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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Dark Matter.
Setting labels used: Chicago, small college, urban, contemporary, alternate realities, multiverse, lab setting, warehouse setting
Focused on “university setting” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
An 18-year-old in superhero Chicago gains powers in a bombing and must choose between normal life and caped duty.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Chicago · university setting · contemporary world · alternate Earth · post-Event world · superhero society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1798
Teen genius Riri Williams juggles MIT, Chicago, and superhero duty while confronting trauma and rising threats.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Chicago · MIT · Marvel Universe · street level · academy setting · garage workshop · lab setting · upstate New York · hostage crisis setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1511
A disgraced physicist is thrust into a bizarre multiverse quest after an inheritance unlocks reality-bending secrets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary setting · multiverse · parallel realities · urban setting · scientific setting · hotel setting · alternate worlds · near-future science
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1717
A bookish English instructor buys a mysterious Kindle that opens onto alternate realities, lost books, and future danger.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small college town · university campus · contemporary setting · alternate realities · parallel worlds · digital age · technology-centered
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1740
A curious boy follows a sign with his name to a hidden warehouse and is drawn into a dangerous conflict over magical objects.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary Chicago · hidden magical world · secret warehouse · underground setting · school-age world · parallel reality · urban fantasy · time travel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1772
A rebellious teen who can walk between choice-born worlds uncovers a hidden multiverse threat while chasing forbidden love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Chicago · alternate worlds · multiverse · key world · secret society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1797
An alien hunter in near-future Chicago investigates serial murders and is forced into an uneasy alliance with a suspect.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future · future Earth · alternate future · Chicago · New Chicago · alien-integration world · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1821
An ordinary volunteer is swept into a cosmic struggle between good and evil, with reality, time, and choices at stake.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · college town · contemporary setting · alternate reality · parallel universes · cosmic reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1828
An unnamed cryptozoologist documents strange beasts in a fictional Chinese city, uncovering a mystery about self, society, and humanity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fictional city · contemporary China · urban setting · industrial city · bar setting · university setting · fantastical reality · coexistence world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2136
Haunted by erased memories, Nick follows a trail to a secretive small town and a girl tied to his missing past.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · sleepy town · Illinois · lab setting · secret facility · dystopian future · science fiction world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1844
A cloned teenage assassin escapes her creators and fights to claim an identity beyond violence and control.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secret facility · Marvel Universe · San Francisco · superhero continuity · teen years · laboratory setting · urban setting · science experiment
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1858
Two bumbling friends use Tesla’s lost notes to stumble through the multiverse while trying to get home and save him.
Why this is here
Setting labels: multiverse · alternate universes · parallel realities · contemporary · urban · government facility · abandoned research center
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1877
