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Setting labels used: undersea world, ocean, surface world, mythic reality, African diaspora fantasy
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
Aquaman is forced to choose between Atlantis and the Justice League when a false-flag attack sparks all-out war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Atlantis · surface world · Eastern seaboard · oceanic setting · undersea kingdom · urban destruction · shared-universe setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1557
Three children survive a world remade by the sea, confronting mutation, loss, and a choice to live without violence.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic · coastal · island · oceanic · aquatic · sea world · altered reality · mythic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1557
A chronologically collected Hellboy volume follows his break with the B.P.R.D. and a worsening search for destiny.
Why this is here
Setting labels: occult universe · paranormal world · mythic fantasy · eldritch horror · global travel · Africa · at sea · undersea · oceanic · monster-filled world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1572
Aquaman faces monster incursions, Atlantis politics, and mythic crossovers while balancing kingly duty and life on land.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Atlantis · undersea setting · surface world · modern day · ancient mythology · land-and-sea dual setting · oceanic fantasy · mythological underworld · Iceland · high school reunion setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1589
An orphaned girl inventor is kidnapped by pirates and must dive into danger, grief, and a buried treasure mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: ocean setting · seafaring world · island setting · undersea setting · fantasy world · alternate Earth · steampunk world · maritime setting · nonreal world · fictional seas
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1652
A cloned woman and a freed sea god are forced into alliance, igniting a dangerous romance that could save or sink humanity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: underwater · oceanic · postapocalyptic · near-dystopian · futuristic · surface world · human settlement · submerged facilities · science labs · mythic fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1690
Two separated lovers and their siblings pursue reunion through letters, scholar secrets, and an ominous oceanic mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: underwater city · ocean fantasy · alternate world · scholarly society · archival setting · magical academia · cosmic-scale setting · deep sea · queernormative world · experimental reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1739
A captive teen must escape an underwater prison, unite former enemies, and warn the world of a new monster threat.
Why this is here
Setting labels: undersea city · ocean depths · mainland · Brooklyn · Coney Island · urban fantasy setting · dystopian future · post-invasion world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1751
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A gem-bodied outcast dives into the sea for answers, uncovering buried world secrets and a widening conflict.
Why this is here
Setting labels: mostly empty world · underwater world · ocean · futurist world · post-human world · fantasy world · nonhuman society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1757
Emily and her companions seek lost memories on Algos Island, uncovering secrets that could change everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · underwater setting · island setting · imaginary places · steampunk world · portal fantasy · ancient forests · fantastic cities · ocean setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1790
Four genetically engineered youths raised in an underwater system must choose between loyalty to their creators and freedom above.
Why this is here
Setting labels: distant planet · far future · underwater laboratory · undersea habitat · surface world · corporate colony · African diaspora setting · Afro-futurist world · dystopian future · space colony
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1815
In a water-bound realm, Haplo and Alfred uncover buried truths as serpents, factions, and old powers close in.
Why this is here
Setting labels: water world · secondary world · fantasy realm · post-sundering world · four realms · island world · ocean world · fantasy universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1848
