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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
Setting labels used: deep space, interstellar society, multi-species civilization, spaceship setting, future space travel, Galactic Commons, war zone, colonized space, alien cultures, spaceport life
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A fleet admiral escorts a diplomatic mission through hostile alien space while facing sabotage, spies, and new first-contact dangers.
Why this is here
Setting labels: deep space · interstellar travel · alien territory · human expansion · fleet shipboard · galaxy · futuristic · spacefaring civilization
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0891
An exiled alien and a human detective chase a murder aboard a spaceship while their long-simmering crush ignites.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space station · spaceship · interstellar future · multi-species society · alien culture · human-alien contact
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0955
A queer teen clone raised on Earth is pulled into interstellar war, where pronouns, found family, and destiny collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space · Earth · intergalactic · alien societies · spaceship · war-torn galaxy · futuristic · galactic civilization · multiple planets · alternate species biology
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0999
The Bobs face anti-Bob backlash, rogue AI, and a galaxy-spanning mystery as separate missions push toward a new threat.
Why this is here
Setting labels: deep space · galactic scale · interstellar civilization · milky way · galactic core · fictional future · post-war setting · alien worlds · spacefaring future · multiple planets
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1000
A xenobiologist’s routine survey uncovers an alien symbiote that hurls her into a vast interstellar conflict.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space · colonized space · uncolonized planet · deep space · future humanity · alien civilizations · interstellar travel · spaceships
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1014
A traumatized crew of young human exiles crosses the stars to judge Earth’s destroyers and decide what justice means.
Why this is here
Setting labels: deep space · interstellar travel · far future · space ship society · multiple star systems · post-apocalyptic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1021
An immortal warrior stranded in space races for survival as a rescue mission sparks danger, banter, and romance.
Why this is here
Setting labels: deep space · outer space · spaceship setting · galactic travel · alien worlds · future science fiction
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1038
A young alien linguist infiltrates a secretive species to study them, but understanding their language may destroy everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: deep space · interstellar society · galactic civilization · alien civilizations · nonhuman world · resource-dependent future · no humans · secretive species · astral travel · spacefaring reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1051
The Guardians are scattered across the galaxy, forcing the team to survive separately while new allies and enemies emerge.
Why this is here
Setting labels: outer space · galactic empire · multiple alien factions · interplanetary politics · cosmic universe · future setting · spacefaring civilization
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1062
The Rama saga reaches its final reckoning as humans, aliens, and old questions collide aboard an immense mystery ship.
Why this is here
Setting labels: deep space · inside alien spacecraft · interstellar journey · artificial world · colony habitat · far-future · spacefaring civilization · multiple alien habitats
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1065
A poet-linguist deciphers an alien language in an interstellar war where words can reshape thought.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar setting · space war · multi-galaxy civilization · futuristic society · aliens · spacefaring civilization · high-tech future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1075
A fugitive warship seeks peace in neutral space as alien powers, Fleet politics, and ancient AI threats close in.
Why this is here
Setting labels: outer space · deep space · interstellar · future · multi-species galaxy · neutral territory · military spacefaring civilization · post-war galaxy · ancient history backdrop · AI-dominated past
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1078
