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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Born in Death.
Setting labels used: future New York, New York City, near-future, advanced technology, police headquarters, birthing class, hospital, apartment investigation, wealthy city elite
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A police lieutenant and her team uncover a deadly corruption ring inside their own department.
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Setting labels: New York · future New York · 2060 · police department · police gym · locker room · urban · near-future · technological future
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Distance: 0.1108
A near-future homicide detective hunts a vigilante killer targeting abusive men before more blood is spilled.
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Setting labels: New York City · near future · mid-21st century · futuristic society · police department · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1134
In a near-future NYC where immortality is rationed, a model citizen is pulled toward a rebel group that rejects eternal life.
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Setting labels: near future · near-future NYC · future America · dystopian city · biotech society · high surveillance · strict regulation · immortal elite · social underclass · urban near future
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Distance: 0.1403
In a satirical 2023 New York, a sewer-dwelling investigator is pulled into a bizarre conspiracy of robots, sharks, and power.
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Setting labels: New York City · Manhattan · 2023 · near future · dystopian future · urban underworld · sewers · public works infrastructure · alternate reality · corporate metropolis
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Distance: 0.1654
In 2119 New York, five privileged teens face fallout, secrets, and a police investigation in a twisty trilogy finale.
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Setting labels: New York 2119 · futuristic NYC · skyscraper city · tower society · high-rise elite · technological future · wealth-divided society
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Distance: 0.1697
A near-future biotech experiment creates a sapient rat whose escape triggers a violent reckoning for humans.
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Setting labels: near future · laboratory setting · urban setting · New York City · biotech startup · dystopian future
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Distance: 0.1760
In a futuristic Manhattan tower, five teens’ secrets and rivalries spiral toward a death from the highest floor.
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Setting labels: New York City · Manhattan · 2118 · futuristic city · vertical city · skyscraper society · high-tech future · tower enclosed city · upper and lower floors
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Distance: 0.1786
A young woman tied to a criminal chocolate trade tries to legalize her world while navigating love, loss, and power.
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Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · New York · nightclub scene · organized crime setting · legalized-drug workaround · world of scarcity · high school to adulthood
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1793
In a near-future AI-run world, a medical student uncovers family secrets and a deadly medical mystery in New Orleans.
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Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · New Orleans · New York City · AI-controlled society · medical enclave · university hospital · medical school · alternate healthcare system
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1797
In a near-future New York, three interwoven love stories unfold amid sex work, art, and everyday struggle.
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Setting labels: future New York · Manhattan · 2038 · near future · urban dystopia · recognizable city · cyberpunk city · grimy future · commercialized intimacy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1815
A burned-out copywriter joins an AI company racing to launch personalized ads, and its bots may be learning too much.
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Setting labels: near future · New York · tech company · corporate office · AI workplace · corporate America · surveillance environment · big tech
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1853
An AI girlfriend learns to question her owner’s control, exposing abuse, autonomy, and what it means to be human.
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Setting labels: future world · near future · dystopian future · present-day adjacent · apartment setting · domestic space · tech company
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1873
