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Paul McAuley

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Something Coming Through.

Plot structure labels used: dual timeline, alternating chapters, converging plots, interwoven strands, slow build, mystery reveal, surprise ending, epilogue, delayed convergence, parallel investigation

Focused on “open 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 Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff

Last Ones Left Alive

Sarah Davis-Goff · 2019

A trained teen survivor leaves her island home in post-apocalyptic Ireland, pushing a wounded companion toward rumored safety.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0823

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: 0.0554

Cover of The Portal by Kathryn Lasky

The Portal

Kathryn Lasky · 2019 · Tangled in Time

A grieving middle schooler discovers a greenhouse portal to Tudor England and a family mystery tied to Princess Elizabeth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0860

Cover of The Edge of Forever by Melissa E. Hurst

The Edge of Forever

Melissa E. Hurst · 2015 · The Edge of Forever

A teen time traveler from 2146 races into 2013 to stop a girl’s murder—and maybe save his father, too.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0869

Cover of Lost to Eternity by Greg Cox

Lost to Eternity

Greg Cox · 2024 · Star Trek: The Original Series

A true-crime podcaster’s cold-case search for a vanished scientist collides with two Star Trek-era crises across time.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0580

Cover of Idoru by William Gibson

Idoru

William Gibson · 1996 · Bridge

In near-future Tokyo, a data reader and a teenage fan get pulled into a celebrity marriage rumor involving a virtual pop star.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0673

Cover of The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso

The Book of Lost Hours

Hayley Gelfuso · 2025

A trapped girl in a memory library and a grieving teen spy race through time to stop history from being rewritten.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0683

Cover of Coldwire by Chloe Gong

Coldwire

Chloe Gong · 2025 · The StrangeLoom Trilogy

In a near-future VR dystopia, two students/soldiers on separate missions uncover a conspiracy that could collapse both worlds.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0701