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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for To Hold Up the Sky.
Setting labels used: near future, far future, China, global, cosmic scale
Focused on “future speculation” 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.
Facing a 400-year alien invasion, humanity hides its plans in human minds alone and bets civilization on secret strategists.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · deep space · future Earth · far future · crisis era · cosmic scale · global setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0992
A career-spanning mix of Liu Cixin’s short fiction, essays, and interviews on science fiction, science, and the future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: China · Chinese science fiction scene · global science fiction · future speculation · cosmic scale · scientific futures · historical pieces
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1329
A new wormhole-based camera ends privacy on Earth, then opens history itself to scrutiny and upheaval.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Earth · global society · quantum physics · time travel · cosmic scale · historical past
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1132
An abducted science-fiction writer becomes humanity’s intermediary as alien intervention ends violence and remakes Earth.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · global scale · near future · urban and rural
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1246
A nameless man’s mind leaves Earth to explore the universe, meeting alien civilizations and a possible creator.
Why this is here
Setting labels: outer space · galactic scale · multiverse · far future · cosmic time
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1263
A massive Isaac Asimov story collection of idea-driven, twisty science fiction exploring future tech, time, robots, and humanity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · far future · parallel worlds · space age · robot future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1376
A widow, a space crew, and a posthuman investigator are drawn through overlapping times toward a mysterious cosmic anomaly.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future Earth · far future · space colonies · interstellar space · alien megastructure · cosmic frontier
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1386
A mind-linking drug triggers global unrest as governments, hackers, and posthumans fight to control humanity’s future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future Earth · global setting · United States · China · India · Washington DC · future Shanghai · 2040 · 2040s · quantum computing · virtual space
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1391
Across eons, humanity keeps asking a supercomputer if entropy can be reversed before the universe runs out of time.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · far future · cosmic scale · spacefaring future · posthuman future · far future Earth · deep time · universe-wide · technological civilization · transhuman setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1421
An illustrated future-history follows humanity across deep time, until alien meddling turns evolution into punishment.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Mars · Earth · galactic scale · far future · deep time · posthuman world · interstellar civilization · speculative future · fictional reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1446
When hidden portals link Earth to human worlds beyond, two field agents must stop a conquest that could decide all worlds.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Earth · other planets · Earth-like worlds · alternate worlds · interplanetary setting · contemporary world · advanced technology future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1506
A hard-SF short story collection where each tale stress-tests identity, ethics, and consciousness through speculative science.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · futuristic · parallel worlds · multiverse · posthuman future · Earthbound settings · scientific future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1512
