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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Supervillain and Me.
Setting labels used: superhero society, crime-ridden city, high school, school play, contemporary setting, fictional city, urban setting, present-day feel
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
Miles Morales must balance hero training, family loyalty, and a dangerous uncle who knows his secret.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · urban · superhero universe · alternate continuity · school setting · home setting · criminal underworld
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1175
![Cover of 僕のヒーローアカデミア 32 [Boku no Hero Academia 32] by Kohei Horikoshi](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1632855556i/58665818.jpg)
A worn-down teen hero leaves school and goes rogue to hunt villains while a broken hero society unravels around him.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero society · academy setting · urban chaos · post-war aftermath · dystopian atmosphere · public disorder · underground hero work
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1193
A queer teen superhero and his friends face a summer-long mystery, family secrets, and a dangerous anti-hero campaign.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Nova City · summer setting · high school · superhero world · contemporary setting · fictional city · school break
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1204
A middle school boy with supervillain parents must hide his own powers and team up with unexpected friends to save them.
Why this is here
Setting labels: middle school · school setting · small town · secret world · superhero world · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1264
A queer teen fanfic writer with ADHD sets out to become a superhero and win the attention of his crush.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Nova City · urban superhero world · contemporary setting · alternate universe · high school · superhero society · fictional city
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1320
A powerful teen hero must reclaim his future after a failed tryout leaves him outcast, hunted, and targeted by bigger forces.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate Earth · superpowered society · superhero academy · high school · urban setting · contemporary setting · world of metas · world with magic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1330
When suburban kids find a dead superhero in the woods, their secret upends friendship, loyalty, and growing up.
Why this is here
Setting labels: suburban · woods · after school · school setting · superhero world · ordinary people in superhero world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1348
A disabled boy gets one week as his favorite superhero, but the wish comes with a demonic price.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary real world · superheroes as fiction · comic-book-in-world · movie franchise in-world · school setting · city setting · global scale · space fantasy · mythic reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1363
![Cover of 僕のヒーローアカデミア 41 [Boku no Hero Academia 41] by Kohei Horikoshi](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1722655269i/209362151.jpg)
A penultimate superhero manga volume builds to a desperate final battle, as inherited power, trauma, and teamwork collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: superhero world · school setting · battlefield · mindscape · fictional reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1368
A college premed’s meticulous life unravels when she learns her unreliable boyfriend is secretly a superhero.
Why this is here
Setting labels: college · dorm life · medical school track · modern world · superhero-filled world · urban setting · high school backstory · alternate universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1381
Teen reporter Lois Lane faces superpowered teens, family pressure, and her first real-life date with SmallvilleGuy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Metropolis · modern day · teen urban setting · high school · newspaper office · virtual reality · comic-book world · superhero reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1433
When Ms. Marvel vanishes, her friends and allies step in to protect Jersey City while Kamala faces what heroism means.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Jersey City · contemporary urban setting · high school setting · superhero reality · Marvel Universe · community-based setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1437
