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Similar in tone + premise

These books are ranked using the tone + premise labels extracted for The Thief and the Sword. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Tone labels used: fun, exciting, funny, action-packed, fast-paced, adventurous, lighthearted, charming, suspenseful

Premise labels used: stolen artifact, prophecy quest, future school, chosen one, time travel, galaxy-saving quest

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone + premise embeddings are close.

Cover of Secret of the Time Tablets by Mike Maihack

Secret of the Time Tablets

Mike Maihack · 2016 · Cleopatra in Space

Cleo hunts ancient time tablets in an alien city as enemies attack, secrets surface, and her fate comes into focus.

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Tone labels: action-packed · exciting · dramatic · fun · witty · funny · darker · suspenseful · emotional · high-stakes

Premise labels: time travel · quest · destiny · prophecy · retrieval mission · fate-driven choice

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1413

Cover of Unearthed by Amie Kaufman

Unearthed

Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner · 2018 · Unearthed

Two teens from opposite worlds smuggle onto an alien planet, hunt ancient secrets, and uncover a threat bigger than treasure.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1482

Cover of The Quantum Curators and the Fabergé Egg by Eva St. John

The Quantum Curators and the Fabergé Egg

Eva St. John · 2020 · The Quantum Curators

A quantum curator from an alternate Earth races to recover a priceless Fabergé egg before hidden enemies sabotage the mission.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1508

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Foundryside

Robert Jackson Bennett · 2018 · The Founders Trilogy

A gifted thief steals a strange artifact in a city ruled by magic, merchants, and class violence—then becomes hunted.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1549

Cover of The Emperor's Edge Collection by Lindsay Buroker

The Emperor's Edge Collection

Lindsay Buroker · 2012 · The Emperor's Edge

A wrongly accused enforcer joins an infamous assassin and a misfit team to clear their names and save an empire.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1555

Cover of The Storm Begins by Damian Dibben

The Storm Begins

Damian Dibben · 2011 · History Keepers

Kidnapped in stormy London, a boy joins time-traveling agents to find his missing parents and stop history from being rewritten.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1572

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Shuri

Nic Stone · 2021 · Shuri: A Black Panther Novel

Young Wakandan princess-genius Shuri races to save a dying power source before it endangers her country and its future.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1575

Cover of Rogue by Mark Frost

Rogue

Mark Frost · 2015 · The Paladin Prophecy

Will must survive a dangerous alliance and lead his friends into a hostile alternate world to stop Earth’s destruction.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1580

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A Mutiny in Time

James Dashner · 2012 · Infinity Ring

Three kids use a time device to repair history, beginning with a dangerous mission to stop a 1492 mutiny.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1584

Cover of The Time Hunters by Carl Ashmore

The Time Hunters

Carl Ashmore · 2010 · Time Hunters

A reluctant girl and her brother discover their eccentric uncle’s time-travel secret and race across history for a mythic prize.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1603

Cover of Red Gambit by Luke R. Mitchell

Red Gambit

Luke R. Mitchell · 2017 · The Harvesters

A snarky mercenary and an energy-wielding arcanist team up in alien-ravaged Earth to recover what they’ve lost.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1639

Cover of Exo-Hunter by Jeremy Robinson

Exo-Hunter

Jeremy Robinson · 2020 · Infinite

A Black Marine is hurled from 1989 into a Nazi-run future and must find his team while surviving a galaxy-wide war.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1654