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Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Premise labels used: outcast hero, class prejudice, tortured hero, forbidden love, caste system, military hero, companion contract, political conspiracy, rebellion, tyranny

Setting labels used: space setting, alien society, futuristic setting, planetary government, royal court, military setting, prison planet, ring fights, college setting, corrupt regime

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Born of Silence

Sherrilyn Kenyon · 2012 · The League: Nemesis Rising

A masked rebel and a resistance leader are torn apart by betrayal, forcing love, vengeance, and survival to collide.

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Premise labels: secret identity · double life · forbidden love · resistance uprising · tortured hero · betrayal · revenge · hidden heir · political overthrow

Setting labels: space future · intergalactic · alien world · futuristic empire · space politics · resistance movement · shadow organization · universe-wide conflict · royal court · prison captivity

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Distance: 0.2078

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The Nemesis

S.J. Kincaid · 2020 · The Diabolic

In a collapsing empire, a rumored survivor leads a dangerous revolt against the emperor who was once her love.

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Premise labels: fugitive heroine · enemy lovers · political rebellion · tyrannical empire · false death · return from the dead · overthrow the ruler · galaxy-wide revolt · star-crossed lovers · revolutionary struggle

Setting labels: space setting · galaxy · distant star systems · planetary setting · futuristic world · imperial court · oppressive regime · dystopian future · spacefaring civilization

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Distance: 0.2084

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Traitor Born

Amy A. Bartol · 2018 · Secondborn

A secondborn soldier is pulled into factional plots, family betrayal, and dangerous romance in a ruthless caste-state.

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Premise labels: caste system · military service · political intrigue · rebellion · succession conflict · forced loyalty · survival · assassination threat

Setting labels: dystopian future · brutal caste society · militarized state · political republic · rebel uprising · factional society · speculative world · secondary world

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Distance: 0.2088

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Red Queen

Victoria Aveyard · 2015 · Red Queen

A poor Red girl in a blood-divided kingdom discovers dangerous powers and is forced into the Silver court's deadly game.

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Premise labels: oppressed class · hidden power · court intrigue · royal disguise · militant rebellion · caste divide · love triangle · chosen one

Setting labels: oppressive kingdom · royal court · slum poverty · war society · blood caste system · dystopian future · fantasy kingdom · old-timey technology

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Distance: 0.2100

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Breeder

Cara Bristol · 2013 · Breeder

On a patriarchal alien world, an Alpha commander’s breeder purchase sparks forbidden desire and a challenge to the law.

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Premise labels: oppressive patriarchy · breeder slave · forbidden attraction · political awakening · class hierarchy · purchased partner · legacy and heirs

Setting labels: alien planet · distant future · spacefaring society · male-dominated world · authoritarian society · class-stratified society · alternate universe · dystopian society

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Distance: 0.2146

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Red Rising (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Pierce Brown · 2023 · Red Rising Saga Dramatic Adaptations

An oppressed miner on Mars infiltrates an elite caste and academy to dismantle the society that enslaved his people.

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Premise labels: caste system · oppressed underclass · infiltration · elite academy · revolution · revenge · undercover identity · class uprising

Setting labels: Mars · future society · mining society · terraformed planet · color-coded hierarchy · dystopian world

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Distance: 0.2184

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Red Rising: Sons of Ares

Pierce Brown, Rik Hoskin · 2018 · Sons of Ares

A prequel graphic novel tracing the origins of a rebel leader, a forbidden love, and the seeds of revolution.

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Premise labels: forbidden love · caste system · revolution origin · prequel backstory · secret relationship · uprising · underclass oppression

Setting labels: outer space · future society · planetary colonies · interplanetary world · distant planets · dystopian future · futuristic society

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Distance: 0.2186

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Brute Force

Lizzy Bequin · 2021

A newly crowned queen and an imprisoned alien warlord must mate to escape the dungeon—and the war around them.

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Premise labels: imprisoned queen · alien warlord · escape plan · mating bond · enemy alliance · political betrayal · captivity romance · power for freedom

Setting labels: alien planet · dungeon · castle · prison cells · colonized world · human occupation · wartime setting · alien society · royal court

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Distance: 0.2225

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That Irresistible Poison

Alessandra Hazard · 2018 · Calluvia's Royalty

A betrothed telepathic prince and his cold royal bondmate spiral from hatred into obsession, sex, and reluctant love.

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Premise labels: arranged marriage · childhood betrothal · bonded mates · telepathic bond · forbidden attraction · forced proximity · dysfunctional romance · hate to love

Setting labels: alien planet · intergalactic politics · royal court · palace setting · telepathic society · futuristic world · science-fantasy setting · clan-based society · royal houses · Calluvia

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Distance: 0.2233

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Shatter Me Complete Collection

Tahereh Mafi · 2014 · Shatter Me

A deadly girl in a collapsing dystopia is pulled into a weaponized power struggle, forbidden romance, and rebellion.

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Premise labels: deadly power · weaponization · imprisonment · escape · resistance · love triangle · forbidden love · superhuman abilities · oppressive regime · self-discovery

Setting labels: dystopian world · post-apocalyptic · collapsed environment · government regime · prison cell · asylum · confinement · futuristic · superpowered world

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Distance: 0.2235

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The Diabolic

S.J. Kincaid · 2016 · The Diabolic

A genetically engineered bodyguard impersonates her charge at a corrupt imperial court to keep her safe—and survive.

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Premise labels: bodyguard bond · identity swap · hostage court · secret weapon · imperial intrigue · rebellion · political survival · forged identity · humanity question

Setting labels: space setting · galactic empire · intergalactic court · futuristic empire · planetary society · far future · courtly setting · space travel · hyperspace · science-suppressed world · elite nobility

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Distance: 0.2266

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Seven Crowns

E.V. Everest · 2022 · Shadows & Starlight

A 16-year-old foster kid learns she’s a hidden royal heir and must survive assassins, rivals, and secrets on another world.

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Premise labels: lost heir · royal inheritance · political refugee · assassination threat · hidden identity · secret heritage · claiming a throne · family secret · royal school · who to trust · rivals to power

Setting labels: Earth · distant planet · another planet · intergalactic · spacefaring · academy setting · royal court · political court · school setting · diner setting · foster care · advanced technology · magic and technology

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Distance: 0.2267

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