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Craig Alanson

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Paradise.

Plot structure labels used: series continuation, parallel storylines, multiple POVs, intercut narratives, mission cycle, repetitive problem-solving, cliffhanger ending

Focused on “slow build” where exact label matches exist.

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

Cover of Beyond the Hallowed Sky by Ken MacLeod

Beyond the Hallowed Sky

Ken MacLeod · 2021 · Lightspeed Trilogy

A disgraced scientist and rival power blocs collide when a future-sent formula makes FTL travel real.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0884

Cover of Pan Lodowego Ogrodu. Tom 1 by Jarosław Grzędowicz

Pan Lodowego Ogrodu. Tom 1

Jarosław Grzędowicz · 2005 · Pan Lodowego Ogrodu

A lone operative lands on a magic-haunted alien world to find a missing expedition and survives a second, parallel power struggle.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0942

Cover of Skyborn by John Jackson Miller

Skyborn

John Jackson Miller · 2009 · Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith

A stranded Sith crew exploits a planet’s superstitions, while a heretical local scholar becomes the key to survival.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0942

Cover of Crossfire by Lindsay Buroker

Crossfire

Lindsay Buroker · 2019 · Star Kingdom

A roboticist on a royal fleet mission must recover a lost artifact while navigating rival factions, robots, and shifting loyalties.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0646

Cover of A Dragon of Black Glass by James Rollins

A Dragon of Black Glass

James Rollins · 2025 · Moonfall

Nyx and her allies race across a scorched, shattered world to stop moonfall with ancient weapons before time runs out.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0969

Cover of The Survivor Wants to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

The Survivor Wants to Die at the End

Adam Silvera · 2025 · They Both Die at the End

In a Death-Cast world, two troubled boys form a bond while facing suicide, secrets, and a dangerous future.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0978

Cover of Critical Mass by Craig Alanson

Critical Mass

Craig Alanson · 2020 · Expeditionary Force

A stranded crew races to stop wormhole discoveries from leading hostile aliens straight to Earth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0980