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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Ones We're Meant to Find.
Setting labels used: abandoned island, eco-city, floating city, near future, post-apocalyptic, climate-ravaged world, ocean setting, dystopian future, science-fictional future
Focused on “near future” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A sheltered girl in a flooded future city uncovers family secrets, folklore, and a mysterious neighbor’s hidden life.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic · dystopian future · flooded city · partially submerged city · island city · apartment tower · high-rise building · climate catastrophe · urban decay · alternate world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1163
In a near-future extinction economy, two unlikely allies hunt a possibly intelligent fish after a cyberattack upends everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2030s · dystopian future · post-climate-crisis · totalitarian state · floating city · toxic wasteland · oceanic setting · Europe · global
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1292
A desperate teen flees a brutal regime to a supposedly safe island, only to find the refuge hides new dangers and secrets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic world · war zone · mysterious island · jungle setting · deserted island · ocean setting · work camp · labor camp · futuristic world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1311
In a futuristic, disaster-scarred world, a young woman seeks to erase painful memories tied to love and loss.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2040s · 2050 · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic · unnamed locations · tropical region · scientific future · disaster aftermath
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1318
In a near-future world of rewilded forbidden zones, an adventure-racing team enters the deadliest one and finds nature fighting back.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · semi-apocalyptic world · global climate collapse · nature preserve · rewilded landscape · jungle setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1390
A telepathic duo flees an island refuge into a flooded, post-apocalyptic world where answers are scarce and symbols abound.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · island city · mainland · Venice-like city · flooded city · water-dominated world · near future · surreal world · retrofuture · ruined society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1407
Nineteen YA short stories imagine what survives after collapse, from plague and war to monsters, walls, and strange new orders.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic · dystopian · near future · far future · space habitat · generation ship · walled society · ruined world · collapsed civilization · catastrophic future · alternate future · isolated communities
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1410
A queer speculative short-story collection where music, memory, and strange futures turn small human lives into big questions.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · alternate universes · post-apocalyptic worlds · generation ship · cruise ship · highway setting · coastal setting · isolated island · Earth after collapse · multiverse
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1417
In a ruined future where children vanish at fourteen, escaped teens join a mysterious AI-led resistance.
Why this is here
Setting labels: futuristic city · urban wasteland · post-apocalyptic Earth · alternate Earth · dystopian future · near future · subterranean refuge
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1423
A queer speculative story collection uses body horror, myth, and dystopia to explore transness, survival, and belonging.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · mid-apocalyptic · post-apocalyptic · dystopian · moon colony · alternative reality · contemporary setting · city under climate threat · church shelter · science fictional world · fantastical world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1448
After a tech-company plane crash, survivors find a high-tech island house whose secrets turn survival into paranoia.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · deserted island · tropical island · isolated mansion · smart home · techno-dystopia
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1452
A newly out trans artist’s assistant endures a chaotic bachelor weekend at a lawless resort that hides cults and monsters.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · international waters · floating city · lawless island · capitalist hellscape · vacation resort · tech-dystopia
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1461
