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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Shadows.

Themes labels used: bullying, suicide, child vulnerability, giftedness, alienation, belonging, parental sacrifice, scientific ethics, technological anxiety, artificial intelligence, human experimentation, animal experimentation, power abuse, moral responsibility, emotional intelligence, trauma, control, ambition, fear of progress, victimization

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Cover of Не озирайся і мовчи by Max Kidruk

Не озирайся і мовчи

Max Kidruk, Макс Кідрук · 2017

A bullied teen follows a strange elevator rule into a parallel world, where escape from reality may cost him everything.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1252

Cover of William by Mason Coile

William

Mason Coile · 2024

A reclusive engineer’s secret AI project turns his smart home into a claustrophobic trap when guests arrive.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1271

Cover of The Loop by Jeremy Robert Johnson

The Loop

Jeremy Robert Johnson · 2020

A lonely teen and her outsider friends race to survive a biotech-fueled night of violence in their Oregon town.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1273

Cover of The Delivery by Gregg Hurwitz

The Delivery

Gregg Hurwitz · 2026

An exhausted family welcomes a humanoid AI helper, only to find it acting on their unspoken fears and wishes.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1276

Cover of Takopi's Original Sin by Taizan 5

Takopi's Original Sin

Taizan 5 · 2023 · タコピーの原罪 [Takopī no Genzai]

A naive alien uses time travel to try to save a bullied fourth grader, but each fix deepens a tragic spiral.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1315

Cover of I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

Harlan Ellison · 1974

A short-story collection led by a brutal AI nightmare, where dark futures, surreal horrors, and harsh human flaws collide.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1334

Cover of The Arc by Ben  Oliver

The Arc

Ben Oliver · 2022 · The Loop Trilogy

In a dystopian future, a rebel group races to stop an AI apocalypse as new allies, betrayals, and sacrifice reshape everything.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1334

Cover of The Unhappening of Genesis Lee by Shallee McArthur

The Unhappening of Genesis Lee

Shallee McArthur · 2014

A memory-perfect teen must stop a thief stealing lives—while her own memories begin to vanish.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1335

Cover of To Protect by Mickey Zucker Reichert

To Protect

Mickey Zucker Reichert · 2011 · I, Robot (Reichert)

A young psychiatrist in 2035 uncovers a conspiracy linking child patients, nanobots, and a human-like robot.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1338

Cover of vN by Madeline Ashby

vN

Madeline Ashby · 2012 · The Machine Dynasty

A self-replicating android girl goes on the run after a deadly outburst exposes a broken failsafe and a dangerous secret.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1341

Cover of Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 2 by Gamon Sakurai

Ajin: Demi-Human, Vol. 2

Gamon Sakurai · 2014 · 亜人 [Ajin]

A hunted immortal teen is captured for experiments and pulled deeper into the hidden world of demi-humans.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1343

Cover of Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2017

A scientist’s pursuit of life beyond death unleashes a tragic chain of responsibility, rejection, and ruin.

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1357