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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Worst Ship in the Fleet.
Setting labels used: space fleet, military ship, distant future, far future, edge of known space, territorial space, space station, interstellar space, planetary outpost, fictional space empire
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A misfit military crew at the edge of the universe must stop the Divide from collapsing and taking humanity with it.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · space station · spaceship · edge of the universe · deep space · military outpost · interstellar polity · post-war galaxy · border frontier · spacefaring civilization
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0850
A newly promoted starship captain is exiled to a neglected frontier station, where competence, politics, and war collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · space navy · interstellar empire · border station · frontier outpost · habitable planet · wormhole junction · naval culture · monarchy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0941
A runaway space princess teams with a notorious outlaw to escape capture, politics, and an unwanted marriage.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · deep space · space stations · multiple planets · interstellar travel · futuristic universe · feudal space empire · distant future Earth · spaceships · colonized galaxy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0946
A new recruit and his grieving partner must solve a galactic mystery before a predicted catastrophe destroys everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space · galactic · spaceships · space stations · alien planets · future technology · space fantasy · interplanetary · universe-wide · military unit · elite fleet · fictional galaxy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1000
A post-war cargo-ship crew is pulled into a rescue mission when two traumatized former lovers reunite after years apart.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space · far future · post-war · spaceships · space stations · military future · interstellar · alien civilizations · cargo ship · galactic society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1012
A disgraced space navy officer is handed a broken warship and a last-chance mission that could restore or end his career.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · interstellar civilization · space navy · border system · backwater system · galactic politics · military space setting · space station
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1028
A secretive xeno-archaeologist and an exiled captain cross paths in border space as alien mysteries and war fallout collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · border space · interstellar empire · space station · battlecruiser · colony ships · habitable planets · distant future · postwar setting · alien ruins
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1081
Admiral Geary escorts a fragile alien diplomatic mission while hostile human orders threaten his fleet and the Alliance.
Why this is here
Setting labels: deep space · alien territory · starship fleet · interstellar politics · future · space navy · first contact setting · diplomatic enclave · frontier space · fictional universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1084
A misfit space crew must break a prisoner out of custody and uncover dangerous secrets to save one of their own.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space · spaceship · other planets · different solar systems · far future · space-faring society · spiral · space station · interstellar · militarized factions
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1099
A bold mercenary takes a deadly security job on a secretive space ship to fast-track her rise to the elite guard.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space · far future · interstellar · trading ship · space ship crew · military society · feudal space polity · alien species
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1114
A space-station janitor who hides a secret life gets pulled into murder, intrigue, and a slow-burn romance.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space station · distant future · far future · orbital city · space colony · alien planets · interstellar · future society · station maintenance
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1137
Breq must protect Athoek Station as civil war, alien visitors, and her old enemy converge on a fragile peace.
Why this is here
Setting labels: space station · interstellar empire · far future · colonial empire · military setting · space habitat · alien contact
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1149
