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Premise labels used: alien invasion, last survivors, teen survivors, survival story, found family, fight back
Setting labels used: Earth, Area 51, post-apocalyptic, science fiction world, space
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise + setting embeddings are close.
As an alien armada closes in, Earth races to survive a brutal, politically fraught war for humanity’s future.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien invasion · human survival · last stand · planetary defense · interstellar war · advanced enemy
Setting labels: Earth · alien world · space · future Earth · global conflict · interstellar setting · dystopian future
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1625
In the final battle of an alien apocalypse, survivors must choose between self-preservation and what makes them human.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien invasion · survival · end of the world · betrayal · final battle · humanity · save humanity · save the planet
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · alien-infested world · end-times setting
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1711
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A flashback-heavy volume unites a tragic alien backstory with a huge present-day battle and a late-game rescue.
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Premise labels: alien invasion · backstory reveal · tragic past · team battle · rescue mission · coming together · protective team
Setting labels: outer space · Earth · Tokyo · alien world · supernatural reality · science-fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1719
In the final Animorphs battle, teen fighters confront war’s aftermath, loss, and an ending that refuses easy closure.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien invasion · parasitic aliens · secret resistance · final battle · war aftermath · survival stakes
Setting labels: Earth · space · alien war · postwar world
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1721
In an alien-ruled future, four teens with strange emotional powers uncover why they survived The Day.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien takeover · special teens · survival mission · hidden powers · conspiracy · rebellion
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · future world · countryside refuge · controlled city · military compound · alien-occupied world · silent cities · mega-cities
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1752
A survivor faces the truth behind Earth’s alien makeover as a post-apocalyptic journey reaches its final reveal.
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Premise labels: alien invasion · terraforming · human survival · post-collapse survival · end of the world · mysterious catastrophe · last survivors · alien takeover
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · alien-terraforming · red vegetation · alien world · North America · Alaska · California · Las Vegas · Point Loma · submarine · military base · space station · frozen world
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1761
After Earth is ruined by alien war, a survivor joins an alien defector and a fierce raider to escape the dying planet.
Why this is here
Premise labels: post-apocalyptic survival · alien invasion aftermath · last survivors · survival quest · enemy alliance · defecting alien · escape Earth · space escape · humanity's survival · search for family · found-family setup · journey to offworld
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · dying Earth · war-ravaged Earth · ruined cities · cratered city · intergalactic war · deep space · spaceship setting · future Earth · desolate planet · last days
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1767
A reporter and her dog trek through a collapsing alien-torn North America toward a rumored refuge in Alaska.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien invasion · post-apocalyptic survival · journey north · last survivors · escape quest · terraforming
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · North America · New York · Alaska · Arctic Circle · science facility · space station · isolated outpost · winter setting · cold climate · microclimate
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1768
Marco investigates a strange alien sighting and uncovers hidden Andalite survivors, a rescue, and a clash over disability.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien refugees · hidden survivors · rescue mission · war fugitive · moral dilemma · search-and-reveal
Setting labels: Earth · suburban setting · wartime setting · alien society · science fiction world
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1793
A teen survivor and a silent toddler navigate a silent, monster-filled world, then uncover dangerous secrets in a refuge.
Why this is here
Premise labels: survival · alien invasion · monster attack · post-collapse society · protective caregiving · safe haven with secrets · human survival
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · isolated house · walled compound · survivor settlement · controlled community · daylight danger · silent survival
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1805
When Earth’s apocalypse arrives early, 53 teens must govern a prototype starship and decide what survival should cost.
Why this is here
Premise labels: survival story · apocalypse · last survivors · space survival · teen leadership · resource scarcity · shipboard society · human extinction
Setting labels: near future · 2072 · spaceship · generation ship · post-apocalyptic · Earth collapse · space travel · alternate reality · future Earth
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1821
A teen survivor of an alien apocalypse must navigate shifting truths, dangerous allies, and a mission to find her brother.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alien invasion · survival · rescue mission · trust no one · end of the world · humanity under attack
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · alien-occupied Earth · woods · highway · military camp · small survivor groups
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1825
