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Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti

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Similar in plot structure

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

Plot structure labels used: ensemble chapters, multiple perspectives, fast-paced, action-driven, cliffhanger recovery, internal/external conflict balance, rushed ending, flash forward, epilogue-like wrap-up, series-long payoff

Focused on “cross-cutting” 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 A Dragon of Black Glass by James Rollins

A Dragon of Black Glass

James Rollins · 2025 · Moonfall

Nyx and her allies race across a scorched, shattered world to stop moonfall with ancient weapons before time runs out.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1173

Cover of Polity Agent by Neal Asher

Polity Agent

Neal Asher · 2007 · Agent Cormac

A Polity agent tracks alien nanotech, rogue AIs, and shifting loyalties as a future civilization nears crisis.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1206

Cover of The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion by Gerard Way

The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion

Gerard Way · 2019 · The Umbrella Academy (collected editions)

A fractured superhero family must reunite when an interdimensional prison full of old villains begins breaking loose.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1034

Cover of Grey Sister by Mark  Lawrence

Grey Sister

Mark Lawrence · 2018 · Book of the Ancestor

A deadly novice must choose her path while enemies, politics, and buried truths close in on Sweet Mercy.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1114

Cover of Blind Rage by Nick Clausen

Blind Rage

Nick Clausen · 2023 · Under the Breaking Sky

A sky crack triggers blind, murderous rage worldwide, forcing a few immune survivors to fight for humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1120

Cover of Saga, Book Two by Brian K. Vaughan

Saga, Book Two

Brian K. Vaughan · 2017 · Saga

A fugitive family keeps trying to build a normal life while war, rivals, and fresh crises keep dragging them back into danger.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1137

Cover of Under the Breaking Sky: The Complete Apocalyptic Horror Series by Nick Clausen

Under the Breaking Sky: The Complete Apocalyptic Horror Series

Nick Clausen · 2024 · Under the Breaking Sky

A sky crack blinds people and turns them into killers, forcing a handful of survivors to endure an escalating apocalypse.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1144

Cover of Uncaged by John Sandford

Uncaged

John Sandford, Michele Cook · 2014 · The Singular Menace

A runaway foster teen hunts her missing hacker brother while a ruthless corporation tries to bury a deadly secret.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1160

Cover of The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott

The Rising Storm

Cavan Scott · 2021 · Star Wars: The High Republic

A galaxy-spanning fair meant to symbolize peace becomes the target of a brutal attack, forcing Jedi and Republic leaders to fight back.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1163

Cover of The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone

The Hatching

Ezekiel Boone · 2016 · The Hatching

Ancient carnivorous spiders awaken worldwide, forcing scientists, officials, and survivors into a fast-moving apocalypse.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1171

Cover of Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead. by Chris Pauls

Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead.

Chris Pauls, Matt Solomon · 2012

A scientist carries a deadly plague onto the Titanic, where a zombie outbreak turns the maiden voyage into a fight for survival.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1191