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Themes labels used: preparedness, survival, family unity, panic, social collapse, faith, human depravity, civil order, responsibility, fear of disaster, science and reality
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
An EMP strands a college freshman in Chicago, forcing her to flee chaos while protecting a young girl and finding family.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · preparedness · collapse of society · mob mentality · violence · looting · family loyalty · responsibility · fear and courage · good versus evil · hope · human nature · preparedness pays · self-reliance · disaster response
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0759
Ancient carnivorous spiders awaken worldwide, forcing scientists, officials, and survivors into a fast-moving apocalypse.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · global catastrophe · fear · panic · human vulnerability · nature strikes back · containment · science and crisis · government response · apocalyptic collapse · family stakes · social order breakdown
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0776
After an EMP cripples the U.S., a tracker, a police chief, and a senator each race through chaos, murder, and survival.
Why this is here
Themes labels: Survival · Crisis response · Family loyalty · Duty · Fear · Chaos · Collapse of infrastructure · Public order · Human brutality · Hope · Plausibility · Preparedness · Leadership · Moral resilience
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0800
After an EMP cripples New York on New Year’s Eve, four strangers must band together to survive and escape the city.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · resourcefulness · preparedness · human nature · social collapse · trust under pressure · family duty · community · fear and panic · responsibility · civilization fragility · helping others · morality under stress · post-trauma
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0829
A prepared former Marine tries to protect his family as a lethal flu pandemic triggers neighborhood breakdown.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · preparedness · morality · civility · self-preservation · family first · social collapse · fear · panic · resource scarcity · trust · responsibility · quarantine · community ethics · violence · resilience · paranoia · neighborhood dynamics
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0853
A wealthy prepper races his fractured family to a Colorado bunker as alien ships approach and society unravels.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · human nature · panic · self-preservation · family first · morality under pressure · spirituality · mob mentality · collapse of civilization · privilege · preparedness · fear of the unknown · relativism under crisis
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0859
After a man-made supervirus collapses society, a U.S. marshal fights to protect a survivor town from violent chaos.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · preparedness · social collapse · civil order · law and justice · moral choice · community defense · human nature · good versus evil · trust and suspicion · self-reliance · violence · pandemic fear · practical knowledge · resilience
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0938
After a grid collapse, Morgan and his family must defend their home as neighbors, violence, and a shadowy government close in.
Why this is here
Themes labels: preparedness · self-reliance · survival ethics · scarcity · resource hoarding · fear of collapse · government overreach · civil disorder · family loyalty · violence under pressure
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0952
When a fast-moving comet threatens the Moon and Earth, a crowded ensemble races to evacuate Moonbase and avert disaster.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · human response to disaster · heroism · fear · panic · hope · bureaucracy · science and technology · politics · collective action · end times · sacrifice · public trust · social breakdown
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0965
A solar flare cripples modern life in a Texas town, forcing one mother, her old love, and their neighbors to survive.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · preparedness · faith · trust in God · community resilience · self-preservation · loss of modern convenience · scarcity · medical dependence · family duty · greed versus generosity · fear under crisis · civilization breakdown · hope
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0966
A worldwide spider outbreak enters a second, deadlier phase as survivors, scientists, and leaders scramble to contain it.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · containment · public panic · information control · catastrophe response · government responsibility · science versus crisis · endurance · world collapse · human adaptation · fear · cooperation · loss · trust · escalation · apocalypse
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0969
A widow, her son, and a traumatized ex-soldier struggle to survive a sudden mini ice age as society breaks down.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · preparedness · resilience · family protection · duty · grief · love after loss · human nature under stress · societal breakdown · good versus evil · climate change · resource scarcity · moral courage · civilization collapse
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0979
