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These books are ranked using the premise labels extracted for Engaging the Enemy.
Premise labels used: revenge quest, family empire, pirate war, privateer response, shipping business, fleet building, identity challenge, interstellar trade
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise embeddings are close.
A young merchant-captain must survive a devastating attack on her family and uncover the enemy behind it.
Why this is here
Premise labels: family under attack · interstellar conspiracy · revenge quest · survival · trade empire · privateer · mercenary allies
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1116
A grief-stricken noble becomes a space raider, then tries to turn a ruined frontier world into a new civilization.
Why this is here
Premise labels: revenge quest · space piracy · civilization building · galactic collapse · trade and raiding · fallen empire · interstellar pursuit · political conflict
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1119
A young admiral unites fleets and allies to stop a pirate war that could shatter interstellar trade.
Why this is here
Premise labels: pirate war · interstellar conflict · revenge quest · trade network defense · fleet buildup · outnumbered defenders · communications advantage
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1195
A ship AI reduced to one body pursues vengeance across a vast empire shaped by conquest, language, and identity.
Why this is here
Premise labels: revenge quest · sentient ship · distributed consciousness · military empire · identity crisis · colonial empire
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1195
A grieving leader pursues ruthless payback while her team expands into space and confronts new threats.
Why this is here
Premise labels: revenge quest · payback · anti-elite · space expansion · alien conflict · power struggle · base building
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Distance: 0.1507
A Star Trek novelization that expands a revenge-driven space adventure with deeper character backstory and higher stakes.
Why this is here
Premise labels: revenge quest · space mission · genetic engineering · terraforming project · superweapon · capture the ship · villain pursuit · crew under threat
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1669
A betrayed heir wages war across a mythic galaxy, guided by a sentient warship, as family secrets and gods collide.
Why this is here
Premise labels: family war · revenge quest · crown contest · fate vs free will · gods and mortals · sentient ship
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1693
A traumatized crew of young human exiles crosses the stars to judge Earth’s destroyers and decide what justice means.
Why this is here
Premise labels: revenge mission · alien retaliation · post-destruction survivors · quest for justice · interstellar pursuit · genocide dilemma · child crew
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1779
The Serenity crew takes a dangerous job while Mal and Zoe’s buried war history resurfaces.
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Premise labels: found family · crew dynamics · past catches up · war backstory · revenge quest · escort mission · crash landing · bounty hunt · war criminal pursuit · secret history
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1814
A veteran soldier survives a massacre, steals an advanced AI ship, and launches a mythic vengeance mission across space.
Why this is here
Premise labels: revenge quest · soldier protagonist · pirate attack · vengeance arc · special ops · pirates · AI ship · mythic ally · ex-military lead · justice and vengeance
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1852
Two rivals with secret motives must team up to expose a powerful corporation before its hidden plans destroy the galaxy.
Why this is here
Premise labels: reluctant alliance · revenge quest · corporate conspiracy · hack-the-system · infiltration mission · enemies to allies · galactic showdown
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1874
In Renaissance Italy, Ezio battles the Borgia grip on Rome while hunting revenge, allies, and a powerful secret.
Why this is here
Premise labels: revenge quest · assassin order · corrupt regime · city liberation · power struggle · conspiracy · tyranny · artifact hunt · war against empire
Semantic match: ranked by premise
Distance: 0.1882
