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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Phantom Orbit.
Setting labels used: China, Russia, United States, Beijing, Moscow, space domain, post-Soviet era, Ukraine war era, 1990s to 2022
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
An Elseworlds Superman story where an alien child lands in the Soviet Union, reshaping heroism, politics, and rivalry.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Soviet Union · Ukraine · Moscow · Cold War · alternate Earth · 20th century · Stalin era · Elseworlds reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1905
A near-future alien invasion turns Earth into a global war zone, forcing humans and a deeply alien foe to misread each other.
Why this is here
Setting labels: mid-1980s · near future · Cold War · Earth · United States · Soviet Union · space station · mothership · global setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1909
In a near-future world of AI rulers and immortal autocrats, scattered dissidents race to stop collapsing systems.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · alternate future · Western Europe · Russia-like state · post-Soviet sphere · global political crisis · surveillance society · AI-governed state
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1925
A nonlinear spy-thriller origin traces Black Widow’s past as a Soviet agent while a deadly plot targets everyone she loved.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Moscow · Soviet Union · Russia · USA · global · cold war · modern day · historical flashbacks · spy world · Marvel Universe · space
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1967
A near-future AI-driven U.S.-China war ignites global conflict as cyber deception and military strategy collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Near future · China · United States · NATO · South America · Caribbean · Cuba · Global · Land, sea, air, cyber
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2026
Near-future US-China tensions spiral into a global crisis when cyber attacks cripple military power and trigger escalation.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2034 · South China Sea · Strait of Hormuz · White House · Iran · China · United States · Russia · India · global
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2065
A Ken Liu-curated anthology of translated Chinese SF stories and essays, spanning time travel, AI, history, and haunting what-ifs.
Why this is here
Setting labels: China · near future · historical China · alternate history · space future · contemporary China · futuristic China · Western reference points
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2134
A cross-genre short story collection where Asian diaspora, myth, technology, and history collide in emotional speculative fiction.
Why this is here
Setting labels: China · Japan · Taiwan · Hong Kong · United States · Connecticut · Idaho · alternate history · near future · far future · space travel · World War II · Cold War · generational ship · cyberpunk city · colonial frontier · Asian diaspora · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2169
In a near-future world split by rival blocs, three scientists race to make first contact before war turns aliens into a weapon.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2080 · Earth · space travel · solar system · two-bloc geopolitics · cold war climate · war footing · future Earth · Chinese cultural setting · museum setting · archaeological site
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2199
A signal from deep space gives humanity shocking knowledge, forcing scientists and leaders to confront secrecy, faith, and power.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · Earth · space agency · NASA-like setting · Cold War context · post-Cold War update · global politics · religious institutions
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2232
A near-future techno-thriller where a mind-network drug spreads worldwide, igniting war, control, and posthuman upheaval.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · global · United States · Washington DC · Thailand · Vietnam · Shanghai · Southeast Asia · cybernetic reality · posthuman future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2235
A gifted hacker for surveillance firms must choose between lucrative complicity and helping the dissidents her tech targets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · alternate world · surveillance society · post-Soviet state · United States · San Francisco Bay Area · Iraq · authoritarian regime · police state · cyberwar
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2236
