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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for The Big Door Prize.
Relationships labels used: marriage, friendship, community bonds, parent child, twin siblings, romantic tension, power dynamics, reconciliation, betrayal, dependency
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
Three intertwined timelines in Belize link Maya rulers, a modern seeker, and a far-future religion across a changing world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: sibling bonds · twin dynamics · family legacy · romantic relationships · rivalry · community bonds · intergenerational influence · power struggle · betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0647
As a fleet threatens Lusitania and Jane fades, Ender’s loved ones must solve a crisis of bodies, souls, and survival.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family dynamics · romance · parent-child · sibling tension · adoptive family · community bonds · interpersonal conflict · political alliance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0681
A chosen family crosses Harmony’s desert to find lost starships and begin the long road back to Earth.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: siblings · family conflict · marriage · monogamy · parenthood · rivalry · romance · partnership · community bonds · kinship · betrayal · power struggle
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0686
In a domed post-apocalyptic town, the surviving kids face spreading darkness, new fears, and mounting betrayals.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · romance · siblings · family · leadership conflict · community bonds · rivalry · trust · betrayal · power struggle · parent-child relationship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0709
A fractured superhero family must reunite when an interdimensional prison full of old villains begins breaking loose.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family dynamics · sibling bonds · fractured family · separated allies · team reunion · romantic tension · marriage · parent-child · rivalry · betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0719
A hard-SF short story collection where each tale stress-tests identity, ethics, and consciousness through speculative science.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: romance · marriage · family · intimacy · parent-child · twins · love and revenge · power imbalance · dependency · betrayal · community pressure · interpersonal alienation
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0734
A wildly unsettling short-story collection where body horror, apocalypse, grief, and dark humor keep mutating shape.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: siblings · brothers · family strain · betrayal · caregiver bond · romantic tension · marriage · parent-child · abusive family · community conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0746
A linked anthology of post-apocalyptic short stories about survivors, rebuilders, and unfinished arcs after the end.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family bonds · parent-child · sibling bonds · romance · same-sex marriage · community ties · caretaker dependence · survivor solidarity · authority conflict · betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0787
After a divorce, twins sent to rural England uncover a village secret tied to symbols, bees, and buried history.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: siblings · twin bond · grandparent-grandchild · family breakup · divorce · crush · romantic tension · ancestral connection · community suspicion
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0796
A death-haunted professor and his blended family face a toxic disaster in a darkly comic, media-saturated world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: marriage · stepfamily · parent-child · sibling dynamics · family solidarity · adultery · friendship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0832
The Fantastic Four age decade by decade in a real-time alternate history, with family bonds tested by Galactus and world events.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family dynamics · marriage strain · romantic breakup · parent-child tension · friendship fracture · rivalry · partnership · dependency · chosen family · brotherhood
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0834
In a fear-only future, a fugitive discovers blood that restores emotion and may awaken all humanity.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · romance · love interest · family tension · sibling rivalry · betrayal · loyalty · community bond · power struggle
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0836
