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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Thief and the Sword.
Setting labels used: far future, space adventure, academy setting
Focused on “far future” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
An orphaned teen trains as an imperial mecha pilot, only to uncover buried truths that pit loyalty against her past.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space empire · military academy · boarding school · orbital moons · far future · Korean-inspired setting · space fleet
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1443
A late-blooming kid gets sent to Jedi school instead of pilot training and navigates friendship, bullies, and Force lessons.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far-future · space opera · galaxy far away · school setting · boarding school · middle school · training academy · planetary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1268
A half-human teen on the run leaves Earth to find his missing alien father and uncovers a universe-shaking secret.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space · Earth · alien planet · academy setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1308
A gifted young woman leaves her isolated culture for space university, but a violent alien encounter upends her journey.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar travel · space university · desert homeland · off-world academy · Earth · alien encounter · galactic setting · Afrofuturist setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1692
A Shakespearean verse retelling of Return of the Jedi, blending Star Wars spectacle with Elizabethan drama and humor.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · space opera setting · fictional galaxy · stage play format
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1730
A massive Isaac Asimov story collection of idea-driven, twisty science fiction exploring future tech, time, robots, and humanity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · far future · parallel worlds · space age · robot future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1802
A reluctant teen cadet is abruptly selected for elite space training and must uncover why she was chosen.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · high school · space station · space academy · school assembly · future education · military academy setting · spacefaring future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1540
A Shakespearean verse retelling of The Empire Strikes Back, mixing Star Wars drama with parody, songs, and soliloquies.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · space opera · galactic conflict · fictional galaxy · stage-play framing
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1877
A spoiled young Prince in a galaxy-spanning empire discovers he must survive assassins, duty, and his own awakening.
Why this is here
Setting labels: galactic empire · far future · spacefaring civilization · military academy · training temple · fringe worlds · interplanetary society · psychic network · alternate human future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1929
A far-future saga traces the rise, fall, and attempted rebirth of galactic civilization through science, strategy, and psychohistory.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · galactic empire · interplanetary · spacefaring society · multiple planets · future history
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1931
A space courier who fosters teen AI bots is forced into a solar-system chase when one charge is endangered.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · solar system · interplanetary society · Moon · Luna · space stations · spaceship setting · post-Earth future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1949
A teen team with alien powers hunts a mole and a secret enemy as their school fractures into rival sides.
Why this is here
Setting labels: academy setting · post-invasion Earth · near future · secret school · global conflict · dystopian Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1664
