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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Gunslinger Born.
Setting labels used: post-apocalyptic world, fantasy frontier, desert journey, small town, ancient technology, magic-rich world, western-fantasy setting
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A wounded gunslinger wakes in a remote hospice run by sinister sisters whose care may be deadlier than his injuries.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · desert setting · abandoned town · hospital · hospice · nightmarish fantasy · western fantasy · Mid-World · prequel timeline · moving-on world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1081
A powerful craftswoman returns home for her father’s funeral, confronts old wounds, and defends her town with a new apprentice.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy secondary world · modern-magic world · desert setting · small town · rural village · frontier town · badlands · post-war landscape · world after God Wars · small-town apocalypse · urban-to-rural contrast
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1210
In a desert world ruled by an immortal sorcerer-king, an unlikely band of rebels plots a dangerous uprising.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · desert world · wasteland · city-state · fantasy world · campaign setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1314
A half-elf girl in a war-torn steampunk world finds purpose, invention, and a path toward peace.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · magic and steam · wartime setting · small village · secluded valley · industrializing world · fantasy world · alternate world · medieval feel · sky/air travel
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1355
A debt-burdened new mage leaves academy life behind to survive, learn fast, and earn her place in a dangerous magic world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic · dying cities · wilderness frontier · isolated cities · magic-scarred world · city-state system · road travel · fantasy secondary world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1357
A ka-tet of gunslingers stops in a frontier town under attack, uncovering a larger web of worlds and secrets.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · small town · frontier town · Wild West setting · New York City · multiple worlds · parallel worlds · Thunderclap · Mid-World · End-World
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1431
Roland’s early quest is interrupted by a deserted town, a brutal ambush, and a sinister infirmary hiding a deadly secret.
Why this is here
Setting labels: desert journey · ghost town · abandoned hospital · western-fantasy world · post-apocalyptic feel · chronological pre-series · otherworldly setting · low-country hills · isolated location
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1477
A survival-hardened wanderer boards a mutant’s monster-haunted machine and finds danger, desire, and a possible home.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · wasteland · Broken States · after the Rise · old gods · giant monsters · apocalyptic future · science fantasy world · desert survival · mobile vehicle setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1488
A lone gunslinger enters a dying desert town where a dead man’s message and hidden trap turn the locals against him.
Why this is here
Setting labels: desert town · Mid-World · post-apocalyptic world · dying town · weird western setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1499
A dying knight from a disgraced family must defy a whispering tyrant or surrender his freedom to save those he loves.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · dystopian setting · post-war world · wasteland · frontier · kingdom · alien world · medieval fantasy · surreal world · self-contained world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1514
A ghost-hunting girl in a ruined world joins a talking ghost on a descent that could free her—or remake everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: post-apocalyptic world · desolate wasteland · underworld · dead world · ruined society · small village · rural town · post-technological world · mythic setting · ancient-feeling world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1532
A cowardly prince and his ally race through Hell and a collapsing world to stop an apocalyptic Wheel.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · post-apocalyptic world · shared universe · Hell · desert · siege city · medieval world · science-fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1599
