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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Murder by Other Means.
Setting labels used: Chicago, alternate earth, near future, present day, what-if world, global phenomenon, corporate world, urban crime setting
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
An alien hunter in near-future Chicago investigates serial murders and is forced into an uneasy alliance with a suspect.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future · future Earth · alternate future · Chicago · New Chicago · alien-integration world · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1068
Ten years after saving the world, a traumatized hero discovers the battle may not be over after all.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Chicago · contemporary Earth · alternate Earth · parallel universe · magical reality · post-war world · celebrity culture
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1356
New York’s living avatars must unite other cities to stop a multiversal threat and a very human political takeover.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · modern day · contemporary urban setting · global cities · multiverse · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1476
A cocky alien womanizer and a lone vampire team up in postwar Earth, sparking danger, banter, and obsession.
Why this is here
Setting labels: futuristic Earth · post-war Earth · New Chicago · underground city · alien coexistence · urban setting · scarce water · after alien war
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1502
A rebellious teen who can walk between choice-born worlds uncovers a hidden multiverse threat while chasing forbidden love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Chicago · alternate worlds · multiverse · key world · secret society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1555
A fangirl teen becomes the newest elemental hero and must battle monsters, fame, and a secretive conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate Earth · global setting · New York City · major cities · international travel · urban fantasy world · world under attack
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1576
A repressed psychic woman and a shape-shifting pack leader join forces to hunt a killer and risk forbidden desire.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · urban setting · alternate history · psychic network · coexisting species · pack society · near-future cityscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1578
After gravity vanishes, a delivery girl gets pulled into her father’s dangerous plan to change the world again.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · Chicago · low-gravity world · post-apocalyptic setting · future Earth · contemporary sci-fi
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1580
A shattered teen resistance fights a brain-hacking enemy in a high-tech war over free will and sanity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate present · near future · multiple cities · Washington, DC · New York City · Chicago · Japan · microscopic level · macro and micro worlds · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1588
In near-future Berlin, a couple’s fragile life in an eco-community collides with a corporation’s generosity drug and failing ideals.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near-future Berlin · urban dystopia · corporate city · eco-community · surveillance state · climate-disrupted world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1624
A fix-up of linked stories about proving psychic powers are real and building an institution to protect Talented people.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · future Earth · alternate Earth · bureaucratic future · overcrowded city · urban setting · late 20th century · scientific future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1640
An 18-year-old in superhero Chicago gains powers in a bombing and must choose between normal life and caped duty.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Chicago · university setting · contemporary world · alternate Earth · post-Event world · superhero society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1656
