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Similar in premise + setting

These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Exo-Hunter. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: time travel, future war, space war, galactic colonization, missing comrades, fish out of water, enemy future, exoplanet search, artifact recovery, racially segregated society

Setting labels used: Antarctica, Soviet-controlled station, 1980s, 1989, 2989, far future, spacefaring civilization, galaxy, Earth abandoned, dystopian future, alternate history, white supremacist society, fourth reich, interplanetary war

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

Cover of Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov

Pebble in the Sky

Isaac Asimov · 1991 · Galactic Empire

A displaced tailor lands on radioactive future Earth and is drawn into a galactic plot about power, prejudice, and survival.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1907

Cover of Footfall by Larry Niven

Footfall

Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle · 1997

A near-future alien invasion turns Earth into a global war zone, forcing humans and a deeply alien foe to misread each other.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1959

Cover of A Soldier's Duty by Jean    Johnson

A Soldier's Duty

Jean Johnson · 2011 · Theirs Not to Reason Why

A precognitive teen joins the Marines, determined to steer a galaxy-sized future disaster onto a survivable path.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1988

Cover of The Hyperion Omnibus by Dan Simmons

The Hyperion Omnibus

Dan Simmons · 2004 · Hyperion Cantos

Seven pilgrims travel to a planet of time-twisting tombs and a terrifying creature as galaxy-scale war closes in.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1998

Cover of Forever Free by Joe Haldeman

Forever Free

Joe Haldeman · 2000 · The Forever War

A restless war veteran and his wife gamble on relativity to escape a posthuman future, only for their trip to unravel into mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2034

Cover of Breakaway by Craig Alanson

Breakaway

Craig Alanson · 2021 · Expeditionary Force

Joe Bishop and Skippy race to stop an alien-engineered catastrophe while juggling alliances, battles, and fallout across the galaxy.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2036

Cover of The Apocalypse Troll by David  Weber

The Apocalypse Troll

David Weber · 2001

A retired sailor off the Atlantic coast is pulled into a future war, a time-travel crisis, and a race to save Earth.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2041

Cover of Millennium by John Varley

Millennium

John Varley · 1999

A crash investigator and a future rescuer collide across time when a doomed flight and a paradox threaten history.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2043

Cover of Polity Agent by Neal Asher

Polity Agent

Neal Asher · 2007 · Agent Cormac

A Polity agent tracks alien nanotech, rogue AIs, and shifting loyalties as a future civilization nears crisis.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2067

Cover of Under Fortunate Stars by Ren Hutchings

Under Fortunate Stars

Ren Hutchings · 2022

Two stranded crews from different eras must survive a space rift while untangling a history that may be wrong.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2068

Cover of Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology by Bruce Sterling

Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology

Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, Paul Di Filippo, Lewis Shiner, Tom Maddox, Pat Cadigan, Rudy Rucker, Marc Laidlaw, James Patrick Kelly, Greg Bear, John Shirley · 1988

A landmark 1988 anthology framing early cyberpunk through 12 varied short stories and Bruce Sterling’s genre-defining intro.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2068