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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Losing Mars.
Setting labels used: Mars, Phobos, Mars base, orbit, space station, near-future spaceflight, Mars colony, international crew
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
Twelve teens compete on a televised, one-way Mars mission where six-minute dates hide a dangerous conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: spacecraft · Mars mission · Mars colony · Earth-side control room · near future · space station · televised environment · futuristic reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1426
A rebellious teen joins an early Mars colony, where a risky solo outing leads to first contact and a larger mystery.
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Setting labels: near future · Mars colony · space elevator · space station · interplanetary travel · space habitat · low Earth orbit · cramped quarters · space shuttle · Martian landscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1472
Alone on Mars and hiding a deadly secret, Frank must outwit a ruthless corporation before NASA arrives.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · near future · space base · isolated habitat · corporate mission · NASA mission · distant planet
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1488
A psychic young man helps humanity expand into space while sabotage, recovery, and destiny link two saga timelines.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space station · Earth orbit · near future · overpopulated Earth · Moon base · Mars base · space colonies · interstellar future · alternate Earth · colonization era
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1500
A Mars geologist-artist confronts memory gaps, a false note, and a suspected conspiracy while doubting her own mind.
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Setting labels: Mars colony · Mars base · near future · dystopian future · corporate rule · space travel · research station · alternate future Earth · interplanetary distance
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1501
An 11-year-old on Mars must uncover a hidden truth and help save his colony when the adults fall ill.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · Mars colony · underground base · future setting · near future · space habitat · multiple colonies · planetary isolation · subterranean living
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1562
A teen wins a loophole trip to a space station and spends it learning how future life in orbit really works.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-Earth orbit · space station · future solar system · late 21st century · Mars colony · Venus colony · Moon colony · Mercury · weightless environment · space hospital
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1581
Stranded on Mars during a fake evacuation, a stowaway and a rich heir have eight hours to stop mercenaries and survive.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · colonized Mars · UN base · space base · future setting · near-future · space colony · sci-fi world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1596
As Mars tensions and Earth politics collide, a young pioneer must expose the truth before spectacle, power, and secrets consume everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · Earth · space mission · space station · reality TV world · near-future · dystopian future · isolated society · political Earth · space colony
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1601
A Mars survey team investigates a lost colony and finds a hidden survivor, a spreading illness, and a deadly secret.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · near future · space colony · hostile environment · solar system · planetary exploration · abandoned facility · Mars habitat · off-world colony
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1622
A science-fiction writer becomes Mars’s first tourist and uncovers secrets that could reshape Earth–Mars relations.
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Setting labels: Mars colony · spacecraft · interplanetary travel · future Mars · domed habitats · hostile planet · solar system · postwar future · scientific future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1714
A Mars-deployed space marine survives a failed drop into an alien proxy war and uncovers a deeper mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · Earth · space frontier · interplanetary · future · colonized Mars · off-world combat · underground base · Martian settlement · solar system
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1724
