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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Wie die Dunkelheit befiehlt.
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
Focused on “Dream setting” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A grieving young wizard and his partner race to rescue an autistic prodigy trapped in a dangerous magical ordeal.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary fantasy · magical worlds · mindscape · internal landscape · school-age world · urban fantasy setting · otherworld travel · Dream setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1646
A girl and her friend stumble into alternate London, where prophecy goes wrong and the unlikely hero must save the city.
Why this is here
Setting labels: London · alternate world · parallel city · urban fantasy setting · mirror city · discarded world · fictional city · contemporary setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1426
A sky prince and a ground-born goddess collide across a divided world, forcing them to confront prophecy, power, and forbidden love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: floating city · sky realm · surface world · parallel worlds · fantasy world · science-fantasy world · post-split society · ancient divide
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1552
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
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 setting
Distance: 0.1608
A slacker from Earth is recruited into a magical city where dreams, banter, and casework reshape his life.
Why this is here
Setting labels: parallel world · magical city · urban fantasy setting · dream world · alternate reality · fictional kingdom · bureaucratic magic · daily magic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1651
Four lonely strangers discover a hidden city that can only be reached through sex, dreams, and a permanent map on the skin.
Why this is here
Setting labels: dreamlike city · hidden city · underworld city · parallel world · between waking and dreaming · urban fantasy setting · global contemporary cities · adult fantasy world · surreal cityscape
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1659
A career-spanning anthology of dark fantasy, fairy-tale retellings, and series stories, including two new tales from The Others.
Why this is here
Setting labels: multiple worlds · alternate realms · urban fantasy setting · contemporary fantasy · postapocalyptic setting · future setting · sea coast · small town feel · spacefaring setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1662
A runaway teen wakes between Earth and a hidden world, where her secret power could save—or doom—both realities.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earth · Terra · alternate reality · contemporary setting · fantasy realm · parallel worlds · urban fantasy setting · mythic world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1683
In a finale of mirrored worlds and hidden messages, three siblings race to stop mind control from overtaking both worlds.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate world · parallel worlds · fictional world · dystopian world · mirror worlds · good world vs bad world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1702
A transported hero returns to an alien world, only to find his home destroyed and his quest derailed by a women-ruled city.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Counter-Earth · alien world · mirror world · planetary romance · city-state politics · matriarchy · slave society · fantasy secondary world · ancient world feel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1706
A multi-author anthology of animal-centered fantasy and sci-fi stories, with rescue themes and many shared-world tie-ins.
Why this is here
Setting labels: urban fantasy · fantasy world · science fiction world · paranormal world · shared universe · existing series worlds · preexisting world · future setting · historical feel · Halloween setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1712
An outworld adventurer and his new team face trials, cult threats, and rising conflicts in a game-like fantasy world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · interdimensional realm · alternate reality · astral space · city setting · contested world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1730
