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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Chasm City.

Plot structure labels used: dual timeline, multiple timelines, flashbacks, interwoven narratives, gradual reveal, late convergence, withheld information, unreliable narrator, frame mystery, nested backstory

Focused on “multiple timelines” where exact label matches exist.

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

Cover of Delio, Phase One by R.R. Haywood

Delio, Phase One

R.R. Haywood · 2023 · The Hive

A frozen-world crisis and a self-aware AI force scattered survivors in London, New York, and beyond to fight for answers.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0575

Cover of The Next Together by Lauren   James

The Next Together

Lauren James, Wren James · 2015 · The Next Together

Two lovers keep rebirthing across centuries, trying to change history and uncover why fate keeps separating them.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0676

Cover of 20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 4 by Naoki Urasawa

20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 4

Naoki Urasawa · 2019 · 20世紀少年 [20th Century Boys]

A time-spanning manga mystery as childhood vows, cult control, and hidden truths collide in a fight to save the world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0685

Cover of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton

Salvation

Peter F. Hamilton · 2018 · Salvation Sequence

A corporate-led investigation of a crashed alien ship opens into a sprawling mystery across present, past, and far-future timelines.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0697

Cover of 20th Century Boys, Band 1 by Naoki Urasawa

20th Century Boys, Band 1

Naoki Urasawa · 2002 · 20th Century Boys [20世紀少年]

Childhood friends reunite when a shared symbol resurfaces, pulling them into a cult mystery tied to catastrophe.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0703

Cover of Tentacle by Rita Indiana

Tentacle

Rita Indiana · 2018

A queer maid in post-apocalyptic Santo Domingo is drawn into a time-bending quest to save the ocean and humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0741

Cover of Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Children of Strife

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2026 · Children of Time

Three timelines collide on a terraformed world, where uplifted species, desperate humans, and old sins of creation meet.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0750

Cover of Where the Creek Bends by Linda Lael Miller

Where the Creek Bends

Linda Lael Miller · 2024

A runaway bride returns home to Montana, where a childhood mystery and strange time-slip energies upend her plans.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0544

Cover of Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

Use of Weapons

Iain M. Banks · 1992 · Culture

A Culture agent is sent on a mission, while a reversed past slowly reveals the trauma and identity behind him.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0603

Cover of On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

On a Sunbeam

Tillie Walden · 2018 · On a Sunbeam

A young woman joins a space restoration crew while chasing the past love that still calls her back.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0613