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Laurence E. Dahners

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Mender Magic.

Plot structure labels used: discovery arc, journey story, escape narrative, episodic progression, power exploration, training by use, low-stakes buildup, quick resolution, open-ended series start, epilogue 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 What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor

What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Jodi Taylor · 2015 · The Chronicles of St Mary's

Max is forced into training new historians, and every “safe” jump through time turns into fresh chaos.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1245

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Transport

Phillip P. Peterson · 2016 · Transport

Death-row inmates are recruited to test an alien transport device that may lead them—and humanity—into danger.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1294

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The City and the Stars

Arthur C. Clarke · 2001

In a billion-years-later domed city, a restless outsider seeks the truth beyond a stagnant, immortal society.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1302

Cover of The Rule of All by Ashley Saunders

The Rule of All

Ashley Saunders, Leslie Saunders · 2020 · The Rule of One

Twin rebel sisters race across a fractured future America to stop a fleeing tyrant before freedom is lost again.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1302

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The Land: Founding

Aleron Kong · 2015 · Chaos Seeds

A gamer is pulled into a game-like fantasy world where leveling, quests, and kingdom building determine survival.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1349

Cover of To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer

To Your Scattered Bodies Go

Philip José Farmer · 1973 · Riverworld

A resurrected explorer must navigate an endless alien river where all humanity has returned to uncover who made it and why.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1358

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The Great When

Alan Moore · 2024 · The Long London Quintet

In postwar London, a bookshop assistant finds an impossible book and is pulled into a hidden, perilous version of the city.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1372

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Mecanoscrit del segon origen

Manuel de Pedrolo · 1995

Two young survivors navigate a ruined world, trying to stay alive, keep hope, and decide what humanity should become next.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1373

Cover of The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi

The Search for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi · 2010 · The Search for WondLa

A sheltered girl leaves her underground home and crosses an alien world to find other humans and the truth of WondLa.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1386

Cover of The Assassins of Altis by Jack Campbell

The Assassins of Altis

Jack Campbell · 2015 · The Pillars of Reality

A mechanic and a mage flee assassins across a guild-controlled world while uncovering their planet’s hidden past.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1389

Cover of The Dark Tower Series: Books 1-7 by Stephen  King

The Dark Tower Series: Books 1-7

Stephen King · 2011 · The Dark Tower

A last gunslinger crosses worlds in a long quest toward the Dark Tower, gathering allies while reality frays.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1396

Cover of Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 1 by Charles Soule

Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 1

Charles Soule · 2018 · Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith

After Episode III, Vader must forge his identity, build a lightsaber, and cement his power in the Empire.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1403

Cover of The Immortal Words by Jeff Wheeler

The Immortal Words

Jeff Wheeler · 2020 · The Grave Kingdom

A young warrior must cross into the land of the dead to learn powerful words and stop an immortal dragon tyrant.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1427

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Prentice Alvin

Orson Scott Card · 2001 · Tales of Alvin Maker

A boy returns home to apprentice as a blacksmith while learning to master his maker's power in an alternate America.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1427