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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Ship Who Searched.
Setting labels used: future spacefaring society, interstellar travel, spaceship interior, archaeological dig site, remote world, universe-spanning
Focused on “interstellar civilization” 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 galaxy-spanning comedy sequel follows a touring space band into another contest, another first contact, and more chaos.
Why this is here
Setting labels: spacefaring future · interstellar civilization · galaxy-wide · multiple planets · alternate reality · post-contact · galactic society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1205
The final Final Architecture novel brings humanity’s war with the Architects to a universe-scale reckoning.
Why this is here
Setting labels: spacefaring future · interstellar civilization · unspace · deep space · multiple planets · galactic diaspora · alien realms · futuristic universe · cosmic setting · post-Earth
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1297
A doctor repeatedly lost to cryosleep must rebuild her life, find family, and survive pirates in a changed future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: spacefaring future · Federation of Sentient Planets · exploratory vessel · asteroid mining platform · prehistoric planet survey · interstellar civilization · far future · multi-planet society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1310
An antiquities dealer and his pilot-assistant chase a mysterious tablet that may prove alien life—and someone will kill to bury it.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar civilization · colonized galaxy · lost colonies · spacefaring society · uncharted star system · archaeological future · planetary exploration · space travel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1313
A human mind living in machine form races to meet the elusive Heechee as a greater alien threat emerges.
Why this is here
Setting labels: spacefaring future · interstellar civilization · black hole setting · colonized worlds · far future · humanity in space · alien technology
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1357
A star pilot leads wealthy alien-hunters across deep space following a mysterious signal toward a vast alien secret.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future spacefaring civilization · interstellar travel · neutron star · multiple worlds · deep space · alien artifacts · ancient ruins · galactic exploration
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1091
A xenobiologist’s routine survey becomes a first-contact nightmare when an alien relic bonds to her and ignites galactic war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: spacefaring future · interstellar civilization · colonized worlds · uncolonized planet · space colonies · space stations · deep space · galaxy-wide · human expansion
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1401
A linked collection of Le Guin stories explores first contact, gender, and instantaneous travel in a humane future.
Why this is here
Setting labels: spacefaring future · interstellar civilization · alien worlds · Hainish universe · Ekumen · planetary society · space station · Australian outback · rural planet · future history
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1417
A hidden exile’s plan to vanish collapses when a rescue pull him into a crew, an ancient ship, and galactic trouble.
Why this is here
Setting labels: spacefaring future · interstellar society · asteroid mining · freighters · alien civilization · ancient technology · far future · known galaxy · space stations · starships · galactic politics · space society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1218
A snarky teen follows her archaeologist parents through time-skewed space to solve a mystery tied to alien terracotta warriors.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future spacefaring civilization · interstellar travel · research bases · spaceships · alien planets · planetary colonization · time dilation · far future · quantum network · outer space
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1219
A disabled girl becomes the mind of a starship and navigates missions, love, grief, and the ethics of her existence.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future society · interstellar travel · spacefaring civilization · central authority · human colony worlds · space shipboard · science fictional future · alien worlds · routine space travel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1227
With the Architects back and no planet safe, Idris and a ragtag crew race through unspace to stop galactic collapse.
Why this is here
Setting labels: spacefaring future · interstellar · colonized worlds · galactic polity · unspace · FTL travel · space stations · planetary scale · post-Earth diaspora · alien civilizations
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1228
