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Relationships labels used: family, parenthood, mother-child, romance, sexual politics, gender conflict, tribalism, rivalry, power struggle, corporate conflict, community politics
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A massive New Wave SF anthology of original, provocative stories framed by intros and afterwords, with wildly uneven results.
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Relationships labels: gender politics · sexual politics · family conflict · parent-child conflict · women's communities · male-female tension · power imbalance · colonizer-colonized conflict · war opposition · community under pressure · romance · rivalry
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Distance: 0.0761
A witch claims her own version of a kingdom-shaping quest and the violent life that made her.
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Relationships labels: female solidarity · male antagonism · rivalry · feud · court politics · family conflict · romance · parenthood · community ties · power imbalance
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Distance: 0.0892
An annual, guest-edited anthology of 20 science fiction and fantasy stories spotlighting varied voices and styles.
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Relationships labels: family conflict · romance · queer relationships · parent-child conflict · power imbalance · oppression · community conflict · rivalry
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Distance: 0.0910
As Harmony’s Oversoul weakens, rival powers and family loyalties collide while a perilous return to Earth takes shape.
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Relationships labels: siblings · family conflict · marriage politics · shifting alliances · romantic tension · power struggle · loyalty conflict · rivalry · parent child · community pressure
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Distance: 0.0987
A synthetic woman on a dating show becomes a murder suspect after her husband vanishes, forcing her to uncover the truth.
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Relationships labels: marriage · romance · motherhood · parent-child · creator-created · power imbalance · community hostility · frenemy competition · contested love
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Distance: 0.1021
A chronological anthology of classic sci-fi stories by women, tracing the genre from pulp-era invention to New Wave experimentation.
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Relationships labels: family · motherhood · parent-child · gender roles · marriage · marital conflict · power imbalance · colonizer-colonized · rivalry
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Distance: 0.1045
A galaxy-spanning war deepens five years later as humans face ancient alien powers, shifting alliances, and mounting secrets.
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Relationships labels: alliances · betrayal · political rivalry · power struggle · inter-species conflict · family conflict · parent-child control · romantic tension · sexual slavery · forced breeding
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Distance: 0.1063
Generations after a colony splits into rival societies, one restless young woman is pulled into power, myth, and upheaval.
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Relationships labels: family life · faction rivalry · political alliance · romantic relationship · power imbalance · gender hierarchy · community bonds
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Distance: 0.1070
A generation ship nears Tau Ceti, but a new world and the ship itself force humans and AI to rethink their mission.
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Relationships labels: parent-child · mother daughter · marriage · community conflict · factional conflict · crew solidarity · human AI bond · power struggle
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1101
A new generation on an alien colony pushes beyond safety, uncovering deadlier ecology and human conflict on the mainland.
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Relationships labels: parent-child conflict · generation gap · youth vs elders · community conflict · romantic relationships · sexual relationships · family dynamics · power struggle · leadership rivalry · peer groups
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1111
In a racist near-future society, a grieving young mother and a vengeful brother move toward a devastating reckoning.
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Relationships labels: mother-daughter · family conflict · parent-child · romantic relationship · rivalry · betrayal · revenge · power imbalance · community prejudice
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Distance: 0.1120
In an alternate 1855 England powered by steam computers, several figures race over a dangerous punched-card program.
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Relationships labels: power struggle · political rivalry · espionage · betrayal · class conflict · family legacy · parent-child relationship · community unrest · collaboration
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Distance: 0.1139
