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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Talonsister.

Setting labels used: alternate Britain, Roman-inspired empire, fantasy Britain, ancient Britain analogue, Britain-inspired world, wild wood, forbidden forest, island setting, queens and kingdoms, mythic world, secondary world, unconquered holdout nation

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

Cover of Deryni Rising by Katherine Kurtz

Deryni Rising

Katherine Kurtz · 1976 · The Chronicles of the Deryni

A teenage heir must master forbidden magic fast or lose his throne to a powerful enemy in a church-ridden kingdom.

Semantic match: ranked by setting

Distance: 0.1666

Cover of The Iron Wyrm Affair by Lilith Saintcrow

The Iron Wyrm Affair

Lilith Saintcrow · 2012 · Bannon & Clare

A sorceress and a logic-driven outsider team up to stop a murderous conspiracy threatening an alternate Victorian empire.

Semantic match: ranked by setting

Distance: 0.1812

Cover of Quantum of Nightmares by Charles Stross

Quantum of Nightmares

Charles Stross · 2022 · The New Management

In a dystopian Britain ruled by eldritch power, overlapping schemes of kidnapping, corporate horror, and occult traps collide.

Semantic match: ranked by setting

Distance: 0.1856

Cover of The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie M. Liu

The Tangleroot Palace

Marjorie M. Liu · 2021

A lush short-story collection of dark fairy tales, queer romance, dangerous magic, and women claiming their own power.

Semantic match: ranked by setting

Distance: 0.1961

Cover of Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist

Magician: Apprentice

Raymond E. Feist · 1994 · The Riftwar Saga

An orphaned apprentice magician is swept into a portal war that links two worlds and reshapes his future.

Semantic match: ranked by setting

Distance: 0.1995

Cover of Her Majesty's Wizard by Christopher Stasheff

Her Majesty's Wizard

Christopher Stasheff · 1986 · Wizard in Rhyme

A grad student deciphers a rune and lands in a medieval world where poetry casts spells and morality is absolute.

Semantic match: ranked by setting

Distance: 0.2011

Cover of The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

Brandon Sanderson · 2023

An amnesiac traveler wakes in medieval England and must piece together his identity before his pursuers catch him.

Semantic match: ranked by setting

Distance: 0.2018

Cover of The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Hallowed Hunt

Lois McMaster Bujold · 2006 · World of the Five Gods (Publication)

A haunted investigator escorts a murder suspect through a tense land of gods, spirits, politics, and forbidden magic.

Semantic match: ranked by setting

Distance: 0.2024

Cover of Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman

Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances

Neil Gaiman · 2015

A varied collection of eerie, whimsical short fiction and poems, often with twists, homages, and unsettling turns.

Semantic match: ranked by setting

Distance: 0.2042