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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 “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.

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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 Waiting Rooms by Eve   Smith

The Waiting Rooms

Eve Smith · 2020

In a near-future antibiotic crisis, a nurse’s search for her birth mother unearths family secrets and deadly truths.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0809

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 The Regional Office is Under Attack! by Manuel  Gonzales

The Regional Office is Under Attack!

Manuel Gonzales · 2016

A secret world-saving agency is attacked from within, forcing two young women on opposite sides into collision.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0837

Cover of The Shutouts by Gabrielle Korn

The Shutouts

Gabrielle Korn · 2024

In a climate-ravaged future, separated women and families race across the U.S., uncovering the costs of survival and control.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0875

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 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