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These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre.
Themes labels used: survival, human resilience, nature vs civilization, preparedness, technology dependence, environmentalism, hypocrisy, social satire, human weakness, adaptation, fear of the wild, community breakdown, self-reliance, humility, instinct
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
After economic collapse, a scientist treks across a lawless America, learning survival with a wolf companion.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · adaptation · civilizational collapse · technology loss · human nature · nature versus civilization · companionship · knowledge preservation · self-reliance · community · trust · barter economy · economic fragility · preparedness · social order
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0938
A prepared traveler must cross Florida on foot after an EMP blackout throws society into chaos.
Why this is here
Themes labels: preparedness · self-reliance · survivalism · civilizational fragility · resource scarcity · trust · human nature · moral compromise · violence · government distrust · community vs isolation · survival of the fittest · collapse of social order
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0954
A cyberattack and blizzard trap a New York father, forcing his family and neighbors to survive a collapsing city.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · preparedness · technology dependence · infrastructure vulnerability · social collapse · human nature · panic · resource scarcity · family loyalty · community solidarity · fear and paranoia · privacy and security · civil liberties · misinformation · blame and scapegoating · resilience · morality under pressure · civilization fragility
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.0960
As Earth drowns, a selected crew undertakes a desperate starship mission to preserve humanity.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · human nature · sacrifice · leadership · adaptation · extinction · social collapse · class conflict · moral compromise · human resilience · civilization survival · environmental catastrophe · psychological strain
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1000
After a solar flare knocks out power worldwide, a coastal-town loner and new allies fight chaos, conspiracies, and control.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · preparedness · social breakdown · human nature · loss of normalcy · self-reliance · cooperation · morality under pressure · government distrust · conspiracy · end of civilization · resource scarcity · order versus chaos · violence · resilience · technology dependence · social class
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1007
A near-future global flood forces four freed hostages to navigate a drowning world and humanity’s scramble to survive.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · environmental collapse · human migration · civilizational fragility · social breakdown · adaptation · humanity vs nature · resource scarcity · displacement · inequality · morality under crisis · apocalypse
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1017
A giant comet threatens Earth, and a sprawling cast struggles through warning, impact, and survival after civilization falls.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · civilization collapse · human nature · social breakdown · scarcity · morality under pressure · technology dependence · leadership · group psychology · fear and panic · preparation · resilience · courage and cowardice · rebuilding society · class conflict · religion and disaster · race relations · gender roles · authoritarian tendencies
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1039
After a cosmic event blinds most of humanity, one sighted survivor must navigate collapsing society and deadly walking plants.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · civilization collapse · human nature · social commentary · moral choices · responsibility · survival of the fittest · ecology · human intervention · scientific disaster · technology risk · social order · leadership · class structure · gender roles · religion · knowledge loss · adaptation · catastrophe preparedness · resource scarcity
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1063
After a solar flare and plague collapse civilization, a small band of survivors fights to stay human while building a new community.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · humanity · community · trust · resource scarcity · civilization collapse · moral compromise · rebuilding · self-reliance · practical survival · violence · trauma · human nature · adaptation · resilience · knowledge as power
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1064
In a grid-down America under martial law, a family and allies must choose between holding home and bugging out.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · self-reliance · freedom · government overreach · trust · family loyalty · preparedness · scarcity · moral compromise · loss of civilization · order vs chaos · freedom vs security · human depravity · resilience · adaptation
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1067
Years after a blinding catastrophe, a survivor’s son hunts mutating triffids and collides with a new power in America.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · human nature · social collapse · civilization after catastrophe · power and tyranny · racism · segregation · repopulation · morality under pressure · resilience · hope · adaptation · human versus nature · human versus human
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1072
After nuclear war devastates the U.S., a small Florida town must improvise survival, order, and hope from ruin.
Why this is here
Themes labels: survival · community · resilience · civilization fragility · preparedness · resourcefulness · law and order · human nature · hope · anti-war · cold war fear · social breakdown · self-reliance · mutual aid · class survival
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1103
