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These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Grand Theft Astro. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.
Premise labels used: alleged thief, secret agency, deadly virus, stasis, countdown cure, space heist, clandestine operative, part-time spy, outer space caper
Setting labels used: distant future, solar system, space colonies, future solar system, interplanetary, futuristic
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise + setting embeddings are close.
A stranded astronaut becomes a reluctant space captain, assembling a misfit crew to face a galactic plot.
Why this is here
Premise labels: Stranded astronaut · Alien contact · Crew assembling · Space outlaw · Smuggler crew · Galactic conspiracy · Redemption arc · Heist mission · Misfit crew
Setting labels: Outer space · Solar system · Interstellar · Alien universe · Galactic Commonwealth · Space ship · Future
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1543
A black-ops colonel wakes from stasis on humanity’s first colony world and becomes vital to its survival.
Why this is here
Premise labels: wrongful accusation · black ops mission · colony ship · stasis wake-up · fish out of water · new colony survival · military specialist · alien world
Setting labels: future Earth · interstellar colony ship · distant planet · alien world · new colony · space station · deep space · far future · solar system expansion
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1559
A space-station janitor who hides a secret life gets pulled into murder, intrigue, and a slow-burn romance.
Why this is here
Premise labels: space station janitor · dead body discovery · maintenance sleuth · undercover identity · class divide · mystery solving · accidental detective · space station life
Setting labels: space station · distant future · far future · orbital city · space colony · alien planets · interstellar · future society · station maintenance
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1562
A young scientist goes undercover on Mars to solve a food-poisoning conspiracy that could trigger panic on Earth.
Why this is here
Premise labels: food poisoning conspiracy · undercover investigation · solar system politics · space ranger identity · scientific espionage · planetary sabotage · mystery adventure · young genius hero · colonial supply chain
Setting labels: future solar system · Mars · Earth · inner planets · space colonies · space travel · far future · planetary politics · agricultural Mars · underground Martians · pulp future · old-school SF future
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1604
A belter miner and a wealthy heiress are forced into a dangerous deep-space heist, with AI and trust issues in the way.
Why this is here
Premise labels: asteroid miner · ship hijacking · heist · hidden treasure · forced partnership · covert mission · space piracy · interpersonal conflict
Setting labels: solar system · deep space · outer solar system · near future · future humanity · spacefaring society · colonized solar system
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1634
A rebel space captain hiding a dangerous secret must trust a charming bounty hunter to save her crew and ship.
Why this is here
Premise labels: on the run · bounty hunt · rebel thieves · space heist · trust between enemies · forbidden attraction · resistance against tyranny · ship repairs
Setting labels: space · interplanetary travel · future · galactic empire · spaceships · space station · isolated planet stopover · totalitarian society
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1665
A teen pilot infiltrates an alien power to save humanity, only to uncover a far larger truth about her world.
Why this is here
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
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1667
A space-faring Peacemaker team hunts a kidnapping-and-slavery conspiracy while juggling upgrades, banter, and danger.
Why this is here
Premise labels: space police · crime solving · missing fuel · kidnapping conspiracy · rescue mission · for-profit law enforcement · upgrade quest
Setting labels: space · galaxy · alien worlds · plausible future universe · Earth (partial) · far-future
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1668
A future investigator hunts her missing clone-sister and uncovers a buried first-contact secret among the stars.
Why this is here
Premise labels: first contact · missing person · cover-up · investigation · alien intelligence · search for truth · lost expedition · clone mystery
Setting labels: far future · colonized worlds · interstellar society · spacefaring civilization · terraforming · colony planet · human expansion · stagnant future · distant future · off-world
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1699
A newly promoted Peacemaker and his crew hunt killers across the stars while exposing a widening conspiracy.
Why this is here
Premise labels: promotion · criminal investigation · space pursuit · conspiracy · corruption · bounty hunt · justice vs crime · crew adventure
Setting labels: outer space · multiple systems · alien worlds · advanced civilization · distant world · futuristic setting · interstellar
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1708
A clever scavenger with secrets gets rescued into a classified salvage mission, sparking a tense space heist and flirtation.
Why this is here
Premise labels: space heist · salvage mission · cat and mouse · secret agenda · hidden identity · classified mission · rescue and manipulation · romantic tension
Setting labels: space · spaceship · wreck site · hostile planet · volcanic planet · future Earth · post-apocalyptic Earth · colonized planets · science fictional future · dying Earth
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1726
A space-rescue doctor investigates a bizarre deep-space accident that threatens an interspecies hospital and its AIs.
Why this is here
Premise labels: space rescue · medical mystery · generation ship · AI infection · space hospital · saboteur investigation
Setting labels: deep space · space station · generation ship · multispecies hospital · far future · interstellar civilization
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1729
