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Similar in premise + setting

These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Days of Panic. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: EMP strike, power grid collapse, societal breakdown, urban survival, strangers band together, escape the city, bug out, family reunification, prepper shelter, city-to-rural journey

Setting labels used: New York City, Times Square, New Year's Eve, upstate New York, Lake Placid, Adirondacks, post-collapse America, modern day, electrical blackout, urban apocalypse

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise + setting embeddings are close.

Cover of The Unmapping by Denise S. Robbins

The Unmapping

Denise S. Robbins · 2025

When New York's buildings begin shifting nightly, emergency workers, missing loved ones, and a city in crisis must adapt fast.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1798

Cover of A History of the Future by James Howard Kunstler

A History of the Future

James Howard Kunstler · 2014 · World Made by Hand

In a collapsed near-future America, a small New York town faces murder, faith, and a fractured nation beyond its borders.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1862

Cover of CyberStorm by Matthew Mather

CyberStorm

Matthew Mather · 2013 · CyberStorm

A cyberattack and blizzard trap a New York father, forcing his family and neighbors to survive a collapsing city.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1934

Cover of Zone One by Colson Whitehead

Zone One

Colson Whitehead · 2011

A survivor joins a Manhattan cleanup crew after a zombie plague, navigating trauma, bureaucracy, and the ruins of civilization.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1951

Cover of Darkness Begins by Harley Tate

Darkness Begins

Harley Tate · 2017 · After the EMP Saga

When an EMP-like catastrophe cuts power and communication, a mother, daughter, and friends fight to stay together.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2021

Cover of The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eisele

The Lightest Object in the Universe

Kimi Eisele · 2019

After a grid failure and flu collapse society, two lovers on opposite coasts struggle toward reunion and renewal.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2058

Cover of Chaos Rising by Kyla Stone

Chaos Rising

Kyla Stone · 2019 · Edge of Collapse

On Christmas Eve, an EMP blackout traps a reclusive veteran in Chicago as sudden disaster forces impossible choices.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2066

Cover of Mordacious by Sarah Lyons Fleming

Mordacious

Sarah Lyons Fleming · 2016 · The City

Two survivors trapped in a collapsing New York City fight zombies, scarcity, and growing feelings in a dual-POV apocalypse.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2098

Cover of Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn

Yours for the Taking

Gabrielle Korn · 2023

In 2050, three women become entangled in a climate-proof city where a billionaire’s feminist utopia hides darker control.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2107

Cover of Edge of Anarchy by Kyla Stone

Edge of Anarchy

Kyla Stone · 2020 · Edge of Collapse

In a winter-ravaged EMP apocalypse, survivors face militia rule, reunions, and deadly choices as home finally comes into reach.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2116

Cover of Turbulent by T.L. Payne

Turbulent

T.L. Payne · 2019 · Days of Want

An EMP strands a college freshman in Chicago, forcing her to flee chaos while protecting a young girl and finding family.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2119

Cover of Tomorrow's Children by Daniel Polansky

Tomorrow's Children

Daniel Polansky · 2024

Generations after Manhattan’s isolation, rival factions face a destabilizing outsider and a fragile order ready to break.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2160