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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Alex.

Plot structure labels used: in-between story, missing scene fill-in, backstory interludes, flashbacks, nonlinear reveals, fragmentary, abrupt ending, open ending, gap-filling, mid-series novella

Focused on “series setup” 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.

Cover of Beyond the Hallowed Sky by Ken MacLeod

Beyond the Hallowed Sky

Ken MacLeod · 2021 · Lightspeed Trilogy

A disgraced scientist and rival power blocs collide when a future-sent formula makes FTL travel real.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1297

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Emergency Broadcast

Boris Bacic · 2023 · Infected City

A city outbreak traps multiple people inside a fast-moving infected apocalypse, forcing survival, rescue, and impossible choices.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1327

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Ocean's Godori

Elaine U. Cho · 2024 · The Alliance

A disgraced Korean space pilot and her misfit crew race to clear a friend's name amid politics, romance, and solar-system chaos.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1341

Cover of Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz

Prodigal Son

Dean Koontz, Kevin J. Anderson · 2005 · Dean Koontz's Frankenstein

In modern New Orleans, a detective team and an immortal monster uncover a Frankenstein-era conspiracy and a serial killer.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1354

Cover of Ex Machina, Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days by Brian K. Vaughan

Ex Machina, Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days

Brian K. Vaughan · 2005 · Ex Machina

A reluctant superhero with machine-control powers becomes New York’s mayor and faces politics, crises, and his own past.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1355

Cover of The World Walker by Ian W. Sainsbury

The World Walker

Ian W. Sainsbury · 2016 · The World Walker

A suicidal musician is transformed by an alien encounter and pulled into a hidden global struggle over strange powers.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1083

Cover of The Selection Stories: The Queen & The Favorite by Kiera Cass

The Selection Stories: The Queen & The Favorite

Kiera Cass · 2015 · The Selection

Two companion novellas revisit the Selection world through the backstories of Amberly and Marlee.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1126

Cover of UnStrung by Neal Shusterman

UnStrung

Neal Shusterman, Michelle Knowlden · 2012 · Unwind Dystology

A stranded fugitive finds refuge in a protected reservation and meets a gifted musician whose fate reshapes him.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1131

Cover of The Death of Sleep by Anne McCaffrey

The Death of Sleep

Anne McCaffrey, Jody Lynn Nye · 1992 · Planet Pirates

A doctor repeatedly lost to cryosleep must rebuild her life, find family, and survive pirates in a changed future.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1143

Cover of Cave 13 by Jonathan Maberry

Cave 13

Jonathan Maberry · 2023 · Rogue Team International

Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International race to stop a mind-shattering threat sparked by newly found scrolls and deadly power struggles.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1163

Cover of The Hive by Charles Burns

The Hive

Charles Burns · 2012 · Last Look Trilogy

A troubled man pieces together a shattered past while moving through a surreal alternate world of alien labor and romance comics.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1171