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Cover of The Ancients by John Larison
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Similar in plot structure

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

Plot structure labels used: multi-POV, interwoven narratives, converging storylines, slow burn, journey narrative, episodic chapters, short sections, gradual reveals, withheld backstory, climax convergence, epilogue

Focused on “alternating chapters” 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.

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Cover of Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente

Palimpsest

Catherynne M. Valente · 2009

Four lonely strangers discover a hidden city that can only be reached through sex, dreams, and a permanent map on the skin.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0774

Cover of Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory

Spoonbenders

Daryl Gregory · 2017

A disgraced psychic family reunites under pressure from the CIA, the mob, and a new awakening talent.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0821

Cover of Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

Record of a Spaceborn Few

Becky Chambers · 2018 · Wayfarers

In a post-Earth fleet society, five lives collide as a disaster forces humans to rethink home, purpose, and belonging.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0876

Cover of The End of the Ocean by Maja Lunde

The End of the Ocean

Maja Lunde · 2020 · Klimakvartetten

Two interwoven lives connect a past climate protest in Norway to a near-future Europe ravaged by drought and loss.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0884

Cover of The Big Dark Sky by Dean Koontz

The Big Dark Sky

Dean Koontz · 2022

A woman drawn back to her Montana childhood ranch joins other strangers facing a mysterious, world-ending threat.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0640

Cover of Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer

Acceptance

Jeff Vandermeer · 2014 · Southern Reach

A final expedition into Area X unspools hidden origins, shifting identities, and the cost of confronting the unknowable.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0670

Cover of The Marigold by Andrew F. Sullivan

The Marigold

Andrew F. Sullivan · 2023

In near-future Toronto, a toxic fungal force spreads through a condo city while residents, workers, and power brokers collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0682

Cover of Rapture by Kameron Hurley

Rapture

Kameron Hurley · 2012 · Bel Dame Apocrypha

A retired assassin is pulled into one final desert mission as war’s aftermath pushes her nation toward civil war.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0696

Cover of Westward Women by Alice   Martin

Westward Women

Alice Martin · 2026

In 1970s America, a strange women-only illness drives some to vanish west, while three women chase, flee, and uncover the truth.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0702

Cover of On Earth as It Is on Television by Emily  Jane

On Earth as It Is on Television

Emily Jane · 2023

When ships hover over Earth and vanish, three lives, a family, and a cat-filled mystery are pulled into chaos.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0721