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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for The Great Silence.
Themes labels used: animal intelligence, communication, misrecognition, ecological ethics, extinction, human hubris, attention, cosmic loneliness, biocentrism, anthropocentrism, language, consciousness, kinship, science and wonder, loss
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
A secret team races across the globe to decode alien mysteries, human evolution, and a shared future with other species.
Why this is here
Themes labels: animal intelligence · evolution · hope · sacrifice · truth · secrecy · communication · coexistence · science and ethics · humanity · environmental concern · politics · history · religion · belief and skepticism · power and corruption · future of humanity · interdependence
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1130
A sprawling eco-thriller where strange ocean events force scientists to confront a hostile intelligence in the deep sea.
Why this is here
Themes labels: environmental destruction · climate change · ecological balance · human hubris · marine ecology · intelligence · consciousness · communication · collective behavior · survival · ethics · resource exploitation · global interdependence · nature revenge · anthropocentrism · human greed · planetary stewardship
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1145
A human-spider expedition meets utterly alien intelligence in a tense, multi-timeline sci-fi sequel of contact and crisis.
Why this is here
Themes labels: communication barriers · evolution · cooperation · identity · sentience · otherness · curiosity · empathy · colonization · terraforming · ecology · human hubris · survival · community · memory · language
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1172
A Sigma Force mission races from ancient caves to modern labs to uncover a DNA-linked mystery of human intelligence.
Why this is here
Themes labels: human evolution · human intelligence · genetics · ethics of science · animal experimentation · scientific responsibility · creation and extinction · origin of humanity · history and science · ancient knowledge · conspiracy · moral limits of technology · identity as species · scientific hubris
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1241
A starving space crew debates eating a telepathic alien pig, and the decision turns into a strange moral shock.
Why this is here
Themes labels: animal ethics · human nature · morality · identity · personhood · self-awareness · violence · compassion · otherness · dehumanization · vegetarianism · free will · democracy · philosophy vs appetite · intelligence · open-mindedness
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1243
In the final volume, Shinichi faces the deadliest parasite yet while confronting what separates humans from monsters.
Why this is here
Themes labels: human nature · identity · coexistence · morality · survival · anthropocentrism · environmental damage · ecological balance · selfhood · empathy · soul · species conflict · evolution · death · coming of age
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1253
A near-future human and ant revolution unfold in parallel, pushing both species toward uneasy understanding.
Why this is here
Themes labels: cooperation · communication · nature and humanity · nonviolence · social change · knowledge and ignorance · ecology · collective intelligence · religion · politics · education · media critique · utopian society · human arrogance · otherness · adolescence
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1268
An alien scientist studies captive humans as pets while trying to manage a breeding program and understand them.
Why this is here
Themes labels: dehumanization · sentience · captivity · speciesism · animal welfare · autonomy · communication barriers · care versus control · survival · ethics of breeding · perspective shift · identity · power imbalance · consent
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1277
A marine biologist joins a corporate team to study intelligent octopuses, while AI and hackers reshape a near-future world.
Why this is here
Themes labels: consciousness · sentience · sapience · language · communication · personhood · memory · identity · ecology · conservation · overfishing · capitalism · corporate greed · technology · AI ethics · indifference · alienation · loneliness · colonialism · empathy · coexistence · what it means to be human · human destructiveness · control vs connection
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1293
Cassie follows a shared ocean dream into a dangerous undersea rescue that could change the team forever.
Why this is here
Themes labels: animal intelligence · ethics · morality · consent · responsibility · leadership · war ethics · environmental stewardship · species boundaries · humanity · sacrifice · compassion · ecological destruction
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1309
A posthuman software mind joins a galaxy-spanning search after a cosmic disaster threatens the future of intelligence.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · consciousness · posthumanism · survival · evolution · intelligence · death and loss · meaning of humanity · free will · communication breakdown · technology and ethics · empiricism vs speculation · cosmic insignificance
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1310
A scientist links her mind to a wild wolf, chasing intimacy, knowledge, and belonging as her marriage and ethics unravel.
Why this is here
Themes labels: ethics · animal rights · consent · exploitation · isolation · loneliness · connection · intimacy · capitalism · climate change · conservation · hubris · obsession · human arrogance · research ethics · emotional labor · communication failure · self-destruction · sacrifice · belonging
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1316
