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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for First Fate.

Plot structure labels used: multiple POV, ensemble cast, race against time, escalating disaster, cliffhanger ending, series setup, chapter-ending hooks, backstory interludes, parallel storylines, in medias res

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

Cover of Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey

Caliban's War

James S.A. Corey · 2012 · The Expanse

A solar-system crisis brings together a missing-child search, alien menace, and rival powers on the brink of war.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0889

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Bitter Seeds

Ian Tregillis · 2010 · Milkweed Triptych

In an alternate WWII, a British spy faces Nazi super-soldiers and turns to forbidden warlocks to fight back.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0966

Cover of The Walled City by Ryan Graudin

The Walled City

Ryan Graudin · 2014

Three teens trapped in a gang-run walled city race a countdown to escape, rescue family, and survive.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1008

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Light of the Jedi

Charles Soule · 2021 · Star Wars: The High Republic

In a golden-age galaxy, Jedi race to contain a hyperspace catastrophe while a hidden criminal threat moves in the shadows.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1062

Cover of Brightness Reef by David Brin

Brightness Reef

David Brin · 1996 · Uplift Storm Trilogy

On a forbidden world, six refugee species hide from galactic law until a mysterious starship upends their fragile peace.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1067

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Dark Inside

Jeyn Roberts · 2011 · Dark Inside

After world-shaking earthquakes, four teens race to survive as ordinary people become murderous, rage-filled hunters.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1076

Cover of The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott

The Rising Storm

Cavan Scott · 2021 · Star Wars: The High Republic

A galaxy-spanning fair meant to symbolize peace becomes the target of a brutal attack, forcing Jedi and Republic leaders to fight back.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1106

Cover of East of West, Vol. 3: There Is No Us by Jonathan Hickman

East of West, Vol. 3: There Is No Us

Jonathan Hickman · 2014 · East of West

A fractured future America careens toward war and apocalypse as Death hunts his missing son amid shifting factions.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1109

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Forbidden the Stars

Valmore Daniels · 2010 · The Interstellar Age

A Pluto mission and a deadly asteroid accident uncover alien technology, drawing a boy, a captain, and power players into a race for FTL.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1127

Cover of Breakthrough by Michael C. Grumley

Breakthrough

Michael C. Grumley · 2013 · Breakthrough

A naval investigator and a marine biologist uncover a dolphin-communication breakthrough tied to a hidden undersea crisis.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1132

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Scorpica

G.R. Macallister · 2022 · The Five Queendoms

In five matriarchal queendoms, the sudden loss of girl births triggers political collapse, magic, and war.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1133

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DCeased

Tom Taylor · 2019 · DCeased (Collected Editions)

A corrupted anti-life virus turns the DC world into a zombie apocalypse, forcing heroes and villains to fight for survival.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1143

Cover of Deliverance by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

Deliverance

Nicholas Sansbury Smith · 2018 · Hell Divers

A rescue mission across a mutated Earth collides with an airship power struggle in this nonstop post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1143

Cover of Under a Tell-Tale Sky by R.E. McDermott

Under a Tell-Tale Sky

R.E. McDermott · 2015 · Disruption

After a solar storm collapses the grid, a ship captain and scattered survivors struggle through violence, scarcity, and corruption.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1150

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A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings

George R.R. Martin · 2010 · A Song of Ice and Fire

In a fractured realm, rival houses, hidden heirs, and shifting loyalties battle for a throne as winter closes in.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1151

Cover of If Tomorrow Comes by Nancy Kress

If Tomorrow Comes

Nancy Kress · 2018 · Yesterday's Kin Trilogy

A human mission to an alien world collapses into plague, sabotage, and culture shock when time itself goes wrong.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1155

Cover of The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone

The Hatching

Ezekiel Boone · 2016 · The Hatching

Ancient carnivorous spiders awaken worldwide, forcing scientists, officials, and survivors into a fast-moving apocalypse.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1156

Cover of Exodus by Andreas Christensen

Exodus

Andreas Christensen · 2012 · Exodus Trilogy

In a near-future authoritarian America, a doomsday evacuation to a distant planet becomes a fight over humanity’s future.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1159

Cover of Edge of Darkness by Kyla Stone

Edge of Darkness

Kyla Stone · 2020 · Edge of Collapse

After an EMP collapse, separated survivors race home and fight sabotage, militia power grabs, and a relentless pursuer.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1168

Cover of Aurora's End by Amie Kaufman

Aurora's End

Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff · 2021 · The Aurora Cycle

A misfit space crew races across time to stop an alien threat and save the galaxy in a final, high-stakes showdown.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1170

Cover of The Damned by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

The Damned

Nicholas Sansbury Smith · 2018 · Trackers

In post-EMP America, a Colorado town and federal leaders battle invaders, traitors, and chaos as recovery hangs in the balance.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1179

Cover of Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Black Sun

Rebecca Roanhorse · 2020 · Between Earth and Sky

As an eclipse nears a holy city, four outsiders race toward a prophecy, a power struggle, and a world-changing collision.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1180

Cover of A Forest of Stars by Kevin J. Anderson

A Forest of Stars

Kevin J. Anderson · 2003 · The Saga of Seven Suns

A galaxy-spanning war deepens five years later as humans face ancient alien powers, shifting alliances, and mounting secrets.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1186

Cover of The Fall of Koli by M.R. Carey

The Fall of Koli

M.R. Carey · 2021 · Rampart Trilogy

In a far-future post-collapse England, Koli’s quest for lost tech collides with village war, hidden history, and AI agency.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1187

Cover of Area 51 by Robert Doherty

Area 51

Robert Doherty, Bob Mayer · 1997 · Area 51

A reporter, scientist, and special forces operative uncover a secret alien-tech project at Area 51 before catastrophe hits.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1188

Cover of Emperor of Ruin by Django Wexler

Emperor of Ruin

Django Wexler · 2023 · Burningblade & Silvereye

Estranged siblings unite for a last, fast-moving push to topple a godlike ruler and save their world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1200

Cover of Last Light by Alex Scarrow

Last Light

Alex Scarrow · 2007 · Last Light

When global oil supplies are severed, one family races through collapsing Britain and Iraq to survive and reunite.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1206

Cover of Excavation by James Rollins

Excavation

James Rollins · 2007

An archaeologist and his team uncover a hidden Andean ruin, where a strange mummy and deadly secrets trigger chaos.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1207

Cover of Cataclysm by Lydia Kang

Cataclysm

Lydia Kang · 2023 · Star Wars: The High Republic

Jedi, heirs, and rebels race to expose a hidden conspiracy as a fragile peace collapses into catastrophe.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1153