Find similar books by
Combine common axes
These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Jade City.
Setting labels used: alternate world, island nation, urban metropolis, post-war society, modern-ish setting, Asian-inspired setting, fictional city
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A young necromancer-lawyer must solve a god’s murder and resurrect him before an entire steam-powered city collapses.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate world · secondary world · urban metropolis · industrial city · steam-powered city · court system · post-war setting · gods among humans · sky school · single-city setting · unclear time and place
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1282
After dying, a lonely woman wakes in a war-torn parallel city where she must pose as a missing princess to survive.
Why this is here
Setting labels: parallel Earth · alternate San Francisco · post-apocalyptic city · dystopian world · multiverse · fantasy city · warring clans · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1354
A time-looping courier keeps restarting to prevent New Rome’s destruction while infiltrating both hero and villain sides.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate Earth · New Rome · post-apocalyptic world · superpowered society · urban setting · corporate-dominated setting · science-fantasy setting · time-loop reality · Monaco (backstory)
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1438
![Cover of 進撃の巨人 27 [Shingeki no Kyojin 27] by Hajime Isayama](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541830478i/40500209.jpg)
A war-torn manga volume shifts from monsters to politics as betrayals, flashbacks, and a dangerous plan reshape the conflict.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dystopian world · walled city · post-time-skip · wartime · militarized society · island nation
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1444
A closeted trans teen inherits a superhero mantle, gaining her ideal body while facing transphobia, villains, and responsibility.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate Seattle · New Port City · superhero world · metahuman society · urban setting · modern setting · superpowered reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1449
A truth-seeing skip tracer is framed for murder in a class-split city and must find the real killer first.
Why this is here
Setting labels: urban setting · city divided by class · dystopian AU · alternate universe · not quite Earth · technomagic · modern technology · cars and phones · feudal society · medieval feel · high city · low city · middle city · contemporary fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1467
A married couple’s honeymoon turns into a dangerous quest through a new city filled with monsters, secrets, and betrayal.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future society · post-nuclear world · outskirts · new city · multiple cities · dystopian world · fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1478
In a corporate-run city-state, outcasts in a neglected housing complex live under class control as a disappearance draws one sister searching for answers.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fictitious country · city-state · island nation · corporate-controlled society · autonomous state · neglected housing complex · outskirts housing · near-future dystopia · speculative fiction
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1483
A young Superman balances love, work, and public fear while facing a power-draining monster and global distrust.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Metropolis · modern city · alternate continuity · superhero world · fictional island · government labs · global politics · small-town flashbacks · spacefaring origin
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1486
A clan family’s jade-fueled power struggle explodes outward into international politics, alliances, and brutal survival.
Why this is here
Setting labels: island nation · fantasy metropolis · Asia-inspired setting · urban fantasy world · international setting · multiple countries · capital city · offshore trade hub · diaspora setting · modernized fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1502
A grief-stricken teen chases her father’s killer across parallel worlds and gets pulled into a love triangle.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate universes · multiverse · modern-day America · futuristic London · imperial Russia · undersea world · post-apocalyptic world · historical setting · science fictional setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1506
In a city where everyone has powers, a precinct of super-cops tackles bizarre crimes, corruption, and prejudice.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fictional metropolis · police precinct · parallel world · multiverse · futuristic city · cosmopolitan city · dense urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1510
