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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 “multiple timelines” 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 Extinct by R.R. Haywood

Extinct

R.R. Haywood · 2018 · Extracted Trilogy

A rogue team races through twisted timelines to stop a former secret-service chief from causing apocalypse.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1006

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 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 How It Unfolds by James S.A. Corey

How It Unfolds

James S.A. Corey · 2023 · The Far Reaches

A cloned astronaut on an interstellar colonization mission faces repeated second chances—and one unresolved past.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1052

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

Cover of Frankenstein Alive, Alive: The Complete Collection by Steve Niles

Frankenstein Alive, Alive: The Complete Collection

Steve Niles · 2018 · Frankenstein Alive, Alive!

A gorgeously illustrated Frankenstein sequel follows the Creature after the novel ends as he seeks humanity and meaning.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0893