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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Mastermind.
Setting labels used: Manhattan, New York City, Myanmar, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo, global, modern day, contemporary, institutional, FBI Academy
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A suddenly growing Central Park volcano links a global cast through disaster, transformation, and shifting realities.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · Central Park · Manhattan · Jersey City · Mexico City · Tokyo · Greece · Kunduz · Afghanistan · Mongolia · Hawai'i · Alaska · alternate reality · contemporary world · global setting · 2016
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2153
A skeptical journalist is pulled into a hunt for a hacker movement while uncovering a data platform that can shape lives.
Why this is here
Setting labels: London · Vienna · New York · contemporary · near future · digital world · urban surveillance · globally networked society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2173
A CIA-trained telepath turned private fixer is hired to recover stolen code, then becomes the hunted.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · tech industry · CIA · private sector · urban setting · global locales · Los Angeles · Dubai · Afghanistan · corporate world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2268
A rogue CIA assassin revived by a dark entity must fight his violent impulses while stopping a global attack.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Calcutta · Russia · Berlin · Germany · United States · east coast United States · international · globetrotting · contemporary · spy world · intelligence agencies
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2298
A young woman’s viral video of a strange sculpture thrusts her into global fame and a worldwide first-contact mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · present day · global · New York City · internet age · social media era · worldwide
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2308
A woman everyone forgets becomes a thief and gets pulled into a battle against a manipulative self-optimization app.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · global · international · urban · digital society · technologically mediated world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2351
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: 0.2356
In a secret gameshouse, a veteran player challenges the master in a world-spanning chess contest with everything at stake.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern day · global setting · worldwide · New York City · Venice · Bangkok · travel across continents · international · contemporary world · alternate hidden society · offstage geopolitics
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2371
A snarky winged teen and her flock race to stop a corporation’s plan to remake humanity and cut the population in half.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary setting · global travel · United States · Europe · Germany · Hawaii · Los Angeles · school lab setting · corporate headquarters · modern times
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2396
A kidnapped math prodigy must use her gift to survive criminals, reclaim her life, and choose revenge or justice.
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Setting labels: Seattle · Shanghai · China · contemporary · global · international · cross-cultural · criminal underworld · modern world · economy-focused
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2404
A new girl at an elite Manhattan school discovers a secret time portal and glimpses a doomed future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · Manhattan · Central Park · Private school · Elite school · Modern day · Dystopian future · Parallel world · Post-apocalyptic city · Alternate New York · Underground tunnel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2444
A struggling New York bassist wakes with 108 true predictions and becomes a hunted, anonymous oracle.
Why this is here
Setting labels: present day · New York City · global scale · United States · dark web · internet age · corporate world · political world · religious world · international intrigue
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2446
