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These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Ninth City Burning. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.
Premise labels used: alien invasion, forever war, magic technology, trained cadets, ruined Earth, unlikely heroes, resistance war, elite academies, human survival, parallel-world conflict
Setting labels used: future Earth, post-apocalyptic Earth, ruined Earth, cities and settlements, ruined countryside, military academy, war zone, parallel realms, far future
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise + setting embeddings are close.
A drafted teen must survive brutal boot camp and become a soldier as humanity fights insectoid aliens.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien invasion · drafted soldiers · boot camp · war of attrition · human resistance · survival war · coming of age · reluctant soldier
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · future Earth · wartime Earth · military training camp · space warfare · interstellar conflict
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1473
In an alien-ruled future, four teens with strange emotional powers uncover why they survived The Day.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien takeover · special teens · survival mission · hidden powers · conspiracy · rebellion
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · future world · countryside refuge · controlled city · military compound · alien-occupied world · silent cities · mega-cities
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1625
A teen amnesiac joins Earth's last survivors as two alien empires wage war across the planet and reality shifts around them.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien war · Earth as battleground · survival against aliens · amnesiac hero · chosen one · human extinction · mutant outbreak · last hope
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · Colorado · fortified compound · ruined cities · wasteland · alien-occupied planet · battlefield world
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1629
A scavenging teen and her robot pony race aliens and outlaws across a post-tech future Earth.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien invasion · post-apocalyptic survival · technology scavenging · robot horse · resourceful heroine · caravan community · preserving civilization · survival chase · outlaws and invaders · lost technology
Setting labels: future Earth · post-apocalyptic world · dystopian future · pre-electrical society · nomadic society · mobile caravan · ruined landscape · hot zones · technology-scarce world · mixed-tech and primitive culture
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1675
As an alien armada closes in, Earth races to survive a brutal, politically fraught war for humanity’s future.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien invasion · human survival · last stand · planetary defense · interstellar war · advanced enemy
Setting labels: Earth · alien world · space · future Earth · global conflict · interstellar setting · dystopian future
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1693
A Ranger unit is hurled into a far-future ruin and must fight through mythic horrors with modern firepower.
Why this is here
Premise labels: soldiers in fantasy world · time travel mission · battle for survival · civilization restoration · modern weapons vs monsters · elite unit stranded · future Earth twist · dystopian future
Setting labels: far future Earth · ruined world · fantasy future · post-apocalyptic landscape · magic-infused world · mythic creatures · military expedition · island battlefield · alternate Earth
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1695
A teen flees an alien regime that brainwashes adults with metal caps and heads for a rumored refuge in the mountains.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien control · brainwashing · coming of age · escape journey · freedom quest · resistance
Setting labels: post apocalyptic Earth · future England · future Europe · feudal future · ruined cities · pre industrial society · rural village · Alps
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Distance: 0.1707
In a ruined future where children vanish at fourteen, escaped teens join a mysterious AI-led resistance.
Why this is here
Premise labels: post-apocalyptic survival · teen rebellion · harvested children · AI mentor · resistance against overlords · escape from captivity · fight for survival
Setting labels: futuristic city · urban wasteland · post-apocalyptic Earth · alternate Earth · dystopian future · near future · subterranean refuge
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1741
A visually intense sci-fi horror manga follows a cryptic apocalypse of monsters, factions, and bioengineered combatants.
Why this is here
Premise labels: sci-fi horror · apocalyptic threat · bioengineered combatants · monster conflict · government intrigue · dystopian survival
Setting labels: dystopian city · post-apocalyptic world · mega-city · alien world · ancient ruins · futuristic ruins · industrial landscape
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Distance: 0.1746
An aging Watcher crosses a far-future Earth of guilds and ruins as an expected alien invasion reshapes his life.
Why this is here
Premise labels: far future Earth · alien invasion · post-collapse civilization · guild society · pilgrimage · redemption journey · renewal arc · hope after ruin
Setting labels: far future Earth · dying earth · post-apocalyptic Earth · ruined civilization · guild society · city-states · alien tourist destination · ancient cities renamed · time-slashed future
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Distance: 0.1786
A stranded human youth rises against alien occupiers who have mined Earth into ruin and nearly erased humanity.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien invasion · human resistance · post-apocalyptic survival · resource extraction · occupational rule · underdog rebellion · hero's journey · rise from captivity · world liberation · last humans
Setting labels: year 3000 · Earth · post-apocalyptic Earth · dystopian future · Rocky Mountains · Denver · Scotland · radioactive wasteland · alien-occupied world · intergalactic setting · far future
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1788
After an alien assault, Cassie and other survivors face mistrust, shifting loyalties, and a dangerous new phase of the war.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien invasion · human survival · end of the world · trust collapse · human resistance · extermination threat · hidden enemy
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · abandoned hotel · military camp · alien invasion · near-future · collapsed civilization
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1794
