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Similar in tone + premise

These books are ranked using the tone + premise labels extracted for Big Time. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Tone labels used: fast-paced, suspenseful, thrilling, fun, dark, tense

Premise labels used: time as currency, kidnapping mystery, medical device mystery, corporate conspiracy, time extraction, identity loss, relentless pursuit

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone + premise embeddings are close.

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Cover of Gates of Rome by Alex Scarrow

Gates of Rome

Alex Scarrow · 2012 · TimeRiders

Teen time agents get trapped in Roman-era chaos when a failed future mission changes history and empowers Caligula.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1564

Cover of The Skeleton Key by James Rollins

The Skeleton Key

James Rollins · 2011 · Sigma Force

An assassin wakes trapped in Paris and must descend into the catacombs to stop a cult-driven countdown.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1598

Cover of Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Sent

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2009 · The Missing

A time-traveling group of kids must protect two royal boys in 15th-century England without breaking history.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1634

Cover of The Eighth Guardian by Meredith McCardle

The Eighth Guardian

Meredith McCardle · 2014 · Annum Guard

A top student is recruited into a secret time-travel agency and must navigate conspiracies, rules, and a new identity.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1722

Cover of The Storm Begins by Damian Dibben

The Storm Begins

Damian Dibben · 2011 · History Keepers

Kidnapped in stormy London, a boy joins time-traveling agents to find his missing parents and stop history from being rewritten.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1744

Cover of Rewinder by Brett Battles

Rewinder

Brett Battles · 2014 · Rewinder

A low-status teen is recruited to verify histories by time travel, then one mistake rewrites his entire world.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1756

Cover of Exposure by Kathy Reichs

Exposure

Kathy Reichs · 2014 · Virals

A teen pack with dangerous powers investigates a school kidnapping while their own secrets and bonds begin to unravel.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1771

Cover of 3:34 a.m. by Nick Pirog

3:34 a.m.

Nick Pirog · 2021 · Henry Bins

A man awake only one hour a day hunts his missing mother while a cold case and a government plot unravel his past.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1812

Cover of Code by Kathy Reichs

Code

Kathy Reichs, Brendan Reichs · 2013 · Virals

A teen pack’s geocache hunt turns into a deadly code game with bombs, secrets, and a race to stop a killer.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1818

Cover of Future Shock by Elizabeth Briggs

Future Shock

Elizabeth Briggs · 2016 · Future Shock

A foster teen with perfect recall joins a secret time-travel job, then must survive a deadly future and uncover a conspiracy.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1825

Cover of Timebound by Rysa Walker

Timebound

Rysa Walker · 2014 · The Chronos Files

A teen with inherited time-travel powers must fix a broken timeline before she and everyone she loves vanish.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1834

Cover of Risked by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Risked

Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2013 · The Missing

A time-traveling trio is pulled into 1918 Russia and must race to save the Romanov children before history closes in.

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1850