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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Hellboy Omnibus, Volume 2: Strange Places.
Setting labels used: occult universe, paranormal world, mythic fantasy, eldritch horror, global travel, Africa, at sea, undersea, oceanic, monster-filled world
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A merfolk historian burdened by ancestral memory flees the deep and must face her people’s past to help them survive.
Why this is here
Setting labels: undersea world · ocean · surface world · mythic reality · African diaspora fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1572
A pirate captain races to secure a realm-shaping artifact in a monster-haunted sea, while a rival side tells the same conflict elsewhere.
Why this is here
Setting labels: oceanic setting · high seas · empire · post-imperial · fantasy world · steampunk fantasy · cosmic horror fantasy · monster-haunted sea · human-dominated world · world of sleeping gods
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1836
Jack West Jr races across the globe to uncover lost secret cities and stop an apocalyptic threat while enemies close in.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate world · shadow world · modern world · global locations · ancient civilization · underworld · mythic reality · multiple continents
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1862
A demon prince toys with mortals across a mythic flat-earth world in linked dark fairy tales.
Why this is here
Setting labels: flat earth · underworld · overworld · ancient world · preindustrial world · mythic past · fantasy realm · cosmic world model
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1901
In a mythic flat world, Death’s bargain entangles queens, immortals, and queer lovers in a dark tale of fate.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Flat Earth · mythic world · ancient world · underworld · upperworld · medieval fantasy world · secondary world · demonic realm
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1933
A prince racing through shifting realities uncovers buried truths, hidden loyalties, and a traitor's plan to remake everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate reality · parallel worlds · shadow travel · mythic realm · cosmic fantasy · royal court
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1986
Emily and her companions seek lost memories on Algos Island, uncovering secrets that could change everything.
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Setting labels: fantasy world · underwater setting · island setting · imaginary places · steampunk world · portal fantasy · ancient forests · fantastic cities · ocean setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2018
While the rest of MHI is away, Julie must rescue her kidnapped baby from a monster who wants a reality-breaking artifact.
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Setting labels: contemporary fantasy · urban fantasy world · monster-hunting world · Alabama · Europe · Portugal · interdimensional realm · nightmare dimension
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2021
Three dreamy queer sci-fi/fantasy comics follow lovers, memory, and a town facing a prophecy together.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · science fiction world · parallel worlds · liminal realm · future setting · outer space · small seaside town · mythic landscape · supernatural coexistence
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2022
A witch scientist and a newly individuated eldritch fragment are drawn together in a low-heat, quirky sapphic adventure.
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Setting labels: alternate dimension · parallel world · interdimensional setting · portal travel · magic-and-science blend · cosmic horror setting · university city · New Zealand · Earth · alien world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2060
Aquaman revisits a hidden chapter of his past when Black Manta hunts his former team for Atlantean relics.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Atlantic mythology · undersea setting · global travel · past timeline · pre-Justice League · fictionalized Atlantis · superhero universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2070
A Merlin-era Amber novel where a reluctant heir is pushed into a cosmic choice between Order and Chaos.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate worlds · multiple worlds · shadow travel · between-world space · magical realms · court politics · castle setting · secondary world · mythic reality · multiverse
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2081
