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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Will to Battle.
Setting labels used: future Earth, near-utopia, post-national society, pre-war setting
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
An insider's, spoiler-heavy guide to the Uglies universe with history, slang, science, maps, and author notes.
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Setting labels: future society · near-future · post-scarcity dystopia · United States (former) · Japan (minor) · alternate future history · fictional universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1172
In a deathless future run by AI, two teens are trained to choose who dies and must decide what justice means.
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Setting labels: futuristic world · post-mortal era · near future · dystopian future · utopian veneer · global society · planetary scale
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1197
In an immortal future ruled by AI and licensed death, two teens train as scythe apprentices.
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Setting labels: future world · utopia · dystopia · post-mortality society · AI-governed world · earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1227
An astronaut returns to an Earth transformed by time and a peace-driven social experiment, and struggles to belong.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth future · space travel · post-scarcity society · post-violence society · technological utopia · dystopian utopia · spacefaring civilization
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1250
In dual timelines on Pern, a dragon plague and a fading civilization force two women to uncover a cure across centuries.
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Setting labels: Pern · imaginary planet · feudal society · post-colonial world · low-tech future · far future · historical future · time-bridged setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1263
A robot collection centered on sentience, freedom, and humanity, anchored by the title story of Andrew’s long quest for personhood.
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Setting labels: future Earth · near future · space exploration · futuristic society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1275
A conclave of ruling families turns a fragile power balance into open war, while Forever questions her loyalties and origins.
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Setting labels: near-future dystopia · post-government world · feudal future · ocean platform setting · luxury enclave · family domains · global power structure
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1291
A themed collection of dark, idea-driven SF stories about pain, time, control, alienation, and human survival.
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Setting labels: future society · dystopian future · space setting · intergalactic · posthuman future · apocalyptic landscape · robotic future · alternate future · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1297
A 20th-century science fiction anthology selected and introduced by Orson Scott Card, spanning major eras and styles.
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Setting labels: twentieth century · future settings · space settings · Mars · Jupiter · dystopian futures · alien worlds
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1305
In a future where children are rare and parenthood is discouraged, one woman must choose between safety and motherhood.
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Setting labels: near future · 2060 · dystopian future · childless society · post-climate-crisis world · high-tech social control
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1313
A psychic family races to protect a doomed child while a hidden killer stalks them in Earth’s future integration into alien space.
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Setting labels: future Earth · galactic civilization · interstellar confederation · post-contact society · spacefaring future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1340
A landmark SF anthology of original stories meant to push taboo boundaries and redefine what science fiction could do.
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Setting labels: future worlds · alternate history · dystopian futures · near-future SF · spacefaring settings · parallel worlds · 1960s literary context
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1342
