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These books are ranked using the tone labels extracted for The Rock Eaters: Stories.
Tone labels used: dark, bleak, melancholy, mournful, depressing, grim, grotesque, eerie, strange, unsettling, heartbreaking, luminous
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone embeddings are close.
When suburban kids find a dead superhero in the woods, their secret upends friendship, loyalty, and growing up.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · bleak · bittersweet · heartbreaking · melancholy · creepy · unsettling · depressing · grounded · sad · tragic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0482
A teenager and her robot cross an alternate 1997 America unraveling under war, VR addiction, and decay.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · melancholy · eerie · haunting · unsettling · creepy · somber · somberly beautiful · dreamlike · ominous · gorgeous · tragic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0500
Haplo and Alfred are trapped in a dying stone world where necromancy and survival collide, forcing uneasy cooperation.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · grim · bleak · gloomy · haunting · eerie · horror-tinged · somber · tragic · oppressive · tense · mysterious
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0520
An android builds a suburban family and learns that passing as normal can become a tragic, deadly experiment.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · somber · melancholy · tragic · haunting · creepy · bittersweet · poetic · ominous · philosophical · sad · unsettling
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0529
A father and son cross a burned-out America, clinging to each other and to a fragile code of goodness.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · grim · haunting · harrowing · terrifying · mournful · poetic · melancholy · stark · dreadful · dark · oppressive · heart-wrenching · disturbing · desolate
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0548
A ghost-hunting girl in a ruined world joins a talking ghost on a descent that could free her—or remake everything.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · bleak · haunting · strange · beautiful · bittersweet · violent · eerie · grave · brutal · mysterious · dreamlike · surreal · unsettling
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0559
Four linked novellas follow ordinary people in a magic-poisoned city as corrupt rulers hoard power and resistance grows.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · bleak · grim · somber · hopeless · oppressive · creepy · depressing · violent · tragic · intense · poetic
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0560
A reluctant leper returns to a magical realm, where war, doubt, and a second outsider force him to confront reality.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · grim · bleak · brooding · tragic · tense · haunting · despairing · somber · emotionally intense
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0577
In a flooded future, a mother risks everything on a sea voyage to rescue the daughter taken from her years ago.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · dark · haunting · melancholy · emotional · tense · atmospheric · grim · hopeful · heartbreaking · poignant · frightening · despairing
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0612
An illustrated speculative history imagines humanity’s descendants mutating, engineering, and surviving across a far-future ruined Earth.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · dark · depressing · eerie · unsettling · grotesque · misanthropic · pessimistic · nightmarish · weird · fascinating · grim
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0614
A silent wanderer crosses a colossal cyberpunk megastructure, fighting machines and uncovering a hidden human future.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · dark · gritty · oppressive · haunting · alienating · eerie · mysterious · desolate · violent · unsettling
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0620
A landmark collection of dark, idea-rich SF stories probing gender, death, alien contact, and human limits.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · bleak · pessimistic · nihilistic · dreadful · angry · defiant · haunting · unnerving · brilliant · brutal · poetic · melancholy · cynical · disturbing · tragic · somber · unsettling · beautiful
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0620
