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These books are ranked using the tone labels extracted for Next.
Tone labels used: cautionary, satirical, darkly comic, frenetic, tense, disturbing, thought-provoking, didactic, uneven, frightening
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone embeddings are close.
In an overpopulated future, a black presidential candidate bets everything on a cracked portal to a parallel Earth.
Why this is here
Tone labels: satirical · darkly comic · cynical · bizarre · prescient · thought-provoking · uneasy · tense
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0906
A tech-skeptic infiltrates a mega-corporation to sabotage it from within, but its control keeps expanding.
Why this is here
Tone labels: satirical · darkly funny · hilarious · terrifying · absurd · anxious · dread-filled · didactic · heavy-handed · grim · cautionary
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1009
An amnesiac convict lands on a brutal prison planet where status comes from crime, and survival means uncovering the truth.
Why this is here
Tone labels: darkly comic · satirical · wry · disturbing · tense · violent · thought-provoking · cynical
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1058
In a genetically engineered near-future America, rival castes fight over work, power, and who should control advanced technology.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · thought-provoking · political · prescient · tense · scary · satirical · earnest · serious · disturbing · cautionary
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1058
A growth experiment escapes control, unleashing giant creatures and a social crisis over what happens when humans outgrow society.
Why this is here
Tone labels: satirical · philosophical · witty · humorous · cautionary · terrifying · horror-tinged · serious · tragic · somber · ironic · thought-provoking
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1085
Four near-future novellas use tech, race, health care, and collapse to expose the pressure points of modern life.
Why this is here
Tone labels: wry · dark · satirical · angry · urgent · didactic · heavy-handed · grim · thought-provoking · unsettling · cautionary · cynical · darkly humorous
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1123
In an alternate America where calling someone stupid is illegal, one outspoken professor’s life and friendships unravel.
Why this is here
Tone labels: satirical · darkly comic · scathing · acerbic · bleak · hilarious · frightening · uncomfortable · deadpan · provocative
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1172
A scientist races to stop a deadly virus by mutating it into compassion—until kindness becomes its own danger.
Why this is here
Tone labels: darkly funny · bleak · satirical · unsettling · thought-provoking · dark · twisted · cynical · tense · horrific
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1199
Six near-future sci-fi stories explore AI, apocalypse, genetics, memory, and quantum tech as tomorrow arrives too soon.
Why this is here
Tone labels: darkly comic · chilling · unsettling · haunting · melancholy · hopeful · eerie · thought-provoking · smart · satirical
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1243
A Mars worker and a talking bear are pulled into a battle over bioform rights, mind control, and political power.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · satirical · humorous · tense · bleak · thought-provoking · shocking · biting · merciless · serious
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1254
A near-future trilogy of biotech collapse, plague, and survival told through intertwined timelines and perspectives.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark humor · satirical · terrifying · bleak · frenetic · heartbreaking · biting · humorous · serious · frightening
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1291
A young employee joins a dominant tech giant whose promise of openness slowly turns into total surveillance.
Why this is here
Tone labels: chilling · creepy · disturbing · tense · dreadful · horrifying · darkly comic · preachy · didactic · satirical · paranoid · uncomfortable
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.1296
