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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century.
Setting labels used: modern world, near future, futuristic, contemporary, dystopian future, everyday reality, surreal reality, high-tech future, suburbia, workplace
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
An AI girlfriend learns to question her owner’s control, exposing abuse, autonomy, and what it means to be human.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future world · near future · dystopian future · present-day adjacent · apartment setting · domestic space · tech company
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0863
Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem chases stories through a vile, hilarious future city full of politics, tech, and revenge.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future city · surreal 21st century · dystopian future · alternate reality future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0947
A near-future thriller about brain-implant mind reading, betrayal, and a race to stop a catastrophic terror plot.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · future world · stunning future · technology-forward world · current-day-adjacent · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0962
An annual best-of anthology of 20 speculative stories chosen by R.F. Kuang from the previous year's SF and fantasy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · future world · modern day · contemporary · suburban · apocalyptic · cyberpunk · interstellar · space travel · fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0979
In a futuristic city ruled by rival corporations, a silent chain of strange events turns a mysterious briefcase into chaos.
Why this is here
Setting labels: futuristic city · dystopian future · far future · corporate-controlled society · hyper-consumerist world · hyper-surveilled society · retro-futurism · robots and aliens
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1005
A mercenary, a hacker, and an art dealer are drawn into a corporate-cybernetic conspiracy in the Sprawl.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · cyberpunk future · dystopian future · corporate-controlled world · urban megacity · cyberspace · virtual reality · global economy · Sprawl
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1009
In a near-future memory-tech world, a bullied genius gets pulled into a dangerous, obsessive MM romance.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · futuristic world · dystopian future · corporate setting · high-tech setting · AI · self-driving cars · memory tech · techno-reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1042
A cloned woman must hunt her original in four days while uncovering the truth behind a murder and her reality.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · futuristic society · dystopian future · altered reality · virtual overlay · surveillance state · global government · high tech world · post-work society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1047
An outlaw journalist races to expose a corrupt president in a profane, darkly funny near-future political satire.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Near future · Dystopian future · Hyper-urban city · Decaying metropolis · Political future · Technological future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1068
A data courier with a brain implant must outrun criminals and recover stolen secrets before the information destroys him.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · future Japan · Beijing · United States · cyberpunk future · dystopian future · high-tech wasteland · urban future · twenty-first century · globalized future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1074
A dream-crossing man races to stop a global virus while a forbidden love threatens the fate of another world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern world · future world · alternate reality · dream world · two realities
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1087
A cyborg special agent hunts cybercriminals in a near-future Japan where minds, bodies, and identity are under siege.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 21st century · mid-21st century · futuristic Japan · dystopian future · cyberpunk world · networked society · technologically advanced world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1092
