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Setting labels used: World War II, present day, late 1990s, Pacific Theater, Philippines, Southeast Asia, internet boom, global locations, Bletchley Park, fictional island setting, wartime Europe
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A battered WWII destroyer slips into an alternate Earth of dinosaurs and sentient species, forcing its crew to choose a side.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Pacific theater · World War II · alternate Earth · prehistoric world · Indonesian archipelago · sea travel · nautical setting · oceanic world · archipelago warfare · dinosaur world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1776
A future warship fleet stranded in WWII forces every side to race for victory with tomorrow’s weapons.
Why this is here
Setting labels: World War II · 1942 · 1944 · future-to-past displacement · alternate timeline · global war · Pacific theater · European theater
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1835
A research crew stranded on a mysterious Pacific island uncovers a hidden WWII实验 site still spawning monsters.
Why this is here
Setting labels: modern day · World War II backstory · Pacific Ocean · tropical island · jungle island · research vessel · laboratory complex · uncharted island · ocean pollution setting · military installation
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1946
During WWII, an alien invasion forces bitter enemies on Earth into an uneasy global war of survival.
Why this is here
Setting labels: World War II · 1941 · 1942 · global setting · Europe · United States · Soviet Union · China · Britain · wartime Earth · alternate history world
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Distance: 0.1980
A captain's exploitative deal with intelligent newts spirals into a worldwide satire of power, greed, and collapse.
Why this is here
Setting labels: remote island · Indonesian islands · South Sea · global setting · interwar Europe · pre-WWII · Pacific · underwater civilization · alternate history · technological modernity
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2031
The Ultimates face a hidden alien invasion while their team fractures under violent personal conflicts.
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Setting labels: alternate reality · Earth · Manhattan · Micronesia · World War II
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Distance: 0.2111
A WWII destroyer crew in a parallel world faces a widening war, dangerous politics, and rescues across a hostile Pacific.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate Earth · parallel universe · World War II era · early 1940s · South Pacific · Pacific Ocean · islands · volcanic island · tropical jungle · new world · wartime frontier · Hawaii analogue · mixed historical timeline
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Distance: 0.2152
When a coup prevents Japan’s surrender in 1945, America must invade the home islands in a brutal alternate WWII.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 1945 · World War II · Pacific theater · Japan · Japanese home islands · Kyushu · Honshu · Washington · wartime America · wartime Japan
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2157
Frozen WWII hero Captain America wakes in the 21st century and must decide where he belongs.
Why this is here
Setting labels: World War II · 1940s · 21st century · modern America · New York City · suspended animation · time travel · alternate continuity
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Distance: 0.2188
A fast-moving conspiracy thriller where Atlantis, genetics, and human origins collide in a race to avert catastrophe.
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Setting labels: Antarctica · Jakarta · global · international · world travel · present day · WWII era · historical timeline · ancient past · contemporary setting
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Distance: 0.2197
A modern multinational naval force is thrown into 1942 Midway, where technology, race, and war collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Pacific Theater · World War II · 1942 · 2021 · Midway · Indonesia · naval warfare · alternate history world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2252
A mixed-genre story collection of humane, humorous speculative tales about AI, magic, family, and survival.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · contemporary Earth · alternate present · historical fantasy · World War II era · Holocaust-era Prague · pandemic setting · war zone · colonial North America · outer space immigrants
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2274
