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Setting labels used: post-apocalyptic world, Texas, Austin, Texas, College Station, Balmorhea, Texas, central Texas, west-central Texas, desert setting, virus-collapse setting, sanctuary / stronghold setting
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Fourteen years after a virus collapse, two mistrusted survivors defend a desert haven against a new menace.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · far West Texas · desert town · remote haven · global collapse aftermath · ruined cities · virus-ravaged future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1000
In a virus-ravaged Texas, two infected survivors seek safety and family while fearing humans more than the dead.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · Texas · Austin · college campus · university · underground bunker · dormitory · hospital
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1106
Two strangers are thrown together on the first day of a zombie apocalypse and race across Texas to survive.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Texas · small city · rural Texas · fortified town · post-apocalyptic world · zombie outbreak · present-day contemporary setting · isolated community
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1337
In a female-scarce post-apocalypse, Audrey is forced into a five-husband marriage that tests survival, trust, and desire.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic earth · dystopian future · near-future · Texas · safe township · bunker · lawless outside world · collapsed civilization · nuclear aftermath
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1467
A cloned teen inherits a drug empire and must choose between preserving power and transforming a damaged world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic future · ecological collapse · drug cartel state · borderlands · ruined earth · contained enclave · alternate future · biotech society · isolated country · desert setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1514
Three years after a mysterious catastrophe empties North America, rival forces clash over New York, Texas, and the new order.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic America · New York City · Texas · England · Seattle · Washington, DC · Middle East · global collapse · urban battlefield · recolonized frontier · alternate future · near-future · wasteland
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1520
In a zombie-ravaged America, a teen survivor and old allies race to uncover buried secrets and stop a new threat.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · zombie apocalypse · walled settlement · fortified town · border town · Texas · California · North Carolina · Asheville · New Alamo · Reclamation · lawless wilderness · broken geography · immigrant detention center · young civilization · ruined America
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1566
In a ruined future, survivors try to rebuild as the last great viral threat returns for a final clash.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · North America · Manhattan · Texas · enclosed settlement · far future · present and past · future history
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Distance: 0.1570
In a zombie-haunted fortress, survivors must expand, resupply, and fend off both the dead and the living.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · zombie apocalypse · fort · walled town center · construction site · small Texas town · hotel · survivor camp · deadlands · winter approaching
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1582
A post-apocalyptic anthology gathering 30 varied stories about survival, collapse, plague, and what remains after the end.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · dystopian future · earth after disaster · collapse of civilization · desert landscape · quarantine · bunkers · ruins · American setting · global catastrophe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1590
As disasters escalate and people vanish, a detective, a father, and a hacker race to uncover the truth before time runs out.
Why this is here
Setting labels: United States · California · Texas · earthbound · post-apocalyptic · catastrophic Earth · contemporary
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1622
A runaway teen joins a wasteland shipping crew and is pulled toward revenge, faith, and a dangerous calling.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Texas · post-apocalyptic · wasteland · domed cities · Outer Grid · tech-controlled society · synthetic food · chaotic weather · mutated creatures · environmental collapse · climate disaster · alternate future · desert landscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1629
