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Similar in premise + themes

These books are ranked using the premise + themes labels extracted for The Sleep Experiment. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: sleep deprivation experiment, forbidden experiment, scientific hubris, mad scientist, psychological breakdown, ethics of science, urban legend retelling

Themes labels used: ethics of experimentation, sleep deprivation, madness, human limits, scientific arrogance, power, control, obsession, exploitation, morality, sanity, manipulation

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

Cover of La mosca - Relatos del antimundo by George Langelaan

La mosca - Relatos del antimundo

George Langelaan · 2001 · Antología Luis de Caralt

A scientist’s matter-transmission experiment goes horribly wrong, and a murder confession hides the reason.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1640

Cover of Doktor Ox'un Deneyi by Jules Verne

Doktor Ox'un Deneyi

Jules Verne · 2017

A mysterious scientist’s free lighting project secretly turns a tranquil town volatile through an unseen gas experiment.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1732

Cover of The Breakthrough by Daphne du Maurier

The Breakthrough

Daphne du Maurier · 2018

An engineer is drawn into a secret coastal experiment probing life after death, with unsettling ethical consequences.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1825

Cover of The Vital Abyss by James S.A. Corey

The Vital Abyss

James S.A. Corey · 2015 · The Expanse

A captive scientist recounts the hidden backstory behind a disastrous secret research program in the Expanse universe.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1840

Cover of Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Lord Byron, John William Polidori, Percy Bysshe Shelley · 2013

A scientist’s drive to create life leads to an abandoned creation, tragic consequences, and a search for meaning.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1845

Cover of The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

The Invisible Man

H.G. Wells · 1897

A reclusive scientist makes himself invisible, only to spiral into fear, crime, and violent ruin.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1900

Cover of The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton

The Terminal Man

Michael Crichton · 2002

An experimental brain surgery meant to stop violent seizures instead turns one patient into a deadly threat.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1907

Cover of Awakened by Laura   Elliott

Awakened

Laura Elliott · 2025

In a post-sleep apocalypse, guilt-ridden scientists trapped in the Tower of London race to cure the monsters they helped create.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1942

Cover of The Rim of Morning: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror by William  Sloane

The Rim of Morning: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror

William Sloane · 2015

Two 1930s novellas unite science, mystery, and dread as brilliant men confront deaths, secrets, and the unknown.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1951

Cover of From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft

From Beyond

H.P. Lovecraft · 1934

A scientist’s device opens perception to hidden planes of existence, drawing him and his friend into terror.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.1957

Cover of To Protect by Mickey Zucker Reichert

To Protect

Mickey Zucker Reichert · 2011 · I, Robot (Reichert)

A young psychiatrist in 2035 uncovers a conspiracy linking child patients, nanobots, and a human-like robot.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.2002

Cover of Quantum Night by Robert J. Sawyer

Quantum Night

Robert J. Sawyer · 2016

A psychologist who can spot psychopaths uncovers a missing six months of his own life and a theory that could alter humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + themes

Distance: 0.2020