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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Waypoint Kangaroo.
Setting labels used: future, space cruise ship, Mars, Earth-Mars relations, solar system, interplanetary travel, post-war future, space elevator, parallel universe, space opera setting, military SF setting
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An inspector investigates a possible mutiny aboard a Mars-bound ship, uncovering competing truths, loyalties, and power plays.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Earth-Mars transit · spacecraft setting · space habitat · space opera setting · solar system travel · Mars-bound · interplanetary · fictional future · orbital mechanics
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0980
A retired engineer is chosen to operate an alien shipyard gifted to Earth, and must reshape humanity before a looming threat arrives.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future Earth · solar system · space station · mobile shipyard · space opera setting · first contact setting · interstellar politics · near-Earth orbit · human future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0993
A short sci-fi romance about two teens whose love is tested by interstellar distance, war, and time delay.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future setting · space travel · interplanetary setting · deep space · Earth · Mars · Jupiter · solar system · alien contact · war with aliens · fictional near future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1075
A voiceless priestess and a disgraced soldier get pulled into opposing sides of a solar-system war, with love and betrayal at stake.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space opera · far future · solar system · interplanetary war · Earth and Mars · Mercury and Venus · asteroid belt · colonized planets · military ship · theocratic society · technocratic society · dystopian future · sci-fi future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1097
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: 0.1099
A varied mid-century SF collection of ten idea-driven stories exploring time, Mars, identity, robots, and human nature.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · Earth · future Earth · future Mars · spacecraft · parallel universe · time travel · post-apocalyptic · interplanetary · mid-century future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1107
A cat-loving space trader inherits a godlike seedship and uses it to solve—or worsen—problems on distant worlds.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar · multiple planets · space travel · space opera setting · colonized worlds · ecological crisis · hostile alien life · old empire · space station
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1114
A former agent follows a dead man's ticket onto a galaxy-spanning space train and stumbles into an interstellar conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar travel · galactic civilization · space stations · train compartments · exotic planets · rail network · alien societies · space opera setting · post-Earth expansion · railroad in space · multi-species polity
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1140
A post-war cargo-ship crew is pulled into a rescue mission when two traumatized former lovers reunite after years apart.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space · far future · post-war · spaceships · space stations · military future · interstellar · alien civilizations · cargo ship · galactic society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1158
Philip K. Dick’s final collected stories volume gathers late-era SF tales of reality, faith, paranoia, and damaged futures.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · alternate reality · dystopian future · spacefaring setting · Earth colonies · Mars · off-world · fictional future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1165
A drafted human nurse must resist bonding with the alien warrior who’s already been linked to her by dreams.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Earth · alien mothership · space station · futuristic setting · orbiting ship · war-torn future · alternate future · offworld captivity
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1166
An alien probe recruits a young inventor to help humanity survive an incoming invasion and build a fighting fleet.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · space warfare · solar system · post-apocalyptic earth · interstellar conflict · future history · colonized future · military sci-fi setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1180
