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These books are ranked using the premise + themes labels extracted for Dreamcatcher. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: childhood friends, annual hunting trip, alien invasion, telepathy, shared past, quarantine, military lockdown, survival, extraterrestrial threat, human-alien encounter, body takeover, infection

Themes labels used: friendship, memory, loss, loyalty, trauma, pain, childhood, adulthood, identity, survival, good and evil, fear, humanity, empathy, difference, corruption, government overreach, disability, mortality, sacrifice

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The Infinite Sea

Rick Yancey · 2014 · The 5th Wave

After an alien assault, Cassie and other survivors face mistrust, shifting loyalties, and a dangerous new phase of the war.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien invasion · human survival · end of the world · trust collapse · human resistance · extermination threat · hidden enemy

Themes labels: survival · trust · humanity · love · hope · despair · identity · betrayal · sacrifice · dehumanization · memory · truth and lies · resilience · survivor guilt · fear

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In the After

Demitria Lunetta · 2013 · In the After

A teen survivor and a silent toddler navigate a silent, monster-filled world, then uncover dangerous secrets in a refuge.

Why this is here

Premise labels: survival · alien invasion · monster attack · post-collapse society · protective caregiving · safe haven with secrets · human survival

Themes labels: survival · trust · trauma · adaptation · human depravity · humanity · family · caregiving · secrecy · control · free will · hope · loss · resilience · morality

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Hatch

Kenneth Oppel · 2020 · The Overthrow

Trapped with other hybrid teens, three survivors face new alien horrors, secret experiments, and shifting loyalties.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien invasion · hybrid children · immunity · government detention · escape attempt · secret experiments · first contact · body transformation · escalating threat · trust crisis

Themes labels: identity · humanity · trust · ethics · survival · greater good · human rights · otherness · belonging · coming of age · war ethics · agency · transformation · fear of difference · friendship

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Zero Repeat Forever

G.S. Prendergast, Gabrielle Prendergast · 2017 · The Nahx Invasions

A teen survivor and a defective alien soldier forge an uneasy bond after Earth is invaded, turning survival into trust.

Why this is here

Premise labels: alien invasion · post-invasion survival · enemies to lovers · human and alien POV · forced alliance · captor-captive romance · survival group

Themes labels: survival · humanity · grief · loss · love · prejudice · racism · identity · belonging · trauma · forgiveness · trust · loyalty · hope · mourning · defection · free will · morality · emotional intimacy

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The Wolves of Winter

Tyrell Johnson · 2018

In a frozen post-collapse Yukon homestead, a young hunter’s quiet survival ends when a mysterious stranger arrives.

Why this is here

Premise labels: survival · small settlement · frozen wilderness · post-collapse society · mysterious stranger · family secrets · outside threat · resource scarcity · carriers/immune conflict

Themes labels: survival · hope · resilience · family loyalty · coming of age · identity · secrets · trust · fear · desperation · violence · redemption · medical ethics · rebuilding · isolation · human nature · social collapse · gendered vulnerability · freedom

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Black Tide

K.C. Jones · 2022

After a meteor shower, two strangers and a dog are trapped on an Oregon beach as monstrous horrors close in.

Why this is here

Premise labels: end of the world · alien invasion · meteor shower · survival · trapped together · strangers to allies · one-night stand · isolated catastrophe · human connection · monster threat

Themes labels: survival · human connection · redemption · trauma · self-discovery · trust · responsibility · hope · despair · isolation · end-times · working together · mortality · fear of the unknown

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Deception

Teri Terry · 2018 · Dark Matter

In a plague-ravaged UK, two teens search for truth and each other while survivors with strange powers are hunted.

Why this is here

Premise labels: epidemic outbreak · survival story · quarantine · survivors with powers · government custody · truth-seeking · manhunt · biological threat · escape pursuit

Themes labels: survival · betrayal · secrets · guilt · grief · loneliness · identity · power · trust · truth · responsibility · control · morality · panic · loss · communication · science and ethics · difference · human connection · fear of contagion

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Tomorrow, When the War Began

John Marsden · 2006 · Tomorrow

After a camping trip, a group of Australian teens returns to find their town occupied and must decide how to survive.

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Premise labels: invasion · occupied home · teens alone · survival under occupation · fight or flee · resistance · guerrilla warfare · camping trip gone wrong · families missing

Themes labels: survival · adversity · courage · resistance · loyalty · friendship · moral choice · coming of age · loss of innocence · war ethics · personal responsibility · fear · independence · identity · belonging · community · resourcefulness · grief · human nature

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And All the Stars

Andrea K. Höst · 2012

A teen artist caught at ground zero of an alien attack must survive, adapt, and unite with other teens to fight back.

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Premise labels: alien invasion · apocalypse in progress · survival · found family · teens saving the world · body transformation · hidden threat

Themes labels: friendship · survival · hope · trust · self-preservation · altruism · identity change · adaptation · teen competence · diversity · humanity under pressure · love under adversity · agency · loss · resistance

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The Ark

Lou Vane · 2022

Captured by a brutal new community, Jess and her friends must survive, keep secrets, and find a way to escape.

Why this is here

Premise labels: captivity · forced community · escape plan · survival · virus aftermath · secret identity · enemy territory · immunity

Themes labels: survival · loyalty · betrayal · morality · choice · sacrifice · grief · trauma · trust · community · power · control · fear · hope · identity · us vs them

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A Plagued Sea

Kim Bo-young · 2026

After a seaside disaster triggers a plague that turns villagers into fishlike monsters, a grieving enforcer faces quarantine, guilt, and dread.

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Premise labels: quarantine · infection outbreak · natural disaster aftermath · body transformation · fish monsters · isolated village · cosmic threat · government lockdown · outsider arrives · scientific investigation

Themes labels: dehumanization · quarantine · grief · loss · othering · stigma · community · belonging · survival · transformation · humanity · fear of illness · collective trauma · government neglect · healthcare access · class disparity · racism · misogyny · feminism · corruption · cover-up · empathy · moral ambiguity · infection · identity · existential dread

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First Day on Earth

Cecil Castellucci · 2011

An angry, lonely teen who believes he was abducted by aliens meets someone who may help him escape Earth.

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Premise labels: alien abduction · outsider story · belonging · self-discovery · escape fantasy · support group · identity crisis · coming of age

Themes labels: alienation · belonging · loneliness · identity · self-acceptance · abandonment · alcoholism · depression · grief · trauma · friendship · empathy · choice · escape · hope · humanity · reality vs belief · illusion vs truth · adolescence · social cruelty · outsiderhood

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