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宝石の国 2 [Hōseki no Kuni 2]

Haruko Ichikawa, 市川春子

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Tone labels used: beautiful, whimsical, dreamlike, melancholic, mysterious, strange, intense, emotional, tragic, funny, fascinating

Premise labels used: sentient beings, protective quest, underwater journey, mystery world, species conflict, search for answers, body change

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The World of Edena

Mœbius · 2016 · Le Monde d'Edena

Two interstellar investigators chase a missing crew and are drawn into a shifting paradise world of dreams, nature, and identity.

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Tone labels: surreal · dreamlike · whimsical · trippy · psychedelic · mysterious · tender · philosophical · odd · cosmic · darkly strange · beautiful

Premise labels: interstellar investigators · missing crew · lost station · mysterious planet · paradise world · dream journey · gender transformation · natural world · anti-technology · survival quest · search for one another

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Land of the Lustrous, Vol. 1

Haruko Ichikawa · 2017 · 宝石の国 [Hōseki no Kuni]

A fragile gem being is given an odd assignment and pulled into a strange war against moon-dwellers in a far-future Earth.

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Tone labels: beautiful · intriguing · mysterious · weird · elegant · bittersweet · darkly colorful · melancholy · funny · tragic

Premise labels: gem beings · moon invasion · world defense · identity crisis · immortal beings · assigned task · natural history project · coming of age · outcast ally · fragile protagonist

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Distance: 0.1682

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Magonia

Maria Dahvana Headley · 2015 · Magonia

A sick teen glimpses a sky ship, then discovers a hidden cloud world, strange powers, and a war that may change both realms.

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Tone labels: whimsical · ethereal · beautiful · surreal · magical · darkly humorous · heartbreaking · intense · dreamlike · strange · poetic · captivating

Premise labels: sick girl · hidden world · otherworld discovery · between two worlds · chosen one · sky realm · airship fantasy · secret origin · life-threatening illness · identity discovery

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WildSpark

Vashti Hardy · 2019 · Ghost Machine Adventure

A grieving young mechanic infiltrates a secret guild to reclaim her brother through ghost-powered machines.

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Tone labels: emotional · adventurous · mysterious · exciting · creepy · heartwarming · thought-provoking · beautiful · fun · touching · melancholic

Premise labels: grief quest · dead loved one · secret guild · apprenticeship · ghost machines · second life · identity deception · science ethics

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Distance: 0.1790

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The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

H.P. Lovecraft · 1955 · Dream Cycle

A dreamer crosses the Dreamlands in search of a forbidden city, weaving fantasy, horror, and myth into one quest.

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Tone labels: dreamlike · whimsical · eerily beautiful · ominous · creepy · weird · exotic · hallucinatory · lyrical · baroque · nostalgic · adventurous · suspenseful

Premise labels: dream quest · search for a city · forbidden place · alternate world · dreamlands journey · quest narrative

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Distance: 0.1813

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More Than This

Patrick Ness · 2014

After a fatal drowning, a teen wakes in an empty place and must uncover what’s real, what’s lost, and what comes next.

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Tone labels: mysterious · creepy · sad · hopeful · intense · emotional · philosophical · claustrophobic · chilling · mind-bending · heart-wrenching · dark · beautiful

Premise labels: post-death mystery · survival quest · existential mystery · afterlife question · deserted world · identity search · boy wakes alive

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Distance: 0.1841

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The Navigating Fox

Christopher Rowe · 2023

A disgraced fox guide gets one last chance at redemption by leading a strange expedition to the gates of Hell.

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Tone labels: whimsical · fable-like · mysterious · playful · serious · lyrical · adventurous · dreamy · caper-y · intriguing · thought-provoking · melancholy · funny

Premise labels: talking animals · sentient animals · chosen guide · redemption quest · origin mystery · expedition story · journey to hell · hidden paths · mythic journey · lost expedition

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Distance: 0.1842

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The Search for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi · 2010 · The Search for WondLa

A sheltered girl leaves her underground home and crosses an alien world to find other humans and the truth of WondLa.

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Tone labels: whimsical · wonder-filled · adventurous · heartwarming · sweet · magical · mysterious · dangerous · tense · emotional · melancholy · suspenseful

Premise labels: underground shelter · lost world · search for humans · alien world · survival quest · identity quest · coming-of-age · found family · journey home · mysterious clue

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Distance: 0.1867

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Si Putih

Tere Liye · 2021 · Bumi

A boy separated from his parents during a deadly clan-wide pandemic bonds with a remarkable white cat and begins a long quest.

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Tone labels: adventurous · fun · whimsical · tense · sad · nostalgic · mysterious · melancholic

Premise labels: origin story · hidden past · special animal companion · pandemic crisis · parallel world · journey quest · bonding power

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A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel

Hope Larson, Madeleine L'Engle · 2012

A girl, her brother, and a friend cross space and time to find her missing father and face a cosmic darkness.

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Tone labels: whimsical · mysterious · serious · hopeful · dark · strange · charming · uplifting · cold · uneasy · nostalgic

Premise labels: missing parent · rescue mission · space-time travel · interdimensional journey · cosmic threat · family quest · child heroes · mysterious guides · good vs evil · coming of age

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Distance: 0.1893

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The Naming Song

Jedediah Berry · 2024

In a post-word world, an unnamed courier delivers new names while fleeing danger and searching for her sister.

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Tone labels: dreamlike · whimsical · lyrical · strange · weird · hypnotic · melancholic · hopeful · magical · mysterious · surreal · awe-filled · playful · dark · quiet

Premise labels: lost language · naming power · world restoration · identity quest · revolutionary change · outsider protagonist · search for sister · delivery mission · unnamed protagonist · word magic

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Distance: 0.1904

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The Memory Theater

Karin Tidbeck · 2021

Two young companions flee a cruel timeless realm and travel across worlds to win back a stolen name and their freedom.

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Tone labels: dark · melancholic · whimsical · dreamlike · creepy · odd · beautiful · horrific · bittersweet · gothic · eerie

Premise labels: parallel world · escape quest · true name quest · captivity escape · multiverse journey · storytelling power · theater magic

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Distance: 0.1937

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