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These books are ranked using the tone labels extracted for Look to Windward.
Tone labels used: melancholy, elegiac, philosophical, wry, humorous, poignant, haunting, serious, somber, thoughtful, surreal, ominous
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their tone embeddings are close.
A classic short-fiction collection of poetic SF tales spanning alien oceans, terraformers, sentient cars, and doomed romance.
Why this is here
Tone labels: melancholy · poignant · wry · humorous · romantic · tragic · bittersweet · playful · odd · disturbing · lyrical · elegiac
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0579
A curated anthology of contemporary Chinese sci-fi stories, with essays that frame the field’s themes, history, and debates.
Why this is here
Tone labels: melancholy · uneasy · haunting · lyrical · elegiac · poetic · thoughtful · provocative · surreal · futuristic · claustrophobic · serious
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0618
Elegant, intelligent monster dogs arrive in New York and a young woman helps uncover their strange, tragic history.
Why this is here
Tone labels: melancholy · uneasy · haunting · gothic · grotesque · strange · poignant · bittersweet · somber · whimsical · elegiac · darkly beautiful
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0658
An immortal botanist in 1860s California is sent to save future treasures, but grief, secrets, and a dangerous double upend her mission.
Why this is here
Tone labels: melancholy · bittersweet · elegiac · wry · quirky · humorous · dark · wistful
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0725
A post-apocalyptic river journey through a sterile, aging England where nature returns and hope is scarce.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · melancholy · somber · pessimistic · contemplative · elegiac · moody · gloomy
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0727
A maimed prince of a dying race takes magical relics and hunts a Chaos lord in a bleak multiverse quest.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · dark · gloomy · melancholy · grim · tragic · elegiac · brutal · haunting · poetic · adventurous
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0773
A comatose girl who never ages draws scientists, family, and seekers into an interwoven mystery about time, memory, and youth.
Why this is here
Tone labels: haunting · melancholy · sad · dreamlike · philosophical · lyrical · mysterious · strange · beautiful · hauntingly beautiful · dreamy · somber · reflective · elegiac · calm
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0776
An AI archivist records the last human on Earth as civilization ends and the planet rewilds.
Why this is here
Tone labels: bleak · grim · melancholy · elegiac · haunting · somber · poetic · strange · dark · unsettling · intimate
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0778
In a stratified future America, a young labor-colony diver leaves home to search for a vanished loved one.
Why this is here
Tone labels: quiet · eerie · melancholy · dreamlike · haunting · subtle · somber · hopeful · unnerving · elegiac
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0806
A lyrical cycle of linked stories follows Earth’s attempts to settle Mars and the human flaws that follow.
Why this is here
Tone labels: poetic · melancholy · haunting · nostalgic · dreamlike · elegiac · dark · sad · chilling · quiet · satirical · sardonic · thoughtful · tragic · wondrous
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0810
A climate-strained family spans generations and timelines as Earth falters and Mars beckons, with time travel in the mix.
Why this is here
Tone labels: melancholy · bleak · hopeful · elegiac · somber · meditative · contemplative · emotional · haunting · wrenching · beautiful · dark · anxious · cautionary · reflective
Semantic match: ranked by tone
Distance: 0.0828
