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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Notes from a Regicide.
Setting labels used: far future, distant future, alternate future, post-collapse future, flooded New York, canal city, neo-Baroque city-state, isolated city-state, historical-feeling future, speculative reality
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
Two ghosts drift through a collapsing future, watching humanity’s appetite for sex, violence, and spectacle.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future New York City · dystopian future · afterlife · post-apocalyptic · world in collapse · limbo · earthbound ghosts · futuristic city
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1235
A sheltered girl in a flooded future city uncovers family secrets, folklore, and a mysterious neighbor’s hidden life.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic · dystopian future · flooded city · partially submerged city · island city · apartment tower · high-rise building · climate catastrophe · urban decay · alternate world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1239
A trans academic surveys an isolated woods commune in a dystopian future, but his assignment and desires unravel into horror.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-collapse America · dystopian city-state · New York future · Catskills · woods · commune · exurb zone · walled city · post-apocalyptic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1259
A lone surviving Turtle in a ruined future NYC fights for revenge, justice, and his lost family’s legacy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future New York City · post-apocalyptic city · dystopian future · fortress city · cyberpunk future · underground city · ruined metropolis · technological future · alternate universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1268
Three teens from climate-destroyed Nubia uncover inherited powers in a divided future New York and must choose their loyalties.
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Setting labels: near-future · future New York City · flooded city · sky city · lower Manhattan · post-climate disaster · alternate future · African utopia
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1290
In a flooded dystopian city, a courtesan faces a friend's impossible return from death and a revolt against power.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · dystopian city · flooded city · canals · high surveillance · post-collapse society · futuristic city · lawless society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1312
A future street thief discovers she is the next Slayer and must save a broken city from demons and vampires.
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Setting labels: far future · post-apocalyptic · dystopian future · Manhattan · urban slum · future New York · cyberpunk city · monster-filled city · radiation-damaged world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1408
A genetically engineered young woman in a dystopian lab breaks free and unleashes a fiery, mythic revolt.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · post-apocalyptic future · dystopian future · future America · New York · tower setting · Africa · transatlantic setting · climate-changed world · flooded cities
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1422
A hidden future-viewing device pulls two fugitives into a desperate race to stop an apocalypse before it arrives.
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Setting labels: present day · near future · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic future · Washington, D.C. · New York City · global stakes · alternate timeline
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1422
In a near-future crime underworld, a weary anti-hero chases a dangerous, addictive substance and a missing artist.
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Setting labels: late 21st century · near future · future New York City · Paris · dystopian city · crumbling cities · urban underworld · retrofuture · cyberpunk future · alternate future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1426
A lone surviving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fights through a dystopian future on a revenge mission for his fallen family.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future New York City · dystopian city · walled city · post-apocalyptic future · industrial waste city · cyberpunk setting · sewers · tower stronghold · nocturnal setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1429
A skeptical Earth detective is forced to solve a murder with a humanoid robot partner in a crowded, far-future city.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future Earth · New York City · megacity · domed city · underground city · space colonies · Outer Worlds · far future · dystopian future · fictional future history
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1432
