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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Once & Future.
Setting labels used: far future, space setting, interplanetary, Old Earth, colonized planets, dystopian future, corporate-controlled society, post-climate-change, faux-medieval planet, galaxy-spanning
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A cheerful Mars weatherman with missing memories becomes the galaxy’s most wanted man after a deadly conspiracy resurfaces.
Why this is here
Setting labels: terraformed Mars · far future · solar system · post-apocalyptic Earth · colonized planets · futuristic society · dystopian future · spacefaring setting · neon cityscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0865
A scavenger finds a sentient animal mask, and the two are pulled into a revenge-fueled, queer sci-fi chase.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space · far future · dystopian future · corporate society · capitalist dystopia · interstellar setting · tech-saturated world · repressive society · space scavenger culture
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0923
A woman fleeing forced childbirth is matched with an alien ruler whose bonding customs may cost her identity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · dystopian Earth · alien planet · space travel · shared universe · royal court · futuristic setting · interplanetary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0939
An immortal pilot from a brutal star society becomes central to a galaxy-wide response to an impending supernova.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar · multiple planets · galaxy-spanning · spacefaring civilization · arcspace · alternate dimension · dystopian society · multi-planet polity · cosmic horror
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0949
Martian bioforms answer an Earth distress call and land in a shattered future where good intentions spark chaos.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · post-collapse Earth · Mars colony · post-apocalyptic world · feudal enclaves · monastic stronghold · surviving tech · interplanetary setting · inherited Solar System · dystopian future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0956
A time-displaced Thomas More is sent to rescue a failing far-future utopia that may be broken by its own perfection.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · distant planet · utopian society · slums · space travel · time travel · alternate future · technological society · post-scarcity society · dystopian underclass · colonized planet
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0957
A human raised by posthuman parents tests whether her species can live on a new world—while falling for her pilot.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · Earth · spacefaring civilization · habitable exoplanet · post-dystopian future · post-capitalist society · constructed democracy · solar system · planetary colony politics
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0958
A voiceless priestess and a disgraced soldier get pulled into opposing sides of a solar-system war, with love and betrayal at stake.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space opera · far future · solar system · interplanetary war · Earth and Mars · Mercury and Venus · asteroid belt · colonized planets · military ship · theocratic society · technocratic society · dystopian future · sci-fi future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0962
In a crowded future, a suspicious heir crosses space to test a one-way colony’s promise of paradise.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · overpopulated world · space colony · distant planet · interplanetary travel · alternate realities · paraworlds · dystopian future · postwar future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0965
A prequel graphic novel tracing the origins of a rebel leader, a forbidden love, and the seeds of revolution.
Why this is here
Setting labels: outer space · future society · planetary colonies · interplanetary world · distant planets · dystopian future · futuristic society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0978
On a polluted Earth, a government investigator on a new colony uncovers a hidden alien truth tied to his missing wife.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · far future · dystopian future · Earth · off-world colony · terraforming · underground society · polluted Earth · exoplanet · space colony
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0985
In the far future, an antiquities dealer pursues lost Apollo-era artifacts while racing to help rescue a vanished starship.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · Earth · solar system · interstellar space · spacefaring civilization · post-collapse future · climate-altered Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0989
