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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Zodiac.
Setting labels used: Boston, Boston Harbor, 1980s, contemporary setting, urban waterways, coastal setting, present-day setting, U.S. Northeast, industrial setting
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
In an 1980s small town, grieving parents uncover a secret genetic project tied to missing and endangered children.
Why this is here
Setting labels: small town · Massachusetts · 1980s · New England · contemporary 1980s setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2237
In 1980s coastal suburbia, a mysterious neighbor hides a monstrous appetite while women and children close in on the truth.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 1980s · Long Island · New England coastal town · small town · suburbia · coastal setting · beach town · yacht club · Victorian house · woods · pre-Internet era · 1980s suburbia
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2245
A sudden phone signal turns users into killers, forcing a father and a small band of survivors to flee and search for family.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Boston · Maine · New England · post-apocalyptic world · urban collapse · modern America · autumn · October · contemporary setting · technological society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2366
A middle-aged violinist and a mysterious hotel resident hunt for her missing daughter amid 1980s computer crime and hidden magic.
Why this is here
Setting labels: San Francisco · 1980s · early 1980s · Silicon Valley · urban setting · contemporary setting · hotel setting · Bay Area
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2390
A time-traveling carrier in a drowned future links objects, people, and histories to challenge the story of America.
Why this is here
Setting labels: late 21st century · future New York · post-apocalyptic city · drowned city · 19th century · historical America · New York Harbor · underwater world · post-Civil War New York · industrial New York
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2506
A prepared ex-Marine races through a collapsing America to reunite his family after a catastrophic strike.
Why this is here
Setting labels: United States · New England · Boston · Maine · coastal disaster zone · near-future · post-collapse reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2572
Four loosely linked novellas twist memory, weather, guns, and survival into unsettling, high-concept horror.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 1980s · American settings · Silicon Valley · Boulder, Colorado · Colorado · coastal Florida · mall · suburban town · post-apocalyptic world · contemporary America · small town · skyborne setting · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2621
A tech worker’s AI experiment rewrites reality, forcing him to question truth, love, and identity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · contemporary · New York · Manhattan · Brooklyn · the Hamptons · tech company · startup workplace · urban setting · recognizable 21st century environment
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2641
During a rabies-like outbreak in Massachusetts, a pregnant woman and her doctor friend race through quarantine to reach care.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Massachusetts · New England · hospital setting · quarantine setting · curfew setting · urban/suburban survival · post apocalyptic landscape · pandemic setting · contemporary setting · United States
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2648
In a near-future flooded world, a reporter investigating an oil billionaire is pulled into a risky mix of mystery, romance, and truth.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · rising sea levels · flooded coastlines · submerged city · oceanfront setting · United States coast · New York City · marine-damaged world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2660
In a flooded future New York, residents of one tower navigate climate upheaval, finance, and a city fighting to adapt.
Why this is here
Setting labels: New York City · Manhattan · Lower Manhattan · flooded urban future · intertidal zone · coastal inundation · 21st century future · post-climate disaster · high-rise housing · super-Venice
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2685
On a crowded ferry, Eve Dallas investigates a blood-soaked disappearance that turns into a race against time and conscience.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Staten Island ferry · New York Harbor · mid-21st century · futuristic New York City · urban setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2686
