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Justina Robson

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Similar in premise + setting

These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Keeping It Real. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: cyborg heroine, bodyguard mission, rock star protection, parallel realms, magic and technology, post-catastrophe world

Setting labels used: alternate future, near future, Earth changed, parallel worlds, elven realm, demon realm, elemental realm, realm of death, magic-tech coexistence, urban fantasy setting

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

Cover of InterWorld by Neil Gaiman

InterWorld

Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves · 2007 · InterWorld

A directionless teen stumbles into a multiverse war and joins alternate versions of himself to defend reality.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1751

Cover of The Silent Tower by Barbara Hambly

The Silent Tower

Barbara Hambly · 2011 · Windrose Chronicles

A kidnapped programmer and an eccentric mage must cross worlds to stop a hidden force tearing reality apart.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1836

Cover of Das Mädchen, das die Zeit durchbrach by Anna Benning

Das Mädchen, das die Zeit durchbrach

Anna Benning · 2020 · Vortex

A time-bending YA fantasy sequel sends two allies into the past where war, secrets, and love collide.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1887

Cover of Eternity's Wheel by Michael Reaves

Eternity's Wheel

Michael Reaves, Mallory Reaves · 2015 · InterWorld

Joey Harker must rally alternate versions of himself to stop a multiverse-ending force before everything resets.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1900

Cover of Anchored by Bridget E. Baker

Anchored

Bridget E. Baker · 2021 · Anchored

A runaway teen wakes between Earth and a hidden world, where her secret power could save—or doom—both realities.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1923

Cover of Redemption by Brandon Sanderson

Redemption

Brandon Sanderson · 2013 · Infinity Blade

An imprisoned hero and a rival ruler must survive a fractured plot that uncovers the origins of immortality.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1966

Cover of Circle Series 4-in-1 by Ted Dekker

Circle Series 4-in-1

Ted Dekker · 2011 · The Circle

A man split between two realities must race to save both worlds from catastrophe, evil, and a fate tied to his dreams.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1981

Cover of Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover

Heroes Die

Matthew Woodring Stover · 1998 · The Acts of Caine

A future-world superstar-turned-assassin races through a brutal parallel Earth to save his missing wife.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1983

Cover of Portal to Nova Roma by J.R.  Mathews

Portal to Nova Roma

J.R. Mathews · 2022 · Portal to Nova Roma

A rogue AI escapes grief through a portal into a monster-haunted magical world and tries to rebuild a home there.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2008

Cover of Split Infinity by Piers Anthony

Split Infinity

Piers Anthony · 1987 · Apprentice Adept

A serf-gamesman escapes assassination by moving between a high-tech world and a magic realm where his double has died.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2008

Cover of Shadows by Robin McKinley

Shadows

Robin McKinley · 2013

A teen girl in a magic-banned alternate world investigates her eerie stepfather and the cracks in reality around them.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2024

Cover of Feared by Hell by Michael Anderle

Feared by Hell

Michael Anderle · 2018 · The Unbelievable Mr. Brownstone

A hard-bitten bounty hunter in a magic-and-tech shared universe takes on criminals while protecting a vulnerable girl.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2025