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These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for The Lady Astronaut of Mars.
Plot structure labels used: moral dilemma, backstory-driven, character-focused, tight scope, open-ended tension, bittersweet resolution, teaser installment
Focused on “open ending” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.
In a near-future insomnia epidemic, a recruiter must confront the ethics of harvesting sleep and the cost of saving lives.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: crisis-driven · ethical dilemma · revelation-driven · abrupt ending · open ending · slow-burn tension · compact novella
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2066
A reluctant warrant knight must solve ancient runes and accept a throne while a ruthless wizard hunts him.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: quest narrative · mystery reveal · multi-threaded · interwoven subplots · shifting POV · foreshadowing · gradual backstory reveal · linear progression · fast-paced · chapter cliffhangers · satisfying partial resolution · sequel hook · open ending
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2256
In a tightly controlled future, one woman confronts a system that decides who may bear children—and who may only borrow them.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: short-form arc · interwoven viewpoints · multi-POV · restricted backstory · fast-paced · open questions · hopeful ending
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2018
A desperate young man becomes a skip tracer, then meets a silent girl who changes his path in a shattered America.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: connective novella · side-story · character arc focus · slow build · emotional climax · cliffhanger ending · open ending · interquel · reveal-driven
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2355
A child soldier, a ruthless queen, and a desperate advisor collide over a godchild’s power in a war-torn empire.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: multi-POV · first-person shift · third-person narration · experimental narration · fourth-wall breaking · slow build · action-heavy opening · cliffhanger ending · open ending · sequel setup
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2365
In a quarantined Detroit, a grieving young woman hunts the cause of a Black-only plague while trying to survive loss.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: slow-burn · open ending · soft cliffhanger · setup installment · series hook · low-action · character-focused · snapshot narrative · unresolved mysteries · lean exposition
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2372
A Luxen boy and a human girl fall hard in a secret, forbidden romance that threatens both their families and future.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: prequel · backstory reveal · mixed POVs · cliffhanger ending · open ending · short-form pacing · fast read
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2383
In a flood-ravaged future where plastic is currency, a mother in a junkyard camp fights to reclaim her stolen child.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: multiple POVs · shifting perspectives · nonlinear timeline · past-present jumps · slow burn · meandering pacing · character-driven · open ending · withheld backstory · slice of life
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2383
Two sisters in a tightly controlled future are pulled into a brutal prison system, and one must find the other before it’s too late.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: multi-POV · alternating perspectives · cliffhanger ending · open ending · twist ending · slow reveal · withheld worldbuilding · fast-paced
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2437
A zombie outbreak on the West Coast forces a mismatched group of ordinary survivors to protect family, love, and each other.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: multiple POVs · character-driven · slow burn · journey narrative · cross-cutting viewpoints · open ending · cliffhanger ending · setup-heavy · episodic survival · long-form
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2438
A homeless man in New York follows messages from soda cans on a strange mission, then meets a trans runaway who changes everything.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: ambiguous reality · open ending · question-driven · character duo · short-form arc · destination quest · withheld backstory
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2448
In near-future Russia, a resurrected elephant expert is uploaded into a mammoth to help de-extinct herds survive poachers.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: multiple POV · interwoven timelines · time jumps · nonlinear · backstory-heavy · flashbacks · slow build · open ending · abrupt ending · compact narrative · vignette-like
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.2460
