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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

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InterWorld

Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves · 2007 · InterWorld

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

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Premise labels: multiverse war · alternate selves · world walking · balance keeping · science vs magic · chosen one · parallel worlds · dimension travel · secret war · training academy

Setting labels: multiverse · alternate Earths · parallel worlds · in-between realm · dimension travel · science-based worlds · magic-based worlds · modern Earth · school setting · alternate reality

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Distance: 0.1751

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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.

Why this is here

Premise labels: interdimensional portal · world-crossing · wizard and programmer · magic and technology · murder mystery · world-saving quest · kidnapped heroine · magical conspiracy · cross-world alliance

Setting labels: alternate world · parallel worlds · interdimensional · magic world · industrializing society · preindustrial society · contemporary Earth · 1980s technology · urban setting · fantasy realm

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1836

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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.

Why this is here

Premise labels: time travel · alternate future · war prevention · world-saving quest · elemental magic · enemy factions · love under pressure · hidden secrets

Setting labels: dystopian future · past and future · alternate world · elemental worldbuilding · time-travel setting · war-torn world · futuristic world · multiple locations

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1887

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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.

Why this is here

Premise labels: multiverse threat · parallel worlds · time travel · magic and science · chosen leader · coming of age · save the universe · alternate selves · last stand · recruit allies

Setting labels: multiverse · alternate Earths · parallel dimensions · space and time · future world · home planet · science-fantasy world · world-hopping · interdimensional travel · time stream

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Distance: 0.1900

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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.

Why this is here

Premise labels: dual worlds · alternate reality · hidden power · secret identity · runaway · missing past · dream world · worlds colliding · prophecy · chosen one · interworld connection · two-life protagonist

Setting labels: Earth · Terra · alternate reality · contemporary setting · fantasy realm · parallel worlds · urban fantasy setting · mythic world

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1923

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Redemption

Brandon Sanderson · 2013 · Infinity Blade

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

Why this is here

Premise labels: imprisoned rivals · rebellion · immortal rulers · secret origins · world mystery · dual timeline · parallel storylines · post-apocalyptic future · technology and magic

Setting labels: fantastical world · post-apocalyptic future · near-future society · ancient future · immortal realm · technology-magic blend · prison setting

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Distance: 0.1966

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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.

Why this is here

Premise labels: dual worlds · dream exchange · parallel realities · apocalyptic stakes · hero between worlds · faith allegory · good vs evil

Setting labels: contemporary world · alternate world · future world · fantasy world · physical spiritual realm · forest setting · apocalyptic setting · cyclical time

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.1981

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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.

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Premise labels: alternate world · parallel worlds · actor protagonist · virtual entertainment · rescue mission · bloodsport · assassin hero · caste society · entertainment industry · quest

Setting labels: future Earth · alternate Earth · parallel universe · dystopian society · rigid caste system · medieval fantasy world · corporate rule · authoritarian state · virtual reality media · cross-world setting

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Distance: 0.1983

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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.

Why this is here

Premise labels: AI protagonist · rogue AI · grief-driven escape · portal fantasy · alternate Earth · magic world · post-apocalyptic survival · monster invasion · technology meets magic · civilization rebuilding

Setting labels: alternate Earth · post-apocalyptic world · ancient city · walled city · fantasy city · siege setting · dungeon-infested world · magical alternate universe · Roman/Byzantine-inspired setting · iron age technology

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Distance: 0.2008

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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.

Why this is here

Premise labels: parallel worlds · dual worlds · science vs magic · alternate self · identity swap · games competition · survival quest · assassination threat · cross-world escape · double life

Setting labels: distant future · alternate reality · domed city · high-tech world · magic realm · planetary setting · parallel universe · science-fantasy world · fictional planets

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Distance: 0.2008

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Shadows

Robin McKinley · 2013

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

Why this is here

Premise labels: science vs magic · illegal magic · alternate world · creepy shadows · hereditary magic · family conflict · hidden powers · reality rifts

Setting labels: alternate Earth · modern-ish setting · near-future feel · contemporary fantasy · Newworld · Oldworld · magic-suppressed society · parallel world

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Distance: 0.2024

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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.

Why this is here

Premise labels: bounty hunter · protective guardian · crime syndicate conflict · magic-tech world · young girl in danger · criminal crackdown · vigilante justice

Setting labels: urban fantasy world · shared universe · Earth · magical future · magic and technology · post-breach world

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2025

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