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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Traveler.
Setting labels used: contemporary America, near future, far future, post-apocalyptic future, utopian future, dystopian future, deep time, Earth
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In a dying future, a self-taught reader, a rebel woman, and a suicidal android collide in a robot-run world.
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Setting labels: future America · New York City · 25th century · far future · distant future · post-apocalyptic world · decaying city · robot-managed society · dystopian future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0857
Twin fugitives return from Canada to challenge a brutal one-child regime and rally a growing rebellion.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · future America · future United States · Texas · Canada · Dallas · dystopian future · authoritarian state · near-future America
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0905
In a genetically engineered near-future America, rival castes fight over work, power, and who should control advanced technology.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future America · post-apocalyptic · dystopian future · orbital habitat · island retreat · near-future · technologically degraded society · genetically altered world · class-divided society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0924
A satirical dystopia follows a violent American revolution that splits society into separate nations by identity.
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Setting labels: near future · United States · alternate society · dystopian future · internet age
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0926
In a segregated near-future, a Black woman at a time-travel company uncovers a history-warping secret.
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Setting labels: near future · 2030 · alternate history · dystopian future · United States · segregated society · time travel present
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0927
A diverse anthology imagines near-future Americas shaped by resistance, oppression, and hard-won hope.
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Setting labels: near future · future United States · alternate America · climate-affected future · surveillance state · dystopian society · utopian elements · speculative reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0930
Ten Philip K. Dick short stories collected as the source material for Electric Dreams, built around reality, tech, and human anxiety.
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Setting labels: near-future · future America · 1950s America · Cold War era · spacefaring future · dystopian future · alternate reality · post-apocalyptic future · authoritarian society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0994
An anti-aging cure leaves one family crammed together for generations, where inheritance, privacy, and patience collapse.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · far future · futuristic America · crowded apartment · urban overcrowding · limited privacy · post-aging society · dystopian future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.0994
A WWI veteran wakes 500 years in the future and joins a resistance fighting to reclaim occupied America.
Why this is here
Setting labels: 25th century · far future · Earth-bound future · occupied America · dystopian future · postwar future · alternative future · military future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1026
In a collapsing near-future America, a flashback-addicted ex-cop is hired to reopen a long-unsolved murder.
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Setting labels: near future · future United States · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic future · collapsed America · Denver · Los Angeles · Japanese-dominated world order · global caliphate · alternative future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1041
In a near-future America, a reality show turns mass shootings into entertainment, and its producer learns fear has a price.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · 2030 · United States · dystopian America · media-saturated society · surveillance society · technologically advanced future · declining America
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1068
A queer-and-trans speculative anthology imagines futures of resistance, desire, survival, and uneasy hope.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · far future · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic future · alternate future · near-future America · space station · spaceships · cyberpunk city · futuristic city · Appalachian forests · underwater city · high school · fictional future
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1073
