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Similar in premise + setting

These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for The Beasts of Tarzan. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: kidnapped child, family rescue, revenge plot, marooned hero, jungle survival, animal allies, race against time, abduction, escape mission

Setting labels used: London, Africa, jungle, jungle island, West Africa, river journey, colonial Africa, desert island, civilization versus wilderness, early 20th century

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

Cover of The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Son of Tarzan

Edgar Rice Burroughs, J. Allen St. John · 2003 · Tarzan

Tarzan’s son runs from London to Africa, where a hidden past, ape ally, and jungle dangers remake him.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2045

Cover of Lady Mechanika Vol. 2: The Tablet of Destinies by Joe Benítez

Lady Mechanika Vol. 2: The Tablet of Destinies

Joe Benítez · 2016 · Lady Mechanika Volumes

A steampunk adventurer races across continents to rescue a friend’s family and stop a secretive power grab.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2212

Cover of Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Jungle Tales of Tarzan

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1963 · Tarzan

A young Tarzan’s jungle adolescence unfolds in linked tales of love, survival, curiosity, and brutal self-discovery.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2361

Cover of Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

Marlon James · 2020 · The Dark Star Trilogy

A mercenary hunter with a supernatural nose joins a dangerous search for a missing child across a mythic Africa.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2575

Cover of The Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly

The Six Sacred Stones

Matthew Reilly · 2007 · Jack West Jr

Jack West Jr. races across the globe to find ancient stones that may power a machine to stop the end of the world.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2594

Cover of The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

The Madman's Daughter

Megan Shepherd · 2013 · The Madman’s Daughter

A Victorian orphan follows rumors about her missing mad-scientist father to a remote island of horrors and secrets.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2604

Cover of The Colony by Richard Paul Evans

The Colony

Richard Paul Evans · 2024 · Michael Vey

Michael and the Electroclan race to rescue a friend from a hidden community of powerful electrics before the final showdown.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2678

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The Storm Begins

Damian Dibben · 2011 · History Keepers

Kidnapped in stormy London, a boy joins time-traveling agents to find his missing parents and stop history from being rewritten.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2684

Cover of The Truth by Zizou Corder

The Truth

Zizou Corder · 2006 · Lionboy Trilogy

A cat-speaking boy races across a near-future world to rescue his family and expose a powerful corporation.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2694

Cover of Into the Dim by Janet B.  Taylor

Into the Dim

Janet B. Taylor · 2016 · Into the Dim

A sheltered teen follows family secrets and time travel to 12th-century England to save her missing mother.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2709

Cover of The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl by Theodora Goss

The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl

Theodora Goss · 2019 · The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club

Monstrous young women race to rescue their kidnapped friend and stop a plot threatening Queen Victoria and the Empire.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2710

Cover of Lionboy by Zizou Corder

Lionboy

Zizou Corder · 2003 · Lionboy Trilogy

When his parents are kidnapped, a boy who can speak to cats joins a circus and races to uncover the truth.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2714