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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.

Plot structure labels used: setup-and-reveal, frame flashback, story within a story, mystery reveal, quest narrative, race against time, parallel plotlines, backstory-heavy, open ending, sequel bait

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

Cover of The Kinshield Legacy by K.C. May

The Kinshield Legacy

K.C. May · 2010 · The Kinshield Saga

A reluctant warrant knight must solve ancient runes and accept a throne while a ruthless wizard hunts him.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1006

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The Line Between

Tosca Lee · 2019 · The Line Between

After a cult exile, a sheltered young woman must carry disease samples across a collapsing America to stop an epidemic.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1013

Cover of Doctor Who: Beautiful Chaos by Gary Russell

Doctor Who: Beautiful Chaos

Gary Russell · 2008 · Doctor Who: New Series Adventures

Donna returns home to family and grief, but the Doctor senses a cosmic threat hiding behind a new star.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1058

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The Last Airship

Christopher Cartwright · 2015 · Sam Reilly

When a clue to a vanished WWII airship surfaces, Sam Reilly is pulled into a globe-spanning hunt for its deadly secret.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1083

Cover of Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil by Jeff Lemire

Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil

Jeff Lemire · 2018 · The World of Black Hammer

A reporter hunts for her missing father by interviewing his old supervillain enemies in a retro superhero world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1111

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The Immortality Thief

Taran Hunt · 2022 · The Kystrom Chronicles

A coerced linguist boards a doomed derelict ship to recover immortality data before rival factions and monsters destroy him.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1139

Cover of Skipshock by Caroline O'Donoghue

Skipshock

Caroline O'Donoghue · 2025 · Skipshock

A grieving teen slips into a time-warped world by train and is pulled into rebellion, secrets, and slow-burn romance.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1144

Cover of Aliens: Earth Hive by Steve Perry

Aliens: Earth Hive

Steve Perry, Mark Verheiden, Mark A. Nelson · 1992 · Aliens / Predator / Prometheus Universe

A disgraced marine and a traumatized survivor are pulled into a secret mission to the aliens’ homeworld as Earth faces invasion.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1144

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Pathfinder

Orson Scott Card · 2010 · Pathfinder

A trapped boy with a secret gift is drawn into a time-bending quest that links a royal mystery to a stranded space mission.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1147

Cover of The Dog Who Saved the World by Ross Welford

The Dog Who Saved the World

Ross Welford · 2019

A dog-obsessed girl and her best friend race through a virtual future to stop a deadly canine disease.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1147

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The City of Ember: The Graphic Novel

Jeanne DuPrau · 2012 · Book of Ember Graphic Novels

Two children in a failing underground city decode a mystery that may be their only route to freedom.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1155

Cover of Iron Council by China Miéville

Iron Council

China Miéville · 2004 · New Crobuzon

In a war-torn fantasy city, rebels and fugitives chase a legendary runaway train as revolution brews on every front.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1161

Cover of Congo by Michael Crichton

Congo

Michael Crichton · 2003

A corporate expedition into the Congo hunts rare diamonds and a lost city, but a sign-language gorilla may hold the key.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1167

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The Lost Puzzler

Eyal Kless · 2019 · The Tarakan Chronicles

A scribe hunts a vanished boy who can unlock lost technology, uncovering a fractured world shaped by catastrophe and secrets.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1177

Cover of Asadora!, Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa

Asadora!, Vol. 1

Naoki Urasawa · 2021 · あさドラ! [Asadora!]

A forgotten girl and a desperate ex-pilot are thrown together during a devastating typhoon, and a larger mystery begins to surface.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1199

Cover of The Strain, Volume 1 by David Lapham

The Strain, Volume 1

David Lapham, Mike Huddleston · 2012 · The Strain (Collected editions)

A CDC doctor investigates a dead-flight mystery at JFK and uncovers an ancient, fast-spreading vampiric outbreak.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1215

Cover of Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Vol. 4: Return to Kingdom Come by Mark Waid

Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Vol. 4: Return to Kingdom Come

Mark Waid · 2024 · Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022)

Batman and Superman race to an alternate Earth to rescue a lost young hero and confront a godlike force shaping Kingdom Come.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1218

Cover of Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer

Crownchasers

Rebecca Coffindaffer · 2020 · Crownchasers

A reluctant queer space explorer is forced into a deadly galaxy-wide contest to win the throne she never wanted.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1225

Cover of A Bridge of Years by Robert Charles Wilson

A Bridge of Years

Robert Charles Wilson · 1991

A grieving man discovers a hidden time tunnel in his house and seizes a second life in 1962—until a future killer hunts him.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1226

Cover of Disney Lands by Ridley Pearson

Disney Lands

Ridley Pearson · 2015 · Kingdom Keepers: The Return

A Disney-themed friend group is pulled into a new puzzle involving hidden messages, time travel, and a return of danger.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1227