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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Absolute Martian Manhunter (2025-) #1.
Setting labels used: federal workplace, hospital setting, crime scene investigation, psychological reality, psychedelic reality
Focused on “contemporary” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
Mulder and Scully return to the X-Files, chasing lethal mysteries while confronting grief, pregnancy, and a new conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Washington, D.C. · FBI · modern day · post-revival timeline · contemporary · investigative workplace · shadowy conspiracy world · paranormal reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2336
A gambler with uncanny probability skills is pulled into a deadly chase involving secret experiments and future-sight.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · scientific research · secret agencies · medical setting · casino · urban chase · real-world reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2400
Mulder and Scully return to untangle a new conspiracy that blends monsters, hallucinations, and a looming mytharc threat.
Why this is here
Setting labels: FBI · contemporary · urban · paranormal · conspiracy · supernatural · government secrecy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2403
A 12-year-old shoplifter reveals in interrogation that she’s a robot on the run, forcing a truth about family and identity.
Why this is here
Setting labels: laboratory · police station · interview room · New York City · child welfare services · science fictional reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2124
A married couple confronts escalating phobias and missing time, uncovering a sinister mind-control scheme.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · urban domestic · therapist office · medicalized setting · real-world setting · psychological realism · small-circle social world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2461
A homeless man joins a skull-drilling experiment and starts seeing people’s hidden inner selves as grotesque forms.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Urban contemporary · Homelessness · Car dwelling · Medical experiment · Psychological reality · Supernatural reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2227
A young writer and a fading producer enter a risky blood-transfusion bargain that trades youth, money, and power.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Hollywood · publishing industry · creative industry · contemporary · speculative reality · medical experimentation
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2609
Nine ultra-short speculative tales use wit and surprise endings to flip ordinary situations into mind-bending reveals.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · science fictional · speculative · alternate reality · hospital · home invasion · laboratory · time travel · afterlife · everyday life
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2611
An audio-first Legion novella sends Stephen Leeds into an FBI data-breach case where sound, faith, and vengeance collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · urban fantasy · speculative reality · United States · FBI investigation setting · IRS data breach setting · cyberspace · audio-first storytelling
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2617
A doctor in an asylum follows patient accounts into a disturbing mystery that may reveal madness, truth, or both.
Why this is here
Setting labels: asylum · mental institution · horror reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2330
A time-stopping sex-powered couple faces relationship strain, mental health struggles, and a widening secret world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · fictionalized reality · time travel · secret world · adult life · therapy setting · library setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2632
An FBI agent’s mind is invaded by an alien presence, forcing him to investigate crimes while reality unravels around him.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Middleton · alternate universe · dark city · federal law enforcement · psychedelic reality · urban breakdown · cosmic dimension
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2335
