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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Payback Is A Bitch.

Themes labels used: revenge, power, leadership, family, parenthood, loyalty, protection, community building, government, society design, identity

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

Cover of Engaging the Enemy by Elizabeth Moon

Engaging the Enemy

Elizabeth Moon · 2006 · Vatta's War

A young merchant-captain races to rebuild her family’s power, unite privateers, and outmaneuver pirates in deep space.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0995

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Beyond the Empire

K.B. Wagers · 2017 · The Indranan War

A gunrunner-turned-empress fights a coup, hunts the mastermind behind her losses, and tries to save her empire.

Why this is here

Themes labels: leadership · legacy · loyalty · revenge · duty · sacrifice · loss · grief · political power · justice · identity · family · war · equality · gender politics · self-doubt · trust · resistance

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1067

Cover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1 by Kevin Eastman

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1

Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · 2012 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection

The original, grittier TMNT origin stories collected with creator annotations and the Raphael one-shot.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1073

Cover of Star Wars: Darth Vader, Vol. 2: Shadows and Secrets by Kieron Gillen

Star Wars: Darth Vader, Vol. 2: Shadows and Secrets

Kieron Gillen · 2016 · Star Wars: Darth Vader (2015)

Darth Vader secretly pursues Luke while juggling an Imperial heist, a sharp investigator, and unstable allies.

Why this is here

Themes labels: power politics · secrecy · loyalty · revenge · identity · parentage · control · surveillance · moral ambiguity · survival · ambition · accountability

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1088

Cover of The Guns of Avalon by Roger Zelazny

The Guns of Avalon

Roger Zelazny · 1986 · The Chronicles of Amber

A wounded prince escapes prison and races through shadow worlds to reclaim his throne while a curse threatens his kingdom.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1115

Cover of The Burning Queen by Aparna Verma

The Burning Queen

Aparna Verma · 2025 · The Ravence Trilogy

A grieving exiled princess fights to reclaim her kingdom amid war, betrayal, and a dangerous enemies-to-lovers bond.

Why this is here

Themes labels: revenge · power · betrayal · trust · grief · rage · duty · loyalty · faith · colonization · oppression · freedom · identity · sacrifice · leadership · consequence · morality · justice · independence · war

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1168

Cover of Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir by Jeremy Barlow

Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir

Jeremy Barlow · 2014 · Star Wars: Darth Maul - Son of Dathomir

A captured Darth Maul escapes, rebuilds his underworld power, and wages a revenge war across the Clone Wars galaxy.

Why this is here

Themes labels: revenge · power · manipulation · loyalty · control · unfinished business · fate · identity · coalition politics · consequences

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1182

Cover of Green Arrow, Vol. 2: Island of Scars by Benjamin Percy

Green Arrow, Vol. 2: Island of Scars

Benjamin Percy · 2017 · Green Arrow (2016)

Green Arrow, Black Canary, and family allies face a fractured set of island, train, and underworld threats in a fast-moving adventure.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1191

Cover of Junkyard War by Faith Hunter

Junkyard War

Faith Hunter · 2023 · Junkyard Cats

A reluctant junkyard leader must unite rival biker gangs and her cat-like allies to storm a bunker and face an enemy queen.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1217

Cover of House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert

House Harkonnen

Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson · 2001 · Prelude to Dune

A sprawling Dune prequel follows rival houses, secret orders, and rising heirs as betrayal sets the board for later catastrophe.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1234

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A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings

George R.R. Martin · 2010 · A Song of Ice and Fire

In a fractured realm, rival houses, hidden heirs, and shifting loyalties battle for a throne as winter closes in.

Why this is here

Themes labels: power · ambition · betrayal · violence · survival · family loyalty · morality · political intrigue · honor · gender violence · justice · loss · fear · revenge · war

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1235

Cover of The Carnal Games by Naudii Nebula

The Carnal Games

Naudii Nebula · 2023 · The Carnal Continuum

Two sworn alien enemies are forced into a deadly survival game where only one can leave alive—if love doesn’t kill them first.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1236

Cover of Queen Demon by Martha Wells

Queen Demon

Martha Wells · 2025 · The Rising World

A demon prince and his allies race across two timelines to stop a new Hierarch from rising.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1245

Cover of Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler

Ashes of the Sun

Django Wexler · 2020 · Burningblade & Silvereye

Separated siblings end up on opposite sides of a magic-ruled conflict, each chasing power, truth, and revenge.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1248