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Justina Ireland

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Premise labels used: kidnapping, rescue mission, missing friend, scientist protagonist, child in danger, planetary crisis, marauder threat, galactic investigation, survival, scientific sabotage

Setting labels used: High Republic era, galactic frontier, Outer Rim, spaceport, planetary outpost, Jedi Order, fictional galaxy

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Into the Dark

Claudia Gray · 2021 · Star Wars: The High Republic

A bookish Jedi Padawan is forced into a frontier mission, then trapped on a haunted station during a galaxy-wide disaster.

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Premise labels: reluctant hero · frontier mission · stranded travelers · abandoned station · ancient evil · mystery aboard station · found family · Jedi mission · space survival · dark side threat

Setting labels: Coruscant · Outer Rim · frontier · space station · abandoned station · hyperspace · galactic Republic · golden age of the Jedi · High Republic era · spacefaring future

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Distance: 0.1552

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Star Wars: Planet of Twilight

Barbara Hambly · 1998 · Star Wars: The Callista Trilogy

Leia is kidnapped on a strange world while Luke searches for Callista amid plague, Force disturbances, and a rising threat.

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Premise labels: rescue mission · political intrigue · kidnapping · lost love · Force conflict · biological threat · planetary mystery

Setting labels: remote planet · backwater world · prison colony · post-Empire galaxy · New Republic era · isolated planet · alien ecology · political frontier

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Distance: 0.1569

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Quest for the Hidden City

George Mann · 2022 · Star Wars: The High Republic

A Jedi Padawan and her master investigate a missing Pathfinder team and uncover a mystery on a haunted frontier world.

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Premise labels: missing team · rescue mission · frontier exploration · mystery investigation · pathfinder mission · planetary crisis · help request · search party

Setting labels: frontier · Outer Rim · uncharted regions · prequel era · High Republic era · spacefaring civilization · mystery planet · dying planet · abandoned ruins · ancient city · hyperspace exploration

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Distance: 0.1636

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Molly Fyde and the Land of Light

Hugh Howey · 2010 · The Bern Saga

A teenage space pilot races across alien worlds to rescue her family, save a friend, and outrun a war.

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Premise labels: rescue mission · missing parent · lost parents · run from authority · enemy-world journey · save the galaxy · end a war · friend in danger

Setting labels: space · galaxy · multiple planets · alien world · enemy planet · futuristic · interstellar · naval setting · hyperspace

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Distance: 0.1812

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Superman: Up in the Sky

Tom King · 2020 · Superman: Up in the Sky

Superman leaves Earth to rescue one abducted child, and each cosmic obstacle tests what makes him Superman.

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Premise labels: rescue mission · kidnapped child · cosmic quest · missing person · save one life · heroic odyssey · search and rescue · moral dilemma

Setting labels: Metropolis · outer space · intergalactic · alien worlds · cosmic setting · war zone · World War II · fantastical reality · DC Universe

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Distance: 0.1825

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Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 3: Jedi's End

Cavan Scott · 2022 · Star Wars: The High Republic (Marvel Comics)

Jedi race to rescue their allies and stop the Nihil, while a bonus mini-series reveals their leader’s origins.

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Premise labels: Jedi rescue mission · siege · villain origin story · outnumbered heroes · battle against a faction

Setting labels: galactic frontier · Outer Rim · space station · floating fortress · High Republic era · space warfare · fictional galaxy

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Distance: 0.1856

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End Game

Lindsay Buroker · 2016 · Fallen Empire

A space-freighter captain races to rescue a kidnapped boy and stop a power grab while juggling family, danger, and romance.

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Premise labels: kidnapped child · rescue mission · space crew · artifact quest · system takeover · promised rescue · fugitive pursuit · final confrontation

Setting labels: spacefaring future · interplanetary system · post-war politics · freighter crew · mafia · Alliance · Empire

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Distance: 0.1897

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Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 1: There Is No Fear

Cavan Scott · 2021 · Star Wars: The High Republic (Marvel Comics)

A young Jedi’s trial leads into a dangerous High Republic mission as new threats, allies, and fears emerge.

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Premise labels: Jedi trials · new Jedi era · galactic frontier · rescue mission · mysterious threat · multimedia tie-in · interconnected saga · visual expansion

Setting labels: High Republic era · Jedi golden age · pre-Empire · pre-Skywalker era · expanding Republic · Outer Rim · space frontier · space opera reality

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Distance: 0.1913

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Star Wars: Survivor's Quest

Timothy Zahn · 2005 · Star Wars Legends: Novels

Luke and Mara join a salvage mission to a lost Jedi expedition’s wreckage, where every ally seems to have a secret.

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Premise labels: lost expedition · wreckage recovery · mystery mission · hidden agendas · space detective · survival trap · Jedi investigation · expedition aftermath · ancient secrets

Setting labels: unknown regions · deep space mission · Chiss space · post-Return of the Jedi · New Republic era · derelict ship · crash site · outer rim exploration · Star Wars universe

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Distance: 0.1947

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Starsight

Brandon Sanderson · 2019 · Skyward

A teen pilot infiltrates an alien power to save humanity, only to uncover a far larger truth about her world.

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Premise labels: pilot mission · spy infiltration · alien society · space station · rescue mission · human survival · cytonic powers · secret technology

Setting labels: space station · alien civilization · galactic empire · planetary colony · outer space · futuristic society

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Distance: 0.1949

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Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure

Greg Rucka · 2015 · Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Han Solo and Chewbacca are pulled into a fast rescue mission that pits them against Imperials, bounty hunters, and their past.

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Premise labels: rescue mission · smuggler adventure · imperial pursuit · rebel informant · buddy mission · space chase

Setting labels: post-Death Star · between Episode IV and V · Outer Rim · galaxy far, far away · Imperial era · civil war · spacefaring reality

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Distance: 0.1967

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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Patricia C. Wrede · 1999 · Star Wars Junior Novelizations

A junior novelization of The Phantom Menace that retells the film with extra character thoughts and a few new scenes.

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Premise labels: galactic threat · chosen one · Jedi mission · political conflict · rescue mission · coming of age · hidden evil · destined hero

Setting labels: distant galaxy · space warfare · futuristic setting · planetary travel · galactic politics · fictional universe

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Distance: 0.1968

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