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Iain M. Banks

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Use of Weapons.

Plot structure labels used: dual timeline, reverse chronology, alternating chapters, interwoven narratives, flashbacks, nonlinear narrative, twist ending, withheld information, prologue, epilogues, gradual reveal

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

Cover of Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Walking to Aldebaran

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2019 · Terrible Worlds: Destinations

A stranded astronaut wanders a physics-breaking alien labyrinth, recounting how the mission went wrong as dread builds.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0474

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The Girl in the Road

Monica Byrne · 2014

Two women in different times and places flee violence toward Ethiopia, linked by a forbidden sea bridge and hidden truths.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0499

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Chasm City

Alastair Reynolds · 2003 · Revelation Space

A security operative chasing revenge enters a plague-ravaged city where memory, identity, and history unravel.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0603

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King of Thorns

Mark Lawrence · 2012 · Broken Empire

A brutal young king must defend his throne while recovering buried memories and facing a vastly stronger enemy.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0604

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Spoonbenders

Daryl Gregory · 2017

A disgraced psychic family reunites under pressure from the CIA, the mob, and a new awakening talent.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0611

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The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day

Christopher Edge · 2018

A science-savvy girl’s 10th birthday splits into two realities, forcing her to solve a universe-bending mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0638

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Taltos

Steven Brust · 1988 · Vlad Taltos

A snarky assassin’s early career collides with a perilous trip into the land of the dead, forging key alliances.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0651

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The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1975 · The Hainish Cycle

A physicist from an anarchist moon visits a capitalist world, forcing both societies’ flaws—and ideals—into view.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0657

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Rise of the Fallen

Chuck Black · 2015 · Wars of the Realm

An angel warrior is reassigned from cosmic battle to secretly protect one mysterious human across history.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0659

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20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1

Naoki Urasawa · 2018 · 20世紀少年 [20th Century Boys]

A childhood game resurfaces decades later, drawing an ordinary man into a slow-burn conspiracy that may end the world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0673

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The Wings Upon Her Back

Samantha Mills · 2024

A disillusioned winged enforcer must confront her past, her leader, and her god in a divided city.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0679

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On a Sunbeam

Tillie Walden · 2018 · On a Sunbeam

A young woman joins a space restoration crew while chasing the past love that still calls her back.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0681

Cover of Paul of Dune by Brian Herbert

Paul of Dune

Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson · 2008 · Heroes of Dune

A dual-timeline Dune interquel tracks Paul’s rise and rule while revisiting the childhood events that shaped him.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0685

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Terrestrial History

Joe Mungo Reed · 2025

A climate-strained family spans generations and timelines as Earth falters and Mars beckons, with time travel in the mix.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0702

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The Sentence

Christina Dalcher · 2023

In a near-future U.S., a prosecutor who sought death penalty execution must uncover the truth before she pays for a possible mistake.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0715

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The Year of the Flood

Margaret Atwood · 2009 · MaddAddam

Two women survive a man-made apocalypse while moving through a world of eco-faith, corporations, and engineered life.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0718

Cover of A House Like an Accordion by Audrey Burges

A House Like an Accordion

Audrey Burges · 2024

A burned-out woman begins disappearing and must trace her art-wielding father through the houses of her past.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0721

Cover of The Winds of Dune by Brian Herbert

The Winds of Dune

Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson · 2009 · Heroes of Dune

In the aftermath of a messianic ruler’s disappearance, rival factions, family loyalties, and hidden histories collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0722

Cover of Aspho Fields by Karen Traviss

Aspho Fields

Karen Traviss · 2008 · Gears of War

A prequel war novel where soldier-friends face an alien onslaught while a buried past threatens to break their bond.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0725

Cover of A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

A Closed and Common Orbit

Becky Chambers · 2016 · Wayfarers

An AI reborn in an illegal human body and a cloned mechanic's pasts intertwine in a hopeful search for identity and belonging.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0727