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Setting labels used: post-apocalyptic Earth, space colony ship, alien world, human colony, future, earth reclamation
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A post-apocalyptic teen group faces hidden Earthborn enemies, collapsing ship resources, and tangled loyalties in the sequel.
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Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · space ship · space colony · underground bunker · distant future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0756
Exiled teen criminals are sent from a failing space colony to test whether a ruined Earth can sustain human life.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space colony · spaceship society · post-apocalyptic Earth · radioactive Earth · future Earth · future dystopia · sealed habitat · outer space · futuristic society · ruined planet
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0874
A post-apocalyptic trilogy about humanity’s survival bargain with aliens who demand genetic and social transformation.
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Setting labels: post-nuclear Earth · post-apocalyptic Earth · future Earth · alien ship · rehabilitated planet · cryogenic suspension · interstellar setting · posthuman society · mutated Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0887
A Hugo-winning short story collection where Octavia Butler explores alien coexistence, illness, language loss, and the costs of survival.
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Setting labels: dystopian future · post-apocalyptic world · alien planet · human colony · Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0932
A bounty hunter in a radioactive near-future Earth tracks rogue androids while the meaning of humanity unravels.
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Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · radioactive wasteland · San Francisco · off-world colonies · near future · nuclear fallout · Mars colonies · dying Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0941
A new Earth expedition reaches the colony world Pax, unsettling a fragile human-alien balance and exposing deeper threats.
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Setting labels: planetary colony · alien planet · future Earth · post-apocalyptic Earth · distant future · interstellar setting · ecological SF · single settlement
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0953
A girl on a generation ship faces a deadly survival trial that tests not just her body, but her values and society.
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Setting labels: generation ship · asteroid ship · colony worlds · post-apocalyptic future · post-Earth future · spacefaring society · low-tech colonies · hostile planet · closed society · far future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0954
On a future Earth split by fever-worshippers and tech survivors, a soldier is swept into a prophecy, war, and fated love.
Why this is here
Setting labels: futuristic Earth · dystopian Earth · post-dystopian · space station colony · off-planet colony · future history · war-torn world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0959
In a ruined future Earth, a rebel girl and a body artist challenge a tyrant ruling a sexless space colony.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2049 · post-apocalyptic Earth · space station · orbital habitat · radioactive wasteland · post-human future · space colony
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0960
A salvager alien and a resourceful human survivor form a forbidden bond on a ruined Earth overrun by violence.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · nuclear wasteland · spacefaring future · federation edge · ruined civilization · desert survival · dystopian future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0962
On a hostile new planet, Amy and Elder fight to save their colony while secrets, betrayals, and deadly threats emerge.
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Setting labels: space ship · new planet · alien world · colony · frozen future · dystopian future · confined setting · post-spaceflight
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0970
A hidden woman on a ruined Earth is rescued by an alien king seeking a mate to save his dying race.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic Earth · dystopian Earth · alien homeworld · space travel · ruined civilization · scarce women · hostile society · apocalyptic future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0975
