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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Earth.

Plot structure labels used: multiple plot strands, ensemble cast, interwoven storylines, slow build, revelation-driven, parallel narratives, cliffhangers, infodumps, epic scope, rising disaster

Focused on “setup book” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

Cover of Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

Iron Gold

Pierce Brown · 2018 · Red Rising Saga

Ten years after a revolution, Darrow and three others navigate a fragile new order where peace is failing and war returns.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1337

Cover of Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card

Earth Unaware

Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston · 2012 · The First Formic War

A Kuiper Belt mining family spots an alien ship heading for Earth, setting off the first Formic War.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1409

Cover of East of West, Vol. 3: There Is No Us by Jonathan Hickman

East of West, Vol. 3: There Is No Us

Jonathan Hickman · 2014 · East of West

A fractured future America careens toward war and apocalypse as Death hunts his missing son amid shifting factions.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1206

Cover of The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley

The Mirror Empire

Kameron Hurley · 2014 · Worldbreaker Saga

An orphan, rival rulers, and a war-torn world face invasion as mirror realities and deadly magic collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1210

Cover of A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings

George R.R. Martin · 2010 · A Song of Ice and Fire

In a fractured realm, rival houses, hidden heirs, and shifting loyalties battle for a throne as winter closes in.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1214

Cover of The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott

The Rising Storm

Cavan Scott · 2021 · Star Wars: The High Republic

A galaxy-spanning fair meant to symbolize peace becomes the target of a brutal attack, forcing Jedi and Republic leaders to fight back.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1248

Cover of Idoru by William Gibson

Idoru

William Gibson · 1996 · Bridge

In near-future Tokyo, a data reader and a teenage fan get pulled into a celebrity marriage rumor involving a virtual pop star.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1263

Cover of The Shackleton Signal by Joshua T. Calvert

The Shackleton Signal

Joshua T. Calvert · 2024

A mysterious signal from the Moon sparks a US-China race, forcing one astronaut into a crisis of science, secrecy, and survival.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1275