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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Across the Sand.

Plot structure labels used: direct sequel, multi-POV, parallel storylines, interwoven timelines, time jumps, slow build, action-driven, converging arcs, cliffhanger carryover, open ending

Focused on “sequel” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

Cover of Children of God by Mary Doria Russell

Children of God

Mary Doria Russell · 1998 · The Sparrow

A traumatized Jesuit returns to a transformed alien world, where faith, forgiveness, and contact collide again.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0858

Cover of Cold Falling White by G.S. Prendergast

Cold Falling White

G.S. Prendergast, Gabrielle Prendergast · 2019 · The Nahx Invasions

After an alien invasion, two teens on opposite sides of the war uncover unsettling truths about what the Nahx did to humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0863

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Kings of Carrion

Keri Lake · 2019 · Juniper Unraveling

In a ruined world, survivors race back into a sealed nightmare to find a cure, save loved ones, and survive the cost.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0870

Cover of A Forest of Stars by Kevin J. Anderson

A Forest of Stars

Kevin J. Anderson · 2003 · The Saga of Seven Suns

A galaxy-spanning war deepens five years later as humans face ancient alien powers, shifting alliances, and mounting secrets.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0873

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Deception

Teri Terry · 2018 · Dark Matter

In a plague-ravaged UK, two teens search for truth and each other while survivors with strange powers are hunted.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0886

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The Strength of the Few

James Islington · 2025 · Hierarchy

A sequel of parallel worlds and split selves, as Vis races to uncover the truth and stop a looming cataclysm.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0656

Cover of Torchfire by Moira Buffini

Torchfire

Moira Buffini · 2025 · The Torch Trilogy

In a fractured post-apocalyptic world, hunted youths, rival powers, and a new outsider POV push fragile peace toward collapse.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0660