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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for They Both Die at the End.
Setting labels used: near-future, alternate world, New York, urban setting, speculative reality, technology-mediated
Focused on “dystopian future” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A themed best-of anthology of Harlan Ellison’s short fiction, mixing iconic SF, horror, and surreal, unsettling tales.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · alternative reality · mythic space · afterlife · city life · time-bending
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1043
A satirical dystopia follows a violent American revolution that splits society into separate nations by identity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · United States · alternate society · dystopian future · internet age
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1079
An AI girlfriend learns to question her owner’s control, exposing abuse, autonomy, and what it means to be human.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future world · near future · dystopian future · present-day adjacent · apartment setting · domestic space · tech company
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1096
A mercenary, a hacker, and an art dealer are drawn into a corporate-cybernetic conspiracy in the Sprawl.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · cyberpunk future · dystopian future · corporate-controlled world · urban megacity · cyberspace · virtual reality · global economy · Sprawl
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1100
Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem chases stories through a vile, hilarious future city full of politics, tech, and revenge.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future city · surreal 21st century · dystopian future · alternate reality future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1104
Ultron conquers the world, and the surviving heroes risk time itself to stop him before history breaks.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian future · post-apocalyptic Earth · New York City · Manhattan · Savage Land · future timeline · past timeline · alternate reality · multiverse
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1128
A hitman is forced to target a rising cyborg religion in a grim near-future city ruled by a brutal police state.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · cyberpunk future · unified world · ruined city · New York · crapsack world · post-collapse society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1139
A college student’s research into a mythic heroine pulls her into an occult, reality-bending role as Promethea.
Why this is here
Setting labels: futuristic New York · alternate reality · near-future · metaphysical realm · afterlife · collective unconscious · mythic reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0848
An outlaw journalist races to expose a corrupt president in a profane, darkly funny near-future political satire.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Near future · Dystopian future · Hyper-urban city · Decaying metropolis · Political future · Technological future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1192
An AI mother searches for the truth behind her human daughter’s death through a web of obituaries across time.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · centuries-spanning · cross-century · global · intercontinental · interplanetary · alternate history · dystopian future · Mars · New York City
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1192
An ex-cop junkie in a vertical cyberpunk city rescues human clones and is dragged back into his own buried past.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · cyberpunk future · city-sized mall · vertical city · cloning farm · corporate state · alternate dimension · surreal otherworld
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1231
In a cyberpunk future, tangled lives, fake identities, and an AI-driven conspiracy pull several outsiders toward collision.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · cyberspace · globalized world · urban future · Sprawl · London · Japan · New Jersey
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1234
