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Setting labels used: post-apocalyptic Earth, post-World War III, alien planet, dystopian future, patriarchal society, religious extremism, interplanetary setting, multi-species world
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A snarky mercenary and an energy-wielding arcanist team up in alien-ravaged Earth to recover what they’ve lost.
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Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · nuclear wasteland · alien-occupied world · dystopian future · apocalyptic aftermath
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Distance: 0.0870
In a fear-ruled post-apocalyptic world, rival powers battle over a blood-born savior and the future of humanity.
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Setting labels: post-apocalyptic future · medieval future · Earth · dystopian world · apocalypse aftermath · war-torn society
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Distance: 0.0937
A hidden woman on a ruined Earth is rescued by an alien king seeking a mate to save his dying race.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · dystopian Earth · alien homeworld · space travel · ruined civilization · scarce women · hostile society · apocalyptic future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0969
A sentient mushroom infiltrates a ruined human base to recover his stolen spore while hiding from a deadly judge.
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Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · dystopian future · human bases · wasteland · mutated ecosystem · militarized society · cosmic radiation aftermath · ecological collapse · fortified enclaves
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Distance: 0.1004
A Hugo-winning short story collection where Octavia Butler explores alien coexistence, illness, language loss, and the costs of survival.
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Setting labels: dystopian future · post-apocalyptic world · alien planet · human colony · Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1048
Separated in a harsh future wasteland, Lemon Fresh and her friends fight cults, corporations, and each other’s secrets.
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Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · dystopian wasteland · irradiated landscape · ruined cities · corporate-controlled future · religious enclave · robotic world · glassy desert · post-collapse society · USA (implied)
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Distance: 0.1048
A guarded human survivor and a disillusioned alien warrior strike a protection deal in a bug-ravaged Earth.
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Setting labels: Earth · post apocalypse · alien invasion · bug apocalypse · survival compound · dystopian future · science-fantasy world · interplanetary war
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Distance: 0.1067
A cybernetically enhanced smuggler and a mercenary join forces to fight orbital corporations controlling a broken Earth.
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Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · orbital habitats · balkanized America · dystopian future · Earth-dominated by corporations · urban and rural zones · post-war world
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Distance: 0.1087
A survivalist from a dying Earth clashes with an alien shipmaster whose rescue mission could change both their futures.
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Setting labels: dying Earth · post-apocalyptic Earth · dystopian wasteland · spacecraft · alien planet · future Earth · interstellar setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1106
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As the world-ending Rumbling begins, former enemies and old allies scramble to stop a catastrophic plan and survive the fallout.
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Setting labels: dystopian world · war-torn world · walled society · post-apocalyptic setting · military setting · outside world · global conflict · apocalyptic landscape
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Distance: 0.1108
A Terran exploration crew lands on Astra and collides with hidden colonies, telepathic allies, and a deadly returning power.
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Setting labels: alien planet · extrasolar planet · space colony · post-apocalyptic Earth · future history · frontier world · ruined civilization · undersea culture · telepathic society · three-species world
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Distance: 0.1121
On a ruined Earth, a suicidal landowner loses a city in a game of bluffing and gets pulled into a wider alien conspiracy.
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Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · futuristic Earth · Titan · space war aftermath · sterile society · dwindling population · occupied planet · alternative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1124
