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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Polostan.

Plot structure labels used: nonlinear timeline, flashbacks, episodic structure, setup heavy, cliffhanger ending, open ending, prologue feel, serial installment

Focused on “dual timeline” where exact label matches exist.

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

Cover of King of Thorns by Mark  Lawrence

King of Thorns

Mark Lawrence · 2012 · Broken Empire

A brutal young king must defend his throne while recovering buried memories and facing a vastly stronger enemy.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0935

Cover of Absolute Green Lantern, Vol. 1: Without Fear by Al Ewing

Absolute Green Lantern, Vol. 1: Without Fear

Al Ewing · 2025 · Absolute Green Lantern (2025)

A sealed small town, alien judgment, and a reworked Lantern mythology force unlikely survivors into a cosmic mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0956

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Crossfire

Malorie Blackman · 2019 · Noughts and Crosses

In an alternate-racial order, old allies and a new generation are swept into murder, kidnapping, and political crisis.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1023

Cover of 20th Century Boys, Band 1 by Naoki Urasawa

20th Century Boys, Band 1

Naoki Urasawa · 2002 · 20th Century Boys [20世紀少年]

Childhood friends reunite when a shared symbol resurfaces, pulling them into a cult mystery tied to catastrophe.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1032

Cover of The Woods, Vol. 2: The Swarm by James Tynion IV

The Woods, Vol. 2: The Swarm

James Tynion IV · 2015 · The Woods

Stranded teens and staff keep surviving an alien wilderness while flashbacks reveal who they were before the disappearance.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1032

Cover of Star Wars: The Mandalorian Armor by K.W. Jeter

Star Wars: The Mandalorian Armor

K.W. Jeter · 1998 · Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars

A wounded Boba Fett survives the Sarlacc while a tangled bounty-hunter conspiracy unfolds across two timelines.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1033

Cover of Cave 13 by Jonathan Maberry

Cave 13

Jonathan Maberry · 2023 · Rogue Team International

Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International race to stop a mind-shattering threat sparked by newly found scrolls and deadly power struggles.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0751

Cover of The Wheel of Osheim by Mark  Lawrence

The Wheel of Osheim

Mark Lawrence · 2016 · The Red Queen's War

A cowardly prince and his ally race through Hell and a collapsing world to stop an apocalyptic Wheel.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1071

Cover of Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Children of Memory

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2022 · Children of Time

A mixed-species expedition reaches a failing terraformed colony where strange memories and shifting reality hide a larger truth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1108