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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Magic Street.
Setting labels used: Los Angeles, Baldwin Hills, suburban neighborhood, upper-middle-class neighborhood, African American community, contemporary setting, modern-day, real-world fantasy, fairyland, parallel world, mythic overlay
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A skeptical reporter hunts for his missing daughter, only to find LA hiding a magical world tied to her favorite books.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Los Angeles · Hollywood Hills · Venice Beach · Boston · contemporary world · hidden magical world · parallel world · urban fantasy setting · fictional universe · real-world overlay
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1620
A Black family man wakes to a cosmic mission, a violent alter ego, and a world where life itself is on trial.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Hollywood Hills · Los Angeles · modern-day · urban neighborhood · affluent neighborhood · predominantly white neighborhood · speculative reality · cosmic setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1867
A mixed short-fiction collection where Neil Gaiman remixes myth, horror, fantasy, and poetry into dark, sly, often explicit tales.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary world · mundane world · mythic overlay · folklore-inflected setting · Hollywood · English countryside · urban settings · otherworldly realms · cosmic setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2108
A married couple signs up for a minor luck god online, only to get swept into divine houseguests and godly chaos.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern America · suburban setting · urban fantasy world · gods among mortals · contemporary mythic world · alternate modern world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2160
Two cousins in an alternate LA gain water powers and try to balance fame dreams, monster fights, and family baggage.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate earth · alternate Los Angeles · city setting · rainy city · modern day · present day · fantasy world · urban fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2189
A grieving, underestimated teen in Los Angeles discovers the 90s show he obsessed over is real—and dangerously unfinished.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Los Angeles · contemporary setting · urban setting · alternate Los Angeles · secondary world · overlapping worlds · 1990s TV world · nostalgic setting · magical city · real-world and fantasy overlap
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2206
The Runaways face alien accusers demanding one teammate's surrender, while the group strains to stay together.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Los Angeles · Malibu · Earth · offworld conflict · cosmic setting · modern-day · rich neighborhood · house base · superhero universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2318
In an alternate Los Angeles, two childhood friends join rival alchemical crime syndicates and must choose between love and power.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate Los Angeles · Angel City · urban setting · contemporary fantasy · modern day · dystopian city · school setting · secret city underworld
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2385
A depressed mirror-traveling thief gets pulled into a missing-girl case that could unravel a magic-soaked world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Los Angeles · contemporary setting · modern day · alternate reality · hidden magic world · urban setting · magic-in-the-real-world · criminal underworld
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2400
Six teens uncover their parents' deadly secret and go on the run, forming a rebellious superhero team.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern-day · Los Angeles · Southern California · Marvel universe · superhero world · suburban elite · teen social world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2492
Myles and Beckett face a revenge-obsessed enemy, ghostly chaos, and fairy complications in a wild final showdown.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary fantasy · London · Tower of London · Thames · Florida · Louisiana · Scilly Isles · human world · fairy world · shared universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2492
A magic-resistant thief is forced into a chaotic race for a doomsday box everyone wants to steal.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern day · ancient past framing · Los Angeles · real world plus magic · hidden supernatural world · urban fantasy setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2495
