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Similar in premise + setting

These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Tears of the Nameless. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: investigation, mystery, monster hunting, ancient lore, survival mission, apocalyptic threat, forbidden knowledge, scientific inquiry

Setting labels used: far future, space setting, galactic conflict, Jedi Order, Coruscant, Jedi Temple, ancient civilization, ruins, occlusion zone

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

Cover of Revan by Drew Karpyshyn

Revan

Drew Karpyshyn · 2011 · Star Wars: The Old Republic

A memory-wiped Jedi must uncover a hidden galactic threat while a Sith scheme and old loyalties close in.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1811

Cover of Star Wars: Slave Ship by K.W. Jeter

Star Wars: Slave Ship

K.W. Jeter · 2002 · Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars

Boba Fett becomes the hunted in a dual-timeline Star Wars tale of bounty hunters, betrayals, and power plays.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1812

Cover of Unearthed by Amie Kaufman

Unearthed

Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner · 2018 · Unearthed

Two teens from opposite worlds smuggle onto an alien planet, hunt ancient secrets, and uncover a threat bigger than treasure.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1858

Cover of Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov

Foundation's Edge

Isaac Asimov · 2010 · Foundation (Publication Order)

Two Foundation exiles chase a rumored truth about Earth and the Second Foundation while a stranger force reshapes the galaxy.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1919

Cover of Echo by Jack McDevitt

Echo

Jack McDevitt · 2010 · Alex Benedict

An antiquities dealer and his pilot-assistant chase a mysterious tablet that may prove alien life—and someone will kill to bury it.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1924

Cover of Starseers by Lindsay Buroker

Starseers

Lindsay Buroker · 2016 · Fallen Empire

A snarky captain chases her kidnapped daughter to a secret Starseer stronghold, where alliances and loyalties fracture.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1926

Cover of Disquiet Gods by Christopher Ruocchio

Disquiet Gods

Christopher Ruocchio · 2024 · The Sun Eater

An exiled hero is recalled for one last galaxy-spanning mission to stop an ancient cosmic threat and save humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1957

Cover of Malleus by Dan Abnett

Malleus

Dan Abnett · 2004 · Eisenhorn

An Imperial inquisitor, newly suspected of heresy, must hunt a deadly foe while his own order closes in.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1964

Cover of Inhibitor Phase by Alastair Reynolds

Inhibitor Phase

Alastair Reynolds · 2021 · The Inhibitor Sequence

A hidden human colony risks everything when one mission pulls its leader into a galaxy-spanning fight against extinction.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1974

Cover of Incandescence by Greg Egan

Incandescence

Greg Egan · 2008

Two interwoven far-future searches uncover a hidden alien world and the physics needed to survive it.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1976

Cover of Into the Dark by Claudia Gray

Into the Dark

Claudia Gray · 2021 · Star Wars: The High Republic

A bookish Jedi Padawan is forced into a frontier mission, then trapped on a haunted station during a galaxy-wide disaster.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1976

Cover of Padawan by Kiersten White

Padawan

Kiersten White · 2022 · Star Wars Disney Canon Novel

A young Obi-Wan Kenobi breaks from Jedi supervision on a solo mission and confronts a Force-charged mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1999