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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for The Great Book of Amber.

Plot structure labels used: two five-book cycles, single continuous narrative, cliffhangers, mystery-driven, quest narrative, family saga, interlocking arcs, open-ended ending, two-protagonist structure, rising revelations

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

Cover of Koridwen by Yves Grevet

Koridwen

Yves Grevet · 2015 · U4

A Breton teen survivor follows a cryptic message, a family prophecy, and a deadly mission toward Paris after a virus wipes out most of humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1237

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Sword & Citadel

Gene Wolfe · 1994 · The Book of the New Sun

A torturer’s far-future journey through a dying world leads toward war, revelation, and a destiny that may reshape Urth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1309

Cover of Grayson, Volume 2: We All Die At Dawn by Tim Seeley

Grayson, Volume 2: We All Die At Dawn

Tim Seeley · 2016 · Grayson

A former Robin turned spy hunts metahuman organs inside a secretive agency while navigating enemies, allies, and lies.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1351

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The Scions of Shannara

Terry Brooks · 2006 · Heritage of Shannara

In a fallen realm where magic is outlawed, heirs of an old bloodline are sent on separate quests to save the world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1392

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Fatal Revenant

Stephen R. Donaldson · 2007 · The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

A weary heroine returns to the Land to rescue her son and confront a changed Thomas Covenant amid time-bending dangers.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1396

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Poseidon's Wake

Alastair Reynolds · 2015 · Poseidon's Children

A family-linked expedition follows a mysterious signal across interstellar space, uncovering alien secrets and existential truths.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1398

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Firstborn

Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter · 2007 · A Time Odyssey

A time-split Earth faces a new alien doomsday threat as Bisesa Dutt races across worlds for a way to save humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1404

Cover of The Legion of Flame by Anthony Ryan

The Legion of Flame

Anthony Ryan · 2017 · The Draconis Memoria

A dragon-blooded world fractures into war as rival expeditions race for a secret that may stop the White Drake.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1438

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The Deceivers

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2021 · The Greystone Secrets

Trapped in a dangerous mirror world, four kids race to decode clues, find allies, and rescue their missing moms.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1445

Cover of The Moon Represents My Heart by Pim Wangtechawat

The Moon Represents My Heart

Pim Wangtechawat · 2023

A time-traveling Chinese-British family is split by loss, forcing two siblings to navigate grief, love, and the pull of the past.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1489

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Blue Adept

Piers Anthony · 1987 · Apprentice Adept

A serf-turned-adept shuttles between rival worlds, battling assassins, contests, and divided loyalties to survive.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1498

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The Temporal Void

Peter F. Hamilton · 2008 · Void

A sprawling future epic follows rival factions and dream-linked visions as a mysterious Void threatens the galaxy.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1503

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The Found Object Society

Michelle Maryk · 2026

A guilt-ridden heiress joins a secret society where touching objects lets members relive strangers’ deaths—and becomes addicted.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1505

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Dark Days

Manel Loureiro · 2013 · Apocalipsis Z

A survivor group seeks refuge in the Canary Islands, only to find zombies, politics, and betrayal have followed them.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1507

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War Factory

Neal Asher · 2016 · Transformation

A resurrected soldier hunts a rogue AI across a brutal far-future warzone as alien and machine agendas collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1510

Cover of The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams

The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide

Douglas Adams · 1987 · The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

An absurd sci-fi omnibus follows Arthur Dent through Earth’s destruction, cosmic quests, and the search for life’s answer.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1520

Cover of The Breakers Series #1-3 by Edward W. Robertson

The Breakers Series #1-3

Edward W. Robertson · 2013 · Breakers

A pandemic-ravaged Earth faces a second threat from alien invaders as survivors fight, adapt, and resist.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1524

Cover of Echo by Michael C. Grumley

Echo

Michael C. Grumley · 2021 · Breakthrough

A secret team races across the globe to decode alien mysteries, human evolution, and a shared future with other species.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1526

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BETA: A Technological Nightmare

Sammy Scott · 2023

A secluded writer tests a luxury AI smart home and finds its comforts may conceal a far more dangerous design.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1532

Cover of Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card

Earth Afire

Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston · 2013 · The First Formic War

A multi-POV prequel about Earth’s first alien invasion, where warnings are ignored and scattered defenders race to respond.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1535

Cover of The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey

The Trials of Koli

M.R. Carey · 2020 · Rampart Trilogy

Exiled from his village, Koli travels through a deadly future England while a second narrator reveals what’s unfolding back home.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1544

Cover of The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas

The Vampire Tapestry

Suzy McKee Charnas · 1980

A solitary biological vampire poses as a professor, but exposure forces him into a chain of human entanglements.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1545

Cover of Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov

Foundation's Edge

Isaac Asimov · 2010 · Foundation (Publication Order)

Two Foundation exiles chase a rumored truth about Earth and the Second Foundation while a stranger force reshapes the galaxy.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1552

Cover of His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman · 2007 · His Dark Materials

A child from one world and a boy from another are swept into a multiverse quest shaped by Dust, daemons, and authority.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1557

Cover of The Scourge of God by S.M. Stirling

The Scourge of God

S.M. Stirling · 2008 · Emberverse

In a post-Change America, Rudi Mackenzie treks east toward Nantucket, hunted by zealots and guided by visions.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1557

Cover of To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer

To Your Scattered Bodies Go

Philip José Farmer · 1973 · Riverworld

A resurrected explorer must navigate an endless alien river where all humanity has returned to uncover who made it and why.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1559

Cover of The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams

The Ninth Rain

Jen Williams · 2017 · The Winnowing Flame Trilogy

A scholar, a dying warrior, and a fugitive witch uncover buried secrets as an ancient alien threat stirs again.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1565

Cover of The Kinshield Legacy by K.C. May

The Kinshield Legacy

K.C. May · 2010 · The Kinshield Saga

A reluctant warrant knight must solve ancient runes and accept a throne while a ruthless wizard hunts him.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1566