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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Heretics of Dune.
Setting labels used: far future, desert planet, space empire, post-imperial collapse, imaginary place, galactic civilization, political fragmentation
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
The Bene Gesserit fight for survival as a brutal new enemy closes in and they reshape Chapterhouse into a new desert world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar empire · desert world · terraformed world · ecological change · post-imperial · spacefaring civilization
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0745
A predictive scientist tries to shorten a coming galactic dark age by seeding a remote colony to preserve knowledge.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · galactic empire · spacefaring civilization · outer rim planet · remote colony · single-city planet · interplanetary politics · post-imperial decline · future history
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0792
A far-future empire falls, and a hidden plan tries to preserve civilization through science, politics, and prediction.
Why this is here
Setting labels: distant future · galactic empire · interstellar civilization · spacefaring society · post-imperial decline · multiple worlds · remote planet · barbarism after collapse · future history
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0808
As humans near victory over the machines, a deadly plague and final showdown reshape the galaxy and Dune’s future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: desert planet · galactic setting · spacefaring civilization · futuristic civilization · planetary warfare · multiple planets · long future history · distant past · interstellar empire · post-technological collapse
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0842
A far-future prequel traces humanity’s revolt against thinking machines and the origins of key Dune institutions.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar · galactic empire · desert world · planetary conflict · spacefaring civilization · fictional universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0914
A grief-stricken noble becomes a space raider, then tries to turn a ruined frontier world into a new civilization.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar · multiple planets · post-collapse · space colonies · feudal space · barbaric frontier · civilized worlds · dark ages · galactic empire
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0914
A noble heir arrives on a desert planet where spice, prophecy, and political betrayal reshape his fate.
Why this is here
Setting labels: desert planet · galactic empire · feudal space society · far future · ecological scarcity · inhospitable world · planetary governance · post-computer society · fictional universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0947
Twelve linked stories track humanity's galactic rise and decline as a new science of consciousness reshapes reality.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · galactic scale · interstellar civilization · post-imperial decline · spacefaring society · time span of millennia · distant future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0992
A war-haunted legend is sent on a galaxy-spanning diplomatic mission that spirals into betrayal, captivity, and ruin.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · galactic empire · spacefaring civilization · alien worlds · dystopian state · totalitarian state · war zone · deep space
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1017
A Culture AI crisis erupts around a baffling artifact, pulling Minds, diplomats, and rival factions into an interstellar power game.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar empire · post-scarcity society · space habitats · shipboard setting · galactic politics · alien civilizations · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1020
Six Sun Eater side stories expand a war-torn galaxy with assassins, soldiers, family drama, and shifting POVs.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · galactic empire · crumbling empire · alien invasion · far worlds · war-torn frontier · interstellar setting · spacefaring civilization
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1040
A far-future story collection traces humanity’s strange evolution through mythic tales of power, animals, space travel, and personhood.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · galactic empire · interstellar society · multiple planets · space travel · spacefaring civilization · utopian dystopia · mythic future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1045
