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C.J. Cherryh

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Similar in plot structure

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

Plot structure labels used: three-part structure, double prologue, time jumps, generational gap, slow burn, delayed main story, frame-like backstory, series setup, open ending

Focused on “time jumps” 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 Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

Kate Wilhelm · 1976

After ecological collapse and mass sterility, one family turns to cloning to preserve humanity—then their new society changes the rules.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1038

Cover of The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

The Terraformers

Annalee Newitz · 2023

A far-future terraforming team uncovers hidden people, corporate corruption, and a struggle over who counts as a person.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1118

Cover of Superman: Year One by Frank Miller

Superman: Year One

Frank Miller, John Romita Jr. · 2019 · Superman: Year One

A reimagined Superman origin follows Clark from Krypton to Kansas, the Navy, Atlantis, and Metropolis.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1123

Cover of Tomorrow's Kin by Nancy Kress

Tomorrow's Kin

Nancy Kress · 2017 · Yesterday's Kin Trilogy

A midlife geneticist is pulled into alien diplomacy when a hidden biological crisis threatens Earth and her family.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1156

Cover of La lega degli straordinari gentlemen: Century by Alan Moore

La lega degli straordinari gentlemen: Century

Alan Moore · 2013 · The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Across 1910, 1969, and 2009, the League hunts an occult apocalypse plot while time, culture, and identity unravel.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1228

Cover of Soul Hunter by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

Soul Hunter

Aaron Dembski-Bowden · 2010 · Night Lords

A renegade Night Lords warband fights for survival, unity, and vengeance while a prophetic warrior sees trouble ahead.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1269

Cover of What If... Wanda Maximoff and Peter Parker Were Siblings? by Seanan McGuire

What If... Wanda Maximoff and Peter Parker Were Siblings?

Seanan McGuire · 2024 · Marvel's What If...?

In an alternate Marvel timeline, Wanda Parker grows up as Peter Parker’s sister and must confront magic, loss, and identity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1300