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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The King in Yellow.
Setting labels used: alternate future, 1890s, 1920s, New York, France, Paris, church, asylum, bohemian milieu, fin-de-siecle, American, supernatural reality, ambiguous reality
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A college student’s research into a mythic heroine pulls her into an occult, reality-bending role as Promethea.
Why this is here
Setting labels: futuristic New York · alternate reality · near-future · metaphysical realm · afterlife · collective unconscious · mythic reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2105
A gifted federal agent hunts brilliant terrorists in an alternate America where extraordinary minds trigger fear, control, and revolt.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate present · United States · Wyoming · New York · Chicago · Washington, DC · dystopian America · near-future America · post-1980 emergence
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2158
A wealthy American family is forced to survive after the dollar collapses and the economy unravels.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · United States · New York City · Washington, D.C. · Paris · Nevada · economic dystopia · post-collapse society · alternate future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2197
A troubled waitress in a near-future city of bombs and activism is pulled toward choices between escape, resistance, and collapse.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · alternate present · alternate reality · post-industrial city · urban decay · war-torn America · apocalyptic atmosphere
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2263
A teenage future cop time-travels to 1986 New York to stop a corporation and uncover why her world may not exist.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 1986 New York City · alternate 2013 · high-tech future · dystopian future · 1980s urban setting · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2272
In a near-future crime underworld, a weary anti-hero chases a dangerous, addictive substance and a missing artist.
Why this is here
Setting labels: late 21st century · near future · future New York City · Paris · dystopian city · crumbling cities · urban underworld · retrofuture · cyberpunk future · alternate future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2287
A reluctant time traveler joins a future-run rescue mission in 1873 Paris, where a burning opera house and shifting timelines collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: present day · 19th century Paris · 1873 Paris · opera house · future society · time travel universe · parallel timeline · historical reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2298
In a segregated near-future, a Black woman at a time-travel company uncovers a history-warping secret.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2030 · alternate history · dystopian future · United States · segregated society · time travel present
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2300
A trio of kids races to solve a citywide cipher as time shifts, future consequences, and hidden histories collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate New York City · futuristic New York · steampunk New York · future timeline · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2310
A teen outcast discovers her visions are past-life time travel—and someone is hunting her across time.
Why this is here
Setting labels: present day · historical past · time travel · Limbo · afterlife-adjacent · multiple eras · 1920s Chicago · Jamestown · World's Fair · 1960s
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2322
Two strangers receive a 24-hour death warning and use a friend-finding app to spend their final day together.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future · alternate world · New York · urban setting · speculative reality · technology-mediated
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2322
A bombed magazine, a missing editor, and a labyrinth of conspiracies pull a detective into a reality-bending investigation.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York · global · alternate reality · space and time shifts · counterculture era · America
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2324
