Exploring from

Unity

Elly Bangs

Book page

Find similar books by

Combine common axes

← Back to graph Explore

Similar in themes

These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for Unity.

Themes labels used: identity, personhood, consciousness, humanity, difference, sameness, guilt, trauma, grief, redemption, freedom, connection, community, power abuse, ecology, technology, memory, morality, politics, hope

Focused on “loss” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.

Exclude same author

Max ratings No limit

Ode to the Half-Broken

Suzanne Palmer · 2026

An isolated war robot with a stolen leg embarks on a post-apocalyptic road trip that turns into a fight for hope, identity, and peace.

Why this is here

Themes labels: hope · resilience · healing · identity · personhood · autonomy · free will · bodily autonomy · trauma · grief · loss · memory · purpose · forgiveness · connection · community · humane technology · humanity · choice · change · survival · responsibility · environmental collapse · war and peace

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0873

Continue from here

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022

Rebecca Roanhorse · 2022 · The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy

A 2022 year’s-best SFF anthology of 20 short stories showcasing diverse, boundary-crossing speculative fiction.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · community · human connection · difference · survival · loss · grief · memory · death · climate change · technology · art · immortality · war · citizenship · slavery · algorithmic care · mental health · parent-child relationship · capitalism · hope

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0941

Continue from here

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 2: Tears of an Angel

Yukito Kishiro · 2004 · 銃夢 [Gunnm]

An amnesiac cyborg bounty hunter falls for a troubled street boy, forcing a brutal choice in a bleak future city.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · humanity · love · loss · survival · morality · class inequality · hope · dignity · obsession · self-worth · free will · compassion · sacrifice · trauma · dreams vs reality

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0971

Continue from here

Slow Gods

Claire North · 2025

An immortal pilot from a brutal star society becomes central to a galaxy-wide response to an impending supernova.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · humanity · mortality · immortality · memory · belonging · love · grief · loss · meaning of life · ethics · morality · agency · free will · power · control · oppression · capitalism critique · climate denial · war · sacrifice · community · cultural survival · history · preservation · perception · belief · othering · gender · language · home · diaspora

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0971

Continue from here

Dreamcatcher

Stephen King · 2001

Four lifelong friends on an annual Maine hunting trip are drawn into an alien invasion that tests their bond and minds.

Why this is here

Themes labels: friendship · memory · loss · loyalty · trauma · pain · childhood · adulthood · identity · survival · good and evil · fear · humanity · empathy · difference · corruption · government overreach · disability · mortality · sacrifice

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0982

Continue from here

Spaceman of Bohemia

Jaroslav Kalfar · 2017

A Czech astronaut on a solo mission to a cosmic dust cloud confronts family guilt, a failing marriage, and a possible alien friend.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · redemption · guilt · inheritance · memory · loss · love · loneliness · humanity · existentialism · politics · history · legacy · freedom · national identity · justice · ambition · self-forgiveness · truth · perception

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0988

Continue from here

Tin

Pádraig Kenny · 2018

A boy raised among robot friends uncovers a dangerous secret and must help rescue them in a steampunk alternate Britain.

Why this is here

Themes labels: humanity · identity · soul · personhood · friendship · family · acceptance · belonging · grief · memory · loss · mourning · love · truth · war · ethics of creation · playing God · difference · discrimination · compassion · morality of genius · good vs evil

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0989

Continue from here

Simulated

Nova McBee · 2021 · Calculated

A teen math prodigy’s attempt to regain her gift spirals into a hacked mission, a Tunisia chase, and a dangerous love triangle.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · healing · trauma · trust · love · sacrifice · hope · truth · freedom · agency · responsibility · choice · connectedness · fear · loss · restoration · growth · resilience · morality · faith

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0997

Continue from here

Remote Control

Nnedi Okorafor · 2021 · Who Fears Death

A Ghanaian girl cursed with death-bringing powers wanders the land, seeking the sky-born seed that changed her life.

Why this is here

Themes labels: grief · trauma · identity · purpose · belonging · fear of difference · power and control · morality · death · loss · freedom · empowerment · selfhood · storytelling · legends · memory · colonialism · corporate power · imperialism · technology and culture · humanity · othering · faith · compassion · survival · wilderness · normalcy

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.0998

Continue from here

The Infinity Particle: A Graphic Novel

Wendy Xu · 2023

A young inventor on Mars falls for a humanoid AI and is forced to confront questions of freedom, identity, and consent.

Why this is here

Themes labels: autonomy · personhood · consciousness · freedom · consent · self-determination · humanity · identity · ethics · sentience · trauma · abuse · healing · loss · grief · community · care · respect · relationship ethics · self-actualization

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1001

Continue from here

The Girl with the Red Balloon

Katherine Locke · 2017 · The Balloonmakers

A teen accidentally time-travels to 1988 East Berlin and joins a magical resistance while history and family secrets collide.

Why this is here

Themes labels: freedom · oppression · resistance · hope · memory · history · identity · belonging · perseverance · survival · morality · choice · cultural guilt · justice · self-discovery · religious identity · intergenerational trauma · anti-racism · antisemitism · bigotry · loss · grief · bystander responsibility

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1008

Continue from here

How We End

L.M. Juniper · 2022 · How We Survive Series

Seven strangers try to survive a fast-moving zombie outbreak and the end of London while forging an unlikely family.

Why this is here

Themes labels: survival · humanity · resilience · trauma · healing · identity · acceptance · loss · grief · addiction · community · hope · courage · mental health · social collapse · interdependence · moral choice

Semantic match: ranked by themes

Distance: 0.1013

Continue from here