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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Homunculus (Omnibus), Vol. 1-2.
Setting labels used: Urban contemporary, Homelessness, Car dwelling, Medical experiment, Psychological reality, Supernatural reality
Focused on “contemporary” 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 married couple confronts escalating phobias and missing time, uncovering a sinister mind-control scheme.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · urban domestic · therapist office · medicalized setting · real-world setting · psychological realism · small-circle social world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1913
After a deadly accident, Erin discovers a hidden immortal gene and is dragged into a war for her life and loyalty.
Why this is here
Setting labels: urban setting · contemporary setting · secret world · hidden society · near-present day · supernatural reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1731
A troubled young artist’s nightmare drawings begin coming to life, dragging her into violent secrets and deadly truths.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · modern world · fictionalized reality · dream world · supernatural reality · dark atmosphere
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2060
A man who fully wakes from hypnosis sees hidden manipulators controlling society and must decide how to respond.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary society · urban public spaces · media-saturated world · Earth · present-day realism · alien-in-disguise reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1797
Moon Knight’s identities splinter into separate realities, forcing a surreal battle to understand what’s real and who he is.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · the moon · mental institution · psychological interior · Egyptian imagery · alternate realities · supernatural reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1797
A collection of strange, lyrical stories where grief, family, and ordinary life are interrupted by uncanny intrusions.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Contemporary · Urban · Suburban · New Jersey · Everyday reality · Magical realism · Alternative reality · Sitcom world · Dreamlike
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2120
A homeless man in New York follows messages from soda cans on a strange mission, then meets a trans runaway who changes everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · contemporary urban · real-world setting · street-level life · marginalized city life · Earthbound speculative
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1823
A street preacher faces chaos, prophecy, and reality-bending forces in a sprawling, metafictional urban saga.
Why this is here
Setting labels: unnamed city · urban neighborhood · poor neighborhood · isolated community · mental hospital · religious community · contemporary setting · alternate reality · time-bending reality · dimension-crossing reality · rural-carnival imagery
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1824
A genre-blending short story collection where Ellison pairs surreal, dark tales with combative author introductions.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · 1970s · urban · New York City · fantasy reality · science fictional settings · Hell · sewers
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2126
A genre-bending short story collection where portals, marriages, and identity crises expose the costs of escape and desire.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · small town · domestic sphere · boarding school · space · alternate reality · speculative reality · near future · mythic realism
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2135
A ragtag rebel cell battles psychic oppression, alien powers, and reality-warping conspiracies in a dense, psychedelic comic epic.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · 1990s · late 20th century · urban · secret underground world · multiverse · interdimensional · psychic reality · near-apocalyptic · global
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2186
A wildly unsettling short-story collection where body horror, apocalypse, grief, and dark humor keep mutating shape.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic · suburban · urban · wilderness · road trip · space · apocalypse
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2189
