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These books are ranked using the tone + premise labels extracted for Theft of Fire. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.
Tone labels used: gritty, hopeful, tense, irreverent, humorous, angsty, brutally honest, fun, fast-paced, dark
Premise labels used: asteroid miner, ship hijacking, heist, hidden treasure, forced partnership, covert mission, space piracy, interpersonal conflict
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone + premise embeddings are close.
An interstellar repo man races to reclaim a stolen ship, only to spark civil war in a remote space colony.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · humorous · lighthearted · sardonic · wry · gritty · tense · adventurous · energetic · cinematic · pick-me-up
Premise labels: repo mission · stolen ship · civil war · power struggle · alien contact · reverse heist
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1737
A mute young tracker and other outcasts race to expose theft, mine danger, and a threat to Pern before Thread returns.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · gritty · hopeful · dramatic · serious · tense · moving · adventurous
Premise labels: secret mission · resource shortage · forbidden outcasts · coming threat · coal theft · mining danger · social exile · survival struggle
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1752
A magic-touched thief under an elf lord’s control takes on a dangerous job to save her brother and her freedom.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fast-paced · fun · light-hearted · gritty · tense · adventurous · dark · snarky · escapist · serious
Premise labels: conquered Earth · forced servitude · coerced thief · magical heist · high-stakes mission · protect sibling · blackmailed protagonist · artifact retrieval · dangerous employer · secret magic
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1787
A charming rogue takes a simple ship theft job and gets dragged into a dangerous heist with dark secrets.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · tense · exciting · lighthearted · dark · noir · somber · creepy · emotional · grotty · suspenseful · charming · edgy
Premise labels: debt repayment · heist crew · ship theft · imperial target · bounty hunter pursuit · crime boss pressure · smuggler caper · stolen goods
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1837
A beleaguered soldier and a shaky human alliance race to breach an alien blockade and save Earth from collapse.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fast-paced · tense · harrowing · cynical · hopeful · bleak · fun · action-heavy · addictive · compulsive · dystopian · serious · gritty
Premise labels: alien invasion · humanity at war · blockade run · desperate survival · uneasy alliance · reestablish supply lines · defend Earth · last-ditch mission
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1868
A mercenary and a hacker race to find a missing refugee ship in a dying solar system, uncovering a system-wide secret.
Why this is here
Tone labels: gritty · somber · urgent · hopeful · tense · thought-provoking · heartfelt · dark · action-driven · emotionally charged · scrappy
Premise labels: missing ship · refugee crisis · dying star · solar system collapse · covert mission · uncovering secrets · survival quest · political intrigue
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1874
A bored shipboard hacker and a desperate thief get pulled into a fleetwide conspiracy over a habitable world.
Why this is here
Tone labels: humorous · snarky · witty · fun · gritty · dark · depressing · pulpy · lighthearted · irreverent · chaotic · grim · adventurous
Premise labels: generation ship · search for a new home · stolen information · class hierarchy · fleet conspiracy · heist · murder and corruption · rogue captains
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1875
A quippy roboticist races rivals and robots to recover a stolen wormhole gate from a frozen moon base.
Why this is here
Tone labels: witty · snarky · humorous · fast-paced · rollicking · fun · tense · darker threads · emotional
Premise labels: stolen artifact · wormhole gate · retrieval mission · race for control · enemy stronghold · underwater base · political leverage · homecoming stakes
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1884
A teen who learns she’s not human is forced to outrun the government and alien hunters while uncovering her bloodline.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fast-paced · twisty · violent · hopeful · tense · clever · playful · sentimental · irreverent · dark
Premise labels: alien heritage · hidden lineage · bloodline mission · survival chase · government pursuit · cat-and-mouse chase · secret identity · destiny
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1893
A grieving boy stows away with space pirates and races across a war-torn galaxy to find his kidnapped father.
Why this is here
Tone labels: fun · humorous · adventurous · heartfelt · hopeful · intense · poignant · gritty · bittersweet · uplifting · dystopian · bantery
Premise labels: stowaway · space pirates · lost family · kid in space · alien war · search and rescue · found family · trust and betrayal · intergalactic conflict · resource conflict · galactic quest
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1898
A human engineer stranded in alien space teams with an undercover peacekeeper to survive captivity, trafficking, and forbidden attraction.
Why this is here
Tone labels: dark · angsty · steamy · action-heavy · tense · emotional · fun · sweet · gritty
Premise labels: wormhole transport · alien captivity · undercover rescuer · illegal trafficking · first contact · language barrier · survival romance · political intrigue
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1917
An outlaw crew takes on a train-bound kidnapping mission for the emperor, while secrets, loyalties, and romance collide.
Why this is here
Tone labels: witty · humorous · bantering · action-packed · fast-paced · high-tension · adventurous · playful · darker at times · stressful · breathless · fun
Premise labels: outlaw crew · kidnap mission · imperial pardon · train heist · secret weapons shipment · conspiracy · outlaw redemption
Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise
Distance: 0.1932
