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Tahereh Mafi

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Defy Me.

Plot structure labels used: dual timeline, flashbacks, multiple POV, revelation-driven, info dump, high twist density, slow burn buildup, action climax, rescue sequence, open ending

Focused on “dual timeline” where exact label matches exist.

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

Cover of The Sentence by Christina Dalcher

The Sentence

Christina Dalcher · 2023

In a near-future U.S., a prosecutor who sought death penalty execution must uncover the truth before she pays for a possible mistake.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0776

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King of Thorns

Mark Lawrence · 2012 · Broken Empire

A brutal young king must defend his throne while recovering buried memories and facing a vastly stronger enemy.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0815

Cover of 20th Century Boys, Band 1 by Naoki Urasawa

20th Century Boys, Band 1

Naoki Urasawa · 2002 · 20th Century Boys [20世紀少年]

Childhood friends reunite when a shared symbol resurfaces, pulling them into a cult mystery tied to catastrophe.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0817

Cover of Lost in Time by A.G. Riddle

Lost in Time

A.G. Riddle · 2022

A scientist is exiled to the dinosaur past after a murder frame-up, while his daughter races across time to clear him.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0831

Cover of Into the Dark by Claudia Gray

Into the Dark

Claudia Gray · 2021 · Star Wars: The High Republic

A bookish Jedi Padawan is forced into a frontier mission, then trapped on a haunted station during a galaxy-wide disaster.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0854

Cover of Absolute Green Lantern, Vol. 1: Without Fear by Al Ewing

Absolute Green Lantern, Vol. 1: Without Fear

Al Ewing · 2025 · Absolute Green Lantern (2025)

A sealed small town, alien judgment, and a reworked Lantern mythology force unlikely survivors into a cosmic mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0861

Cover of Hive by D.L. Orton

Hive

D.L. Orton · 2025 · Madders of Time

In a dying biodome, two survivors send one man into the past to try to save humanity and their love.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0897

Cover of Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer

Acceptance

Jeff Vandermeer · 2014 · Southern Reach

A final expedition into Area X unspools hidden origins, shifting identities, and the cost of confronting the unknowable.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0934

Cover of Greater Good by Timothy Zahn

Greater Good

Timothy Zahn · 2021 · Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy

Thrawn helps defend the Chiss Ascendancy from a hidden enemy using gifts, manipulation, and family politics.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0936