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These books are ranked using the tone labels extracted for The Seeds of Time.
Tone labels used: wry, dry wit, humorous, satirical, comic, dark, creepy, horror-tinged, melancholy, poetic, gentle, thought-provoking, biting
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone embeddings are close.
In a futuristic city ruled by rival corporations, a silent chain of strange events turns a mysterious briefcase into chaos.
Why this is here
Tone labels: funny · grotesque · cynical · satirical · wry · dry · bitter · eerie · bleak · playful · absurd · creepy · poetic · slapstick · unsettling
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0724
A Wyndham short-story collection of time slips, alternate realities, satire, and a disturbing women-only future.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dry humor · wry · charming · bittersweet · uneasy · disturbing · thought-provoking · satirical · cynical · melancholy · cosy unsettling · macabre · quirky
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0741
A satirical set of afterlife interviews sends a reporter back from Heaven to question the dead, the famous, and the forgotten.
Why this is here
Tone labels: witty · darkly humorous · lighthearted · irreverent · thoughtful · poignant · satirical · quirky · macabre · dry · humanistic · somber · playful · biting
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0871
In a future ruled by color-based caste, a rule-following Red starts questioning everything after meeting a rebellious Grey.
Why this is here
Tone labels: witty · funny · dry · satirical · dark · ominous · absurd · bizarre · cheerful · clever · offbeat · deadpan · laugh-out-loud · creepy · playful
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0896
Interconnected satirical stories trace power, class, and community inside a 674-story skyscraper nation.
Why this is here
Tone labels: wry · dry humor · satirical · absurdist · darkly comic · thoughtful · calm · bittersweet · humorous · ironic · quirky · bizarre
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0899
Fourteen unpublished Vonnegut stories use twists, satire, and dark humor to probe postwar life and human folly.
Why this is here
Tone labels: darkly funny · wry · satirical · whimsical · warm · wise · cynical · hopeful · tender · eerie · quirky · biting · surreal
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0900
A British occult agent is promoted into management and sent to shadow deniable operatives probing an American cult with apocalyptic aims.
Why this is here
Tone labels: wry · darkly comic · snarky · cynical · creepy · satirical · tense · irreverent · dry · playful · ominous · more serious
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0910
Two women from rival secret organizations must broker peace while stopping attacks that could trigger a supernatural war.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dry humor · wry · snarky · quirky · funny · darkly comic · grotesque · playful · irreverent · suspenseful · clever · lightly horrific
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0927
A vampire bureaucrat leads a covert team to America to recover a forgotten president as eldritch powers battle for control.
Why this is here
Tone labels: darkly humorous · bleak · tense · satirical · creepy · wry · grim · comic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0967
A routine-bound New York office worker outlasts a strange pandemic and joins survivors while confronting her past.
Why this is here
Tone labels: darkly funny · dry · wry · bleak · eerie · claustrophobic · quiet · deadpan · sardonic · meditative · devastating · timely · uncanny · biting
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0974
An everyman space pilot stumbles through technical mishaps, mysteries, and tests that reveal human limits in the void.
Why this is here
Tone labels: wry · quirky · whimsical · dry · somber · dark · thoughtful · playful · philosophical · mildly humorous · bleak · eerie · human · reflective
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0997
A reversible two-part novel follows two Asian migrants in past France and near-future Australia as racism and conformity tighten.
Why this is here
Tone labels: darkly humorous · satirical · biting · funny · light in tone · suspenseful · profound · unsettling · menacing · eerie · clever · wry · provocative · confronting · disturbing
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1000
