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Chasing the Shadows

Maria V. Snyder

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Premise labels used: hidden identity, fake death, alien threat, galactic rescue delay, communication blackout, security training, hacking, archaeological mystery, protect the base, survive until rescue

Setting labels used: year 2522, far future, planetary base, space station, planet Yulin, interstellar setting, galaxy-spanning, extraterrestrial colony, spacefaring world, time dilation

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Paradise

Craig Alanson · 2016 · Expeditionary Force

A snarky AI and a human commander race to protect Earth while checking on stranded troops on an alien world.

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Premise labels: rescue mission · behind-enemy-lines · stranded humans · covert ops · alien conflict · mission under secrecy · survival struggle · earth security

Setting labels: spacefaring future · alien planet · Earth orbit · interstellar travel · military outpost · colony world · galactic civilization · space war

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Distance: 0.1831

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Revelation Space

Alastair Reynolds · 2002 · The Inhibitor Sequence

An archaeologist, an assassin, and a spacefaring crew converge around an extinct alien mystery with galaxy-shaking stakes.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien archaeology · lost civilization · ancient mystery · Fermi paradox · spacefaring humanity · interstellar pursuit · doomsday threat · mystery investigation · ancient artifact

Setting labels: far future · 26th century · space colonies · interstellar travel · sublight travel · relativistic travel · deep space · alien worlds · colony planet · decaying civilization · posthuman future · gothic space setting

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Distance: 0.1841

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Empty Space: A Haunting

M. John Harrison · 2012 · Kefahuchi Tract

A widow, a space crew, and a posthuman investigator are drawn through overlapping times toward a mysterious cosmic anomaly.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien artifact · parallel threads · temporal convergence · identity crisis · reality instability · mystery investigation · posthuman encounter · cosmic anomaly

Setting labels: near-future Earth · far future · space colonies · interstellar space · alien megastructure · cosmic frontier

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Distance: 0.1868

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Triana Moore, Space Janitor: The Complete Series

Julia Huni · 2019 · Space Janitor

A space-station janitor who hides a secret life gets pulled into murder, intrigue, and a slow-burn romance.

Why this is here

Premise labels: space station janitor · dead body discovery · maintenance sleuth · undercover identity · class divide · mystery solving · accidental detective · space station life

Setting labels: space station · distant future · far future · orbital city · space colony · alien planets · interstellar · future society · station maintenance

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Distance: 0.1876

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Starsight

Brandon Sanderson · 2019 · Skyward

A teen pilot infiltrates an alien power to save humanity, only to uncover a far larger truth about her world.

Why this is here

Premise labels: pilot mission · spy infiltration · alien society · space station · rescue mission · human survival · cytonic powers · secret technology

Setting labels: space station · alien civilization · galactic empire · planetary colony · outer space · futuristic society

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Distance: 0.1924

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The Long Sunset

Jack McDevitt · 2018 · The Academy

An experienced interstellar pilot defies a shutdown order to trace an alien signal and discovers unexpected civilizations.

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Premise labels: alien signal · deep-space mission · space program shutdown · first contact · exploration ban · interstellar rescue · ancient transmission · political opposition · scientific investigation · save a civilization

Setting labels: far future · 23rd century · 2250s · interstellar space · deep space · Earth · distant star systems · ocean world · ice world · black hole

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Distance: 0.1930

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The Dark Forest

Liu Cixin · 2015 · Remembrance of Earth's Past

Facing a 400-year alien invasion, humanity hides its plans in human minds alone and bets civilization on secret strategists.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien invasion · human survival · secret strategy · hidden thoughts · cosmic threat · first-contact fallout

Setting labels: Earth · deep space · future Earth · far future · crisis era · cosmic scale · global setting

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Distance: 0.1948

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Astray

Jenny Schwartz · 2022 · The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist

A secretive xeno-archaeologist and an exiled captain cross paths in border space as alien mysteries and war fallout collide.

Why this is here

Premise labels: space exile · border space · hidden secrets · alien intelligence · ancient aliens · war aftermath · political intrigue · survival quest · found family · mystery

Setting labels: far future · border space · interstellar empire · space station · battlecruiser · colony ships · habitable planets · distant future · postwar setting · alien ruins

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Distance: 0.1949

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Echo

Jack McDevitt · 2010 · Alex Benedict

An antiquities dealer and his pilot-assistant chase a mysterious tablet that may prove alien life—and someone will kill to bury it.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien artifact · first contact · ancient mystery · search for aliens · antiquities trade · missing artifact · hidden secret · assassin threat

Setting labels: far future · interstellar civilization · colonized galaxy · lost colonies · spacefaring society · uncharted star system · archaeological future · planetary exploration · space travel

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Distance: 0.1993

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Ancestral Night

Elizabeth Bear · 2019 · White Space

A salvage engineer uncovers ancient alien tech and a conspiracy, forcing a run through deep space and into her own past.

Why this is here

Premise labels: space salvage · ancient technology · hidden past · pirate chase · corrupt authority · post-scarcity society · identity crisis · galactic threat

Setting labels: far future · deep space · outer galaxy · galactic core · black hole · space stations · post-scarcity civilization · multi-species society · FTL travel

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Distance: 0.2001

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Ring

Stephen Baxter · 2001 · Xeelee Sequence

A far-future human expedition races through time and space to uncover why the Sun is dying and save existence.

Why this is here

Premise labels: cosmic threat · species survival · future mission · time dilation · scientific mystery · universal fate

Setting labels: far future · solar system · interstellar space · cosmic scale · deep time · dying universe · artificial megastructure · inside the Sun · generation ship

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Distance: 0.2004

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Odysseus Awakening

Evan Currie · 2017 · Odyssey One

A starship captain and allied fleet face an imperial assault while their own ship begins acting strangely.

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Premise labels: space battle · outnumbered forces · fleet combat · defend colony · information theft · time pressure · mysterious malfunctions · enemy incursion

Setting labels: far future · deep space · planetary system · colony world · starship · fleet warfare · interstellar war · spacefaring civilization · battlefield setting

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2013

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