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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for The Calculating Stars.

Themes labels used: sexism, racism, antisemitism, mental health, anxiety, medication, privilege, intersectionality, equality, civil rights, women’s rights, feminism, social change, scientific progress, climate change, survival, humanity, perseverance, historical realism, moral blindness, public prejudice

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

Cover of The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Fated Sky

Mary Robinette Kowal · 2018 · Lady Astronaut Universe

In an alternate 1961, a celebrated woman astronaut joins the first crewed mission to Mars amid politics, prejudice, and peril.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0902

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Front Lines

Michael Grant · 2016 · Front Lines

In an alternate WWII, teen girls are drafted into combat and must survive training, prejudice, and battle.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1060

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Winter of Fire

Sherryl Jordan · 1995

In a frozen future, an enslaved girl is chosen by the ruling Firelord and becomes a spark for freedom.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1108

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Merking

Fríða Ísberg · 2021

In near-future Iceland, an empathy test and looming referendum split society over safety, rights, and who gets to belong.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1159

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Woman on the Edge of Time

Marge Piercy · 1976

An institutionalized Chicana woman is drawn into competing futures, forcing her to confront power, identity, and survival.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1173

Cover of The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Martian Contingency

Mary Robinette Kowal · 2025 · Lady Astronaut Universe

On Mars, Elma York helps build humanity’s next home while a buried disaster and mission secrets threaten the fragile colony.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1198

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Songlight

Moira Buffini · 2024 · The Torch Trilogy

In a brutal dystopian future, two secret telepaths and unlikely allies are drawn into a war against their oppressive society.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1199

Cover of Farnham's Freehold by Robert A. Heinlein

Farnham's Freehold

Robert A. Heinlein · 2006 · O Mundo que Nos Espera

A survival-minded family rides out nuclear war in a bunker, then discovers a radically altered future society.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1221

Cover of A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by Victor LaValle

A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

Victor LaValle, Charlie Jane Anders, A. Merc Rustad, Lizz Huerta, Maria Dahvana Headley, Malka Ann Older, Sam J. Miller, Tananarive Due, Ashok K. Banker, Omar El Akkad, Daniel José Older, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Justina Ireland, Violet Allen, Gabby Rivera, Tobias S. Buckell, Hugh Howey, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, N.K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Kai Cheng Thom, Daniel H. Wilson, Catherynne M. Valente, Seanan McGuire, Alice Sola Kim · 2019

A diverse anthology imagines near-future Americas shaped by resistance, oppression, and hard-won hope.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1224

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The Branded

Jo Riccioni · 2024 · The Branded Season

In a virus-divided world, a sheltered twin must flee her citadel and trust a mysterious outsider to save her sister.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1238

Cover of Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

Blood Over Bright Haven

M.L. Wang · 2024

A brilliant woman entering an elite mage order uncovers a world-shaking secret tied to magic, power, and oppression.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1242

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Blackfish City

Sam J. Miller · 2018

In an Arctic floating city fractured by class, disease, and corruption, a mysterious orca rider sparks upheaval.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1282