loyalty · betrayal · sacrifice
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0838
A teen team with alien powers hunts a mole and a secret enemy as their school fractures into rival sides.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friend group · loyalty conflict · betrayal · team fracture · mentor-student · romantic subplot · family tension · rival factions · found family
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0846
Mutant school chaos, psychic invasion, and a cosmic power struggle collide as Cassandra Nova tightens her grip.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · teamwork · found family · rivalry · friendship · romantic tension · power imbalance · possession · betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0880
An orphan sold into a lethal training regime must survive brutal trials, uncover the truth, and decide who to serve.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · romance subplot · sibling bond · dead brother guide · mentor-student power imbalance · friendship · rivalry · group bond · pairing among trainees · loyalty conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0899
A battered royal outsider and his companions race through a magical kingdom toward a final reckoning with power, loyalty, and dragons.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · mentor-student · loyalty conflict · friendship · romantic tension · family betrayal · parent-child · bond with animal companion · rivalry
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0904
In a mining camp on Pern, an orphaned boy and a hidden blind girl help raise a watch-wher to save their community.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · mentor student · sibling bond · parent child · secret guardianship · community ties · handler bond · romantic subplot · found family · loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0910
Postwar Jedi vanish into the Unknown Regions, drawing Luke’s family into a border crisis with an eerie insect hive mind.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family unit · parent-child · marriage · romantic tension · romance subplot · mentor-student · friendship · loyalty conflict · political alliance · factional tension
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0912
