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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.
Cleo hunts ancient time tablets in an alien city as enemies attack, secrets surface, and her fate comes into focus.
Why this is here
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
Two teens from opposite worlds smuggle onto an alien planet, hunt ancient secrets, and uncover a threat bigger than treasure.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · adventurous · fast-paced · tense · exciting · light · gripping · suspenseful · thrilling
Premise labels: alien archaeology · treasure hunt · survival quest · fragile alliance · save humanity · decode ancient secrets
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1482
A quantum curator from an alternate Earth races to recover a priceless Fabergé egg before hidden enemies sabotage the mission.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · lighthearted · humorous · snarky · adventurous · fast-paced · quirky · popcorn · romp · suspenseful
Premise labels: artifact retrieval · parallel worlds · alternate Earths · race against time · missing object · historical treasures · hidden enemy · treasure hunt · quest · caper
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1508
A gifted thief steals a strange artifact in a city ruled by magic, merchants, and class violence—then becomes hunted.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · fast-paced · gripping · humorous · witty · lighthearted · tense · adventurous · dark · high-stakes · exciting · accessible
Premise labels: thief protagonist · magical artifact · city power struggle · survival quest · world-changing power · outcast protagonist · heist setup · artifact pursuit
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1549
A wrongly accused enforcer joins an infamous assassin and a misfit team to clear their names and save an empire.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · humorous · witty · lighthearted · adventurous · exciting · suspenseful · rollicking · escapist · tongue-in-cheek
Premise labels: exoneration quest · wrongly accused · team assembly · outlaw alliance · protect the emperor · clear one’s name
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1555
Kidnapped in stormy London, a boy joins time-traveling agents to find his missing parents and stop history from being rewritten.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fast-paced · fun · lighthearted · suspenseful · atmospheric · adventurous · thrilling · humorous · thought-provoking · tense
Premise labels: missing parents · secret society · time travelers · history protection · time mission · family search · history alteration · world-saving quest · kidnapped protagonist · secret identity
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1572
Young Wakandan princess-genius Shuri races to save a dying power source before it endangers her country and its future.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · humorous · lighthearted · action-packed · adventurous · thrilling · engaging · fast-paced · heartwarming · sassy
Premise labels: quest · save homeland · dying resource · stolen time · young heroine · scientific investigation · coming of age · princess hero · protect kingdom · save the herb
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1575
Will must survive a dangerous alliance and lead his friends into a hostile alternate world to stop Earth’s destruction.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fast-paced · action-packed · thrilling · suspenseful · exciting · lighthearted · fun · humorous · tense · surreal
Premise labels: chosen hero · world-saving quest · alternate dimension · portal journey · secret conspiracy · family secret · enemy collaboration · friends in danger · coerced alliance · saving humanity
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1580
Three kids use a time device to repair history, beginning with a dangerous mission to stop a 1492 mutiny.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fast paced · exciting · fun · adventurous · lighthearted · humorous · tense · educational · quirky · suspenseful
Premise labels: time travel mission · alternate history · history repair · secret society · dystopian future · save the world · missing parents · historical fix-up
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1584
A reluctant girl and her brother discover their eccentric uncle’s time-travel secret and race across history for a mythic prize.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · adventurous · lighthearted · whimsical · exciting · action-packed · mischievous · energetic · suspenseful · scary moments · clever
Premise labels: summer visit · secret relative · time quest · treasure hunt · mythic artifact · rescued past · hidden time travelers · dangerous pursuit
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1603
A snarky mercenary and an energy-wielding arcanist team up in alien-ravaged Earth to recover what they’ve lost.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · humorous · witty · snarky · lighthearted · adventurous · exciting · rollicking
Premise labels: post-apocalyptic quest · alien invasion aftermath · stolen equipment · missing sibling · reluctant alliance · save the world · power struggle
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1639
A Black Marine is hurled from 1989 into a Nazi-run future and must find his team while surviving a galaxy-wide war.
Why this is here
Tone labels: funny · humorous · light-hearted · irreverent · snarky · sarcastic · action-packed · fast-paced · thrilling · playful · thought-provoking
Premise labels: time travel · future war · space war · galactic colonization · missing comrades · fish out of water · enemy future · exoplanet search · artifact recovery · racially segregated society
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1654
