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These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Dreamsnake.
Plot structure labels used: episodic, quest narrative, travelogue, expanding revelations, short-story expansion, journey-based, compact storytelling
Focused on “Episodic encounters” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.
A middle-aged math professor from the Dreamlands crosses strange realms to recover a runaway student before disaster strikes.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: travelogue · quest narrative · linear journey · episodic encounters · reverse portal arc · past-revelation arc · return journey
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1016
A Dutch teen is stranded in 1212 and joins a children’s crusade, using modern know-how to help them survive.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: episodic journey · quest narrative · journey through hardship · adventure buildup · abrupt ending · fast start · revealed twist · linear travel narrative
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0763
A magical toddler and her worried mother race through Xanth as dragons, puns, and forgetfulness turn the land upside down.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: parallel storylines · alternating viewpoints · quest narrative · travel adventure · episodic encounters · problem-solution structure · serial challenges · satisfying denouement · clear beginning-middle-end
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1070
A grieving alchemist and his runaway nephew chase a madmaking salamander across the nineteenth-century Northwest.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: quest narrative · travel narrative · episodic encounters · faction-crossing journey · midbook slowdown · gradual reveal · symbolic ending · ambiguous ending · character-driven plot · philosophical digressions
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1074
A war-weary mercenary in 17th-century Europe is recruited by Lucifer for a Grail quest to heal the world's pain.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: Quest structure · Frame narrative · Journey narrative · Episodic encounters · Travelogue · Alternating realism and fantasy · Reveals through dialogue · Open-ended inquiry
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1082
A reporter and her dog trek through a collapsing alien-torn North America toward a rumored refuge in Alaska.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: road trip · journey narrative · quest narrative · survival chase · serialized continuation · cliffhanger ending · linear progression · episodic encounters
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1106
A woman leads a subterranean rescue mission that spirals into a surreal, hellish world of creatures, belief, and change.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: descent narrative · progressive escalation · quest structure · journey framework · episodic encounters · withholding answers · surreal reveal · twist ending
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1122
A sheltered girl leaves her underground home and crosses an alien world to find other humans and the truth of WondLa.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: quest narrative · travelogue · episodic encounters · mystery reveal · cliffhanger ending · slow middle · big reveal · worldbuilding-first · escapes and pursuits · series setup
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1178
An exiled warrior is bound to a mysterious gate-breaker on a perilous quest across a feudal world shaped by alien technology.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: quest narrative · travel narrative · episodic encounters · journey structure · mission-driven · prologue backstory · expository opening · gradual reveals · compact novel · slow burn · rising stakes
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1183
A newlywed couple’s safari honeymoon in a surreal jungle turns into a strange, dangerous clash with nature.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: journey narrative · linear expedition · quick read · brief form · light on plot · simple storyline · episodic encounters · progressive escalation · limited exposition
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1185
A stranded Earth scout crosses a bizarre alien world of rival species and human subcultures, trying to build a way home.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: episodic journey · connected novellas · continuous story · serial structure · travelogue · quest narrative · linear progression · adventure chain · part-by-part escalation · single long narrative
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.0889
A space courier who fosters teen AI bots is forced into a solar-system chase when one charge is endangered.
Why this is here
Plot structure labels: quest narrative · road trip · chase sequence · mystery-driven · episodic encounters · layered reveals · abrupt ending · unfinished feel
Semantic match: ranked by plot structure
Distance: 0.1191
