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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Book of Phoenix.
Setting labels used: near future, post-apocalyptic future, dystopian future, future America, New York, tower setting, Africa, transatlantic setting, climate-changed world, flooded cities
Focused on “post-apocalyptic” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A sheltered girl in a flooded future city uncovers family secrets, folklore, and a mysterious neighbor’s hidden life.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic · dystopian future · flooded city · partially submerged city · island city · apartment tower · high-rise building · climate catastrophe · urban decay · alternate world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0824
A government agent is genetically upgraded against his will and must stop a plan to alter humanity itself.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · mid-21st century · dystopian future · post-famine world · climate change · flooded cities · surveillance state · Washington DC · New York City · global crisis · post-apocalyptic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0940
A trans academic surveys an isolated woods commune in a dystopian future, but his assignment and desires unravel into horror.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-collapse America · dystopian city-state · New York future · Catskills · woods · commune · exurb zone · walled city · post-apocalyptic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1026
An anthology of original speculative stories by writers of color, spanning sci-fi, fantasy, horror, satire, and myth.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · far future · alternate history · secondary world · post-apocalyptic · dystopian · alien world · urban future · Caribbean setting · African setting · mythic setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1044
In a futuristic, disaster-scarred world, a young woman seeks to erase painful memories tied to love and loss.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2040s · 2050 · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic · unnamed locations · tropical region · scientific future · disaster aftermath
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1081
A girl grows up with her android tutor as love, identity, and robot rights reshape both their lives.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic · post-disaster · dystopian future · alternate future · climate-changed world · small-town America · isolated house · moon base · robots in daily life
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1161
In a future with collapsing fertility, a young woman enters a government pairing program and must choose her genetic match.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · future North America · post-apocalyptic · fertility center · government facility · controlled society · near-future · world on the brink
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1186
In a genetically engineered near-future America, rival castes fight over work, power, and who should control advanced technology.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future America · post-apocalyptic · dystopian future · orbital habitat · island retreat · near-future · technologically degraded society · genetically altered world · class-divided society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1204
Three teens from climate-destroyed Nubia uncover inherited powers in a divided future New York and must choose their loyalties.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future · future New York City · flooded city · sky city · lower Manhattan · post-climate disaster · alternate future · African utopia
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0913
A family enters a supposedly perfect company town where safety, privilege, and belonging come with eerie rules.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · environmental collapse · climate collapse · post-apocalyptic · corporate town · sealed community · walled-off enclave · dying world · polluted world · suburban setting · American suburbia · nuclear threat · underground shelter
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1248
A dark prequel-sequel reveals the Ronin’s lost years while introducing the next generation of turtles.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · Japan · Asia · Europe · global travel · post-apocalyptic · future timeline · present timeline · alternate continuity · dystopian future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1254
Two ghosts drift through a collapsing future, watching humanity’s appetite for sex, violence, and spectacle.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future New York City · dystopian future · afterlife · post-apocalyptic · world in collapse · limbo · earthbound ghosts · futuristic city
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1259
