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Setting labels used: Moon, future Earth, solar system, Jupiter, mid-century future, outer space
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A fast-moving first-contact installment mixes alien discovery, Earth politics, and space combat with Bethany Anne’s crew.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · space · solar system · moon base · futuristic reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0864
A solar-system crisis brings together a missing-child search, alien menace, and rival powers on the brink of war.
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Setting labels: solar system · space station · Ganymede · Venus · Earth · Mars · Luna · Jovian system · outer planets · near-future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0906
A chronological omnibus of Arthur C. Clarke’s short fiction, spanning early pulp pieces to late career SF and humor.
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Setting labels: near future · far future · space age · solar system · Earth · Moon · Mars · Venus · undersea · underworld
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0912
A cyborg explorer lives through centuries of solar-system change as humanity, AI, and Jupiter’s alien life collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: solar system · Jupiter · inner planets · outer solar system · deep future · alternate history · hard SF future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0926
A vintage Clarke collection of 11 idea-driven SF stories about space, alien contact, survival, and humanity's future.
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Setting labels: outer space · the Moon · distant future · post-apocalyptic Earth · alternate worlds · deep space · pre-Apollo
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0964
A cyborg-led space station clash and Earth power grab collide as rival survivors fight for Mars, control, and survival.
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Setting labels: solar system · Earth · Mars · space station · orbital setting · near future · dystopian future · interplanetary
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0968
A sprawling sequel where Trojan heroes, future humans, and robot explorers collide as godlike powers and reality itself unravel.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · terraformed Mars · outer solar system · Jupiter moons · asteroid belt · ancient Troy · post-apocalyptic future · multiple universes
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0987
Aliens seek human “witnesses” for an ancient wrong, and the revelation on distant worlds upends Earth.
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Setting labels: near future · moon base · interstellar travel · alternate past · other human worlds · binary planets · spacefaring future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0993
A chronological collection of Heinlein’s interconnected Future History tales, tracing humanity’s path into space and beyond.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · near future · space age · Moon colony · Luna city · outer space · alternative history · 20th century future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0999
Near-future space debris collectors confront grief, ambition, and everyday life in a realistic Earth-orbit workplace.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Earth orbit · space station · Moon · Solar System · 2070s · orbital workplace · realistic future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1011
Under alien rule, humans use a wormhole-linked time gate in a bid to alter their fate across centuries.
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Setting labels: far future · deep space · Solar System · Jupiter orbit · Earth occupation · relativistic travel · cosmic scale · end of time
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1012
A near-future spacefaring civilization faces cascading crises on Mars and Earth as science, power, and survival collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mars · Earth · Moon · near-future · spacefaring future · planetary colonies · off-world civilization
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1014
