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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for Kill Them with Kindness.
Relationships labels used: marriage, spouses, power struggle, government versus scientist, cabal conspiracy, citizen versus state, global rivalry, collegial trust, betrayal
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
Philip K. Dick’s final collected stories volume gathers late-era SF tales of reality, faith, paranoia, and damaged futures.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: marriage · spouses · romance · rivalry · conflict · government vs citizens · human-alien conflict · community · collective suffering · power struggle
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1228
A new imperial governor arrives to impose order on a wealthy colony already ruled by corruption and a powerful crime boss.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: marriage · power struggle · authority vs resistance · governor and spouse · rival negotiation · occupier and occupied · betrayal · dependency · mutual leverage
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1372
A long-forgotten superhero returns in 1980s Britain, forcing his alter ego to confront a hidden origin and a godlike life.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: marriage · secret identity · alter ego tension · family conflict · government control · hero-villain rivalry · betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1429
In a near-future corporate dystopia, an ambitious executive rises through violent road duels and war profiteering.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: marriage · strained marriage · marital conflict · infidelity · romantic rivalry · professional rivalry · corporate hierarchy · power struggle · betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1459
A powerful Washington TV pundit is abducted by aliens and dragged into a satirical conspiracy around UFOs and government PR.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: government vs media · protagonist vs bureaucracy · public vs elite · spouse conflict · sponsor pressure · institutional rivalry · leader and followers
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1530
An epic fictionalized history of America’s space race, following scientists, astronauts, politicians, and families.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: families · marriage · husband-wife · professional rivalry · political conflict · science-religion conflict · public-private tension · community · national competition
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1563
A police chief behind a future-crime system discovers he is slated to commit murder and must outrun his own prediction.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: power struggle · rivalry · marriage tension · institution vs individual · state authority · replacement anxiety
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1580
In future Nigeria, a government agent hunts a missing woman as Rosewater nears revolt and alien forces shift shape.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: romantic relationship · government versus city · human versus alien · political rivalry · secret agency · lover · community conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1584
A Hemingway scholar’s forgery scheme spirals into a violent multiverse crisis, where every death opens another reality.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: marriage · affair · adultery · blackmail · betrayal · conspiracy · power struggle · male-female triangle · coercion
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1592
An ancient empire’s final days unfold through testimony as war, memory, and sacrifice converge on a galaxy-ending choice.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: husband and wife · marriage · spousal conflict · mentor and successor · betrayal · loyalty · power struggle · parental metaphor · civilizational duty · rival leadership
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1605
In a fractured 2047 India, tangled lives collide around rogue AIs, water wars, and a mystery that could reshape the nation.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: romantic tension · betrayal · family succession · marriage strain · power struggle · political intrigue · community entanglement · interconnected lives · taboo relationship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1613
A solar storm countdown forces scientists, leaders, and civilians to decide who gets shelter when civilization may end.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: marriage · parent-child · citizen-government · civilian authority conflict · science-politics tension · community solidarity · bureaucratic rivalry · comradeship · power struggle
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1640
