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Carolyn Ives Gilman

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Similar in plot structure

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

Plot structure labels used: dual narrative, journal entries, multiple POV, intercut chronology, mystery thread, slow reveal, open ending, abrupt ending, plot shifts, withheld backstory

Focused on “twist ending” 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 Where the Creek Bends by Linda Lael Miller

Where the Creek Bends

Linda Lael Miller · 2024

A runaway bride returns home to Montana, where a childhood mystery and strange time-slip energies upend her plans.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0779

Cover of A Mother's Guide to the Apocalypse by Hollie Overton

A Mother's Guide to the Apocalypse

Hollie Overton · 2025

After a doomsday-obsessed mother vanishes, her triplet daughters uncover a guide that sends them searching for the truth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0818

Cover of Elysium Fire by Alastair Reynolds

Elysium Fire

Alastair Reynolds · 2018 · Prefect Dreyfus Emergency

A prefect investigates unexplained deaths in a futuristic habitat democracy while secessionist politics threaten collapse.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0956

Cover of Inversions by Iain M. Banks

Inversions

Iain M. Banks · 2001 · Culture

Two court insiders on a low-tech world navigate intrigue, loyalty, and hidden motives as subtle outside forces shape events.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0973

Cover of Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory

Spoonbenders

Daryl Gregory · 2017

A disgraced psychic family reunites under pressure from the CIA, the mob, and a new awakening talent.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0974

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Strange Adventures

Tom King · 2021 · Strange Adventures (2020-2021)

A celebrated space hero returns home under suspicion, and a detective’s investigation uncovers buried truths about war and identity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1004

Cover of Westward Women by Alice   Martin

Westward Women

Alice Martin · 2026

In 1970s America, a strange women-only illness drives some to vanish west, while three women chase, flee, and uncover the truth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1020

Cover of Redemption Prep by Samuel       Miller

Redemption Prep

Samuel Miller · 2020

At an elite remote prep school, a missing girl sparks a web of secrets, suspects, and a mystery that turns strange.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1031