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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.
A teenage heir must master forbidden magic fast or lose his throne to a powerful enemy in a church-ridden kingdom.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate medieval Europe · pseudo-Wales · medieval British Isles · fictional kingdom · court setting · church-dominated society · quasi-Catholic church · low-magic world · historical fantasy setting · kingdom politics
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Distance: 0.1666
A coerced team of scholars must fabricate an ancient city and language to justify a ruler’s planned war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate ancient world · medieval pseudo-Byzantine world · alt-ancient setting · university setting · palace setting · borderland setting · fictional empire · historical fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1801
A sorceress and a logic-driven outsider team up to stop a murderous conspiracy threatening an alternate Victorian empire.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate London · Victorian England · early Victorian · industrial revolution · British Empire · alternate Britain · magic-infused world · steampunk world · alternate history · urban setting · rural travel
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Distance: 0.1812
In a dystopian Britain ruled by eldritch power, overlapping schemes of kidnapping, corporate horror, and occult traps collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate London · alternate Britain · near-present · dystopian Britain · urban fantasy world · eldritch rule · corporate dystopia · supernatural Britain · Channel Islands · feudal island · modern England
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Distance: 0.1856
A lush short-story collection of dark fairy tales, queer romance, dangerous magic, and women claiming their own power.
Why this is here
Setting labels: enchanted forest · dark woods · haunted forest · magical forest · fairy-tale world · alternate history · steampunk world · post-apocalyptic world · dystopian world · China-Britain conflict · colonial America · East Asia · Amish communities · fantastical settings · speculative worlds
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1961
An orphaned apprentice magician is swept into a portal war that links two worlds and reshapes his future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · imaginary place · medieval fantasy · castle setting · forest setting · court setting · frontier kingdom · parallel world · alternate world · portal fantasy · war-torn kingdom
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1995
A grad student deciphers a rune and lands in a medieval world where poetry casts spells and morality is absolute.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate medieval Europe · medieval fantasy world · parallel dimension · fictional kingdom · Catholic medieval setting · dungeon setting · hell setting · heaven and hell · historical analogue world · alternate universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2011
An amnesiac traveler wakes in medieval England and must piece together his identity before his pursuers catch him.
Why this is here
Setting labels: medieval England · Anglo-Saxon England · alternate history · alternate reality · interdimensional setting · future Earth · multiverse · historical past · viking invasion · science-fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2018
A haunted investigator escorts a murder suspect through a tense land of gods, spirits, politics, and forbidden magic.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate medieval world · different country · new region · prequel timeline · earlier era · preindustrial setting · quasi-medieval politics · forest ritual setting · borderland setting · old religion/new religion conflict
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Distance: 0.2024
Eleven novellas revisit famous fantasy and SF worlds, offering sequels, prequels, and epilogues for series fans.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world fantasy · alternate history · historical setting · early modern setting · colonization · wilderness · shipboard · post-story world · shared universes
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2038
A varied collection of eerie, whimsical short fiction and poems, often with twists, homages, and unsettling turns.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · fantasy worlds · ghost story settings · urban legend · Scottish settings · British settings · ancient city · mythic setting · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2042
A cross-genre anthology of rogues, thieves, tricksters, and morally gray characters by major fantasy and thriller authors.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary worlds · urban fantasy · high fantasy worlds · contemporary settings · historical settings · alternate history · science fiction settings · westerosi history
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2072
