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Michael A. Stackpole

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Dark Tide I: Onslaught.

Plot structure labels used: multiple plotlines, mission-based, parallel quests, intercut POVs, gradual escalation, setup volume, series bridging, climactic convergence, withheld enemy POV, open-ended ending

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

Cover of Star Wars: Children of the Jedi by Barbara Hambly

Star Wars: Children of the Jedi

Barbara Hambly · 1996 · Star Wars: The Callista Trilogy

Luke and Leia pursue separate mysteries tied to a lost Jedi legacy, an AI-run superweapon, and a dangerous new romance.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0912

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The Book That Broke the World

Mark Lawrence · 2024 · The Library Trilogy

A library’s hidden war pulls scattered allies across timelines, forcing them to choose between preserving knowledge and breaking it.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0943

Cover of A Kiss of Crimson Ash by Anuja Varghese

A Kiss of Crimson Ash

Anuja Varghese · 2026 · Games of the Goddess

A goddess gathers a queen, prince, thief, and courtesan to stop a power grab threatening an Indian-inspired empire.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0979

Cover of Mountain of Black Glass by Tad Williams

Mountain of Black Glass

Tad Williams · 1999 · Otherland

A group trapped in a vast VR network races through mythic simulations to stop a conspiracy and uncover the system’s core secret.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0996

Cover of Heaven's Reach by David Brin

Heaven's Reach

David Brin · 1999 · Uplift Storm Trilogy

A fugitive starship’s last flight across multiple galaxies collides with ancient secrets, cosmic upheaval, and species-wide fate.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1008

Cover of The Destroyer of Worlds by Matt Ruff

The Destroyer of Worlds

Matt Ruff · 2023 · Lovecraft Country

In 1957, a reunited Black family faces magic, racism, and old enemies on converging quests across America.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1047

Cover of Captives by Nicholas Sansbury Smith

Captives

Nicholas Sansbury Smith · 2019 · Hell Divers

Captured on a deadly island refuge, the Hell Divers must fight for freedom, home, and humanity’s future.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1054

Cover of Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart

Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Sean Stewart · 2004 · Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Yoda answers a secret plea from Count Dooku, sparking a tense Clone Wars mission of temptation, philosophy, and old bonds.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1065