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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Planetes Omnibus, Volume 1.
Setting labels used: 2070s, near future, Earth orbit, Moon, Jupiter mission, interplanetary travel, space station environment, spacecraft interiors, lunar base, low orbit, outer space, solar system expansion
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
Near-future space debris collectors confront grief, ambition, and everyday life in a realistic Earth-orbit workplace.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Earth orbit · space station · Moon · Solar System · 2070s · orbital workplace · realistic future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0773
Seven genetically matched travelers endure years alone with sentient ships, then face one brief reunion near Jupiter.
Why this is here
Setting labels: outer space · near Jupiter · deep space · solar system · near-future · interstellar travel · space mission
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1280
An astronaut’s asteroid mission uncovers an alien derelict and pulls him into a slow-burn first-contact mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · solar system · space missions · NASA setting · moon base · interplanetary travel · Earth under ecological strain · galactic-scale reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1305
A Clarke anthology of short SF tales about lunar discovery, alien artifacts, and the awe and peril of spacefaring.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Moon · future Earth · solar system · Jupiter · mid-century future · outer space
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1312
After the moon shatters, humanity races to survive in orbit, then confronts a radically changed Earth millennia later.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · space station · low Earth orbit · outer space · far future · post-cataclysm Earth · futuristic Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1317
A near-future international crew races to Enceladus after signs of life are found beneath its ice.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2030s · 2040s · outer solar system · Saturn system · Enceladus · deep space · spacecraft interior · under-ice ocean · microgravity
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1349
A looming solar catastrophe forces humanity to unite, invent, and race to survive an alien-planned extinction event.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Earth · 2037 · 2042 · space stations · Moon · solar system · hard SF future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1380
A scientist-spy on a Jupiter mission is pulled into a forbidden search for life that could upend Earth’s faith and power.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Jupiter · space station · orbital laboratory · deep atmosphere · planet-wide ocean · solar system · late 21st century · Earth theocracy · near future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1383
A broke journalist and a disgraced soldier take jobs on a new space colony and uncover a hidden conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space station · low Earth orbit · near future · 2075 · space colony · Earth future · corporate colony · technologically advanced society · orbital habitat · Earthbound conflict
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1386
A near-future crew heads to the solar system’s edge to solve a probe mystery—and finds a truth that could change humanity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · outer solar system · heliopause · International Space Station · space program · Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1412
A human mission to contact an alien civilization turns into a bleak test of intelligence, bias, and survival.
Why this is here
Setting labels: mid-21st century · future Earth · deep space · Titan · Quinta · alien planet · solar system · black hole travel · interstellar mission · hard SF future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1479
A cyborg-led space station clash and Earth power grab collide as rival survivors fight for Mars, control, and survival.
Why this is here
Setting labels: solar system · Earth · Mars · space station · orbital setting · near future · dystopian future · interplanetary
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1502
