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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for The Dark Messiah.
Themes labels used: honor, justice, mercy, loyalty, love, promise keeping, moral code, corruption, survival, civilizational collapse, restoration, retribution, leadership, good vs evil
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
After an EMP collapse, separated survivors race home and fight sabotage, militia power grabs, and a relentless pursuer.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · morality · trust · humanity · community · justice · revenge · corruption · loyalty · family protection · civilization breakdown · scarcity · good vs evil · conscience · resilience
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0843
A remote lighthouse on an isolated island becomes a battleground when stranded pirates turn hunters and one keeper fights back.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · revenge · justice · honor · perseverance · isolation · duty · good vs evil · courage · resourcefulness · morality
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0891
In EMP-ravaged Michigan, a starving town faces a violent power grab and a desperate fight for control.
Why this is here
Themes labels: trust · survival · freedom · sacrifice · loyalty · morality under pressure · corruption · community defense · good versus evil · leadership · grief · justice
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0897
A veteran soldier survives a massacre, steals an advanced AI ship, and launches a mythic vengeance mission across space.
Why this is here
Themes labels: vengeance · justice · mercy · law · duty · honor · betrayal · corruption · loyalty · camaraderie · trauma · survival · moral code · rule of law · retribution · good vs evil
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0928
Two survivor groups leave hidden refuges after apocalypse and disease, crossing a ruined continent toward family and a changed world.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · hope · family · loyalty · good vs evil · morality · rebuilding society · trust · isolation · loss · strength · determination · violence · corruption · human nature · civilization collapse · resilience · redemption · leadership · nature vs civilization
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0945
A renegade Night Lords warband fights for survival, unity, and vengeance while a prophetic warrior sees trouble ahead.
Why this is here
Themes labels: decay · corruption · loyalty · betrayal · survival · identity · honor · vengeance · faith and trust · moral ambiguity · loss · duty · free will · enslavement · leadership
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0989
On a failing generation ship, a sheriff’s search for his missing wife uncovers a deadly secret behind sealed hatches.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · humanity · loyalty · identity · truth vs control · authority · corruption · moral compromise · sacrifice · dehumanization · desperation · love versus duty · free will · collapse · ethics
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1024
In the last battle for a dome-bound teen colony, old enemies unite to face a reborn darkness and decide who survives.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · power and corruption · good and evil · redemption · sacrifice · morality · loss of innocence · leadership · responsibility · fear · hope · freedom · coming of age · community collapse · human nature
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1034
A Missouri farm boy is swept into deep space, where alien tech and an AI push him toward a galaxy-sized war.
Why this is here
Themes labels: humanity · morality · corruption · justice · survival · identity · growth · maturity · wisdom · duty · honor · fairness · good vs evil · power and responsibility · civility under pressure · loss of humanity · ordinary heroism
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1045
In a brutal future, a falsely accused man is rescued by a mysterious stalker, and survival forces them together.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · justice · corruption · freedom · trust · devotion · sacrifice · redemption · social inequality · power abuse · love versus survival · identity
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1049
A teen hacker and her ex flee a corporate attack in space, uncovering plague, betrayal, and a possibly hostile AI.
Why this is here
Themes labels: truth · survival · courage · love · loss · humanity · morality · genocide · sacrifice · trust · power · community · leadership · greater good · heroism
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1053
In a shattered multiverse, Janelle races against five days to stop kidnappings, clear Ben’s name, and save everyone she loves.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · trust · grief · loss · trauma · loyalty · duty · protecting others · identity · forgiveness · moral ambiguity · corruption · human trafficking · government corruption · consequences · resilience · hope · rebuilding · good vs evil · choice
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1055
