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These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Wie die Dunkelheit befiehlt. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.
Premise labels used: magic cost, forbidden love, rebel alliance, artifact quest, family-bound magic, fate vs freedom, world-threatening power
Setting labels used: mirror world, urban fantasy setting, contemporary-feeling world, magic cities, floating mirrored cities, dystopian world, chaos magic, secret past civilization, time-stilled city, fantasy realm
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise + setting embeddings are close.
A fantasy trilogy of linked quests in the Four Lands, where successive heirs battle rising evil with magic and courage.
Why this is here
Premise labels: quest fantasy · save the world · forbidden evil · artifact quest · heroic mission · inherited magic
Setting labels: secondary world · distant future Earth · imaginary place · medievalized future · Four Lands · wasteland · fantasy realm
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.1929
Nicci, Nathan, and Bannon reach a hidden city where magic, slavery, and rebellion threaten Nathan’s chance to regain his power.
Why this is here
Premise labels: quest · restore magic · save the world · hidden city · oppressive regime · free the enslaved · topple tyrants · prophecy
Setting labels: imaginary places · secondary world · Old World · hidden city · time-shrouded city · magic kingdom · dystopian city · post-isolation society · fantasy empire
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2023
A time-bending YA fantasy sequel sends two allies into the past where war, secrets, and love collide.
Why this is here
Premise labels: time travel · alternate future · war prevention · world-saving quest · elemental magic · enemy factions · love under pressure · hidden secrets
Setting labels: dystopian future · past and future · alternate world · elemental worldbuilding · time-travel setting · war-torn world · futuristic world · multiple locations
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2070
A girl from London’s underclass is pulled into a mirror world, deadly magic, and a choice that could bind her forever.
Why this is here
Premise labels: dangerous magic · artifact magic · magical competition · magical choice · survival quest · secret heritage · parallel world · class divide
Setting labels: London · mirror world · parallel world · dystopian future · urban setting · magical society · class-stratified world · wealth divide · underclass
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2113
Shae follows a stolen magical book to a forbidden industrial city, where lies, betrayals, and alliances reshape her world.
Why this is here
Premise labels: quest · stolen artifact · forbidden land · truth-seeking · betrayal · save homeland · magical book · cross-border journey · allies and enemies · political conflict
Setting labels: secondary world · fantasy world · mythic land · forbidden realm · industrial city · steampunk vibe · technological society · alternate world · refugee tunnels · country conflict · post-lie society
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2121
A serf-turned-adept shuttles between rival worlds, battling assassins, contests, and divided loyalties to survive.
Why this is here
Premise labels: parallel worlds · portal fantasy · dual life · tournament quest · assassination threat · hidden identity · magic vs technology
Setting labels: parallel worlds · futuristic society · magic world · domed city · alternate reality · competitive arena · imaginary places
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2139
In a fallen realm where magic is outlawed, heirs of an old bloodline are sent on separate quests to save the world.
Why this is here
Premise labels: world-saving quest · magic restoration · lost artifact · ancient prophecy · descendant heroes · quest triad · resistance against tyranny
Setting labels: secondary world · post-timeskip setting · oppressed land · magical decline · forbidden magic · secondary-world fantasy · ruined realm · quest landscape · darkening world
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2149
A damaged hero returns to a ravaged fantasy realm and, with a doctor’s help, must confront a new curse and old despair.
Why this is here
Premise labels: return to fantasy realm · time jump · corrupted world · save the land · quest · reluctant hero · chosen healer · battle evil · magical power
Setting labels: secondary world · alternate world · fantasy realm · time dilation · post-catastrophe · corrupted landscape · desolate land · magical ecology · real world crossover
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2155
A cursed girl is sent to a war-torn fantasy world where she must fight, choose, and risk love to get home.
Why this is here
Premise labels: alternate world · cursed family · war between factions · chosen mission · cross-world summons · forbidden romance · enemies to lovers
Setting labels: secondary world · parallel worlds · human world · fantasy kingdom · war-torn world
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2163
An outworld adventurer and his new team face trials, cult threats, and rising conflicts in a game-like fantasy world.
Why this is here
Premise labels: outworlder hero · adventurer team · interdimensional quest · contests and trials · power progression · city intrigue · cult threat
Setting labels: fantasy world · interdimensional realm · alternate reality · astral space · city setting · contested world
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2186
A Merlin-era Amber novel where a reluctant heir is pushed into a cosmic choice between Order and Chaos.
Why this is here
Premise labels: power struggle · forced choice · dual allegiance · quest · family conflict · alternate worlds · mystery · political intrigue · pawned protagonist · order vs chaos
Setting labels: alternate worlds · multiple worlds · shadow travel · between-world space · magical realms · court politics · castle setting · secondary world · mythic reality · multiverse
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2193
Separated siblings end up on opposite sides of a magic-ruled conflict, each chasing power, truth, and revenge.
Why this is here
Premise labels: estranged siblings · opposite sides · magical order · revenge quest · civil war · artifact hunt · oppressive regime · forbidden power · rebellion · coming-of-age conflict
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · fallen empire · ancient ruins · undercity · walled cities · hidden tunnels · civil war · magical order · science-fantasy world · dystopian setting · ruined civilization · techno-magic setting
Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting
Distance: 0.2194
