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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for A Wizard of Earthsea.
Setting labels used: archipelago, island world, sea voyage, fantasy world, secondary world, magical ecology, land-and-sea setting, school setting, mythic setting, timeless setting
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A queer Finnish fantasy about memory-haunted assassins, seasonal magic, and secrets in a sea-bound academy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · island archipelago · north sea · academy setting · tower setting · seasonal magic · maritime setting · secondary world · seasonal cycle · magical reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1119
A complete illustrated Earthsea omnibus tracing mages, islands, dragons, and the costs of power across a lifetime.
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Setting labels: archipelago · island cultures · sea travel · fantasy secondary world · wizard school · underground tombs
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1344
Five Earthsea tales and an essay deepen the world’s history, magic, and gender politics across past and future timelines.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Earthsea · fantasy world · archipelago setting · island setting · magical society · historical fantasy · preindustrial world · remote village · wizard school · male-dominated order · coastal setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1383
A boy hunts for a missing letter in a vivid island world, getting tangled in a strange city quest, mafia trouble, and grief.
Why this is here
Setting labels: island setting · coastal setting · seaside world · city journey · fantasy world · human-animal coexistence · anthropomorphic world · maritime setting · ecological world · alternate reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1435
In a mythic kingdom, a prophetic holy war and a cursed young man’s fate collide across rival powers.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · medieval-inspired · worldbuilding · kingdoms · continent-scale conflict · religious fantasy · mythic world · island setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1526
A disgraced young mage candidate is pulled from a training setback into a dangerous empire-saving quest.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world fantasy · empire · mage society · academy setting · mine setting · coastal travel · islands · same world as earlier series · war-torn setting · mixed science and magic world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1561
A traumatized imperial cryptarch navigates espionage, rebellion, and a widening war while wrestling grief and power.
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Setting labels: secondary world · imperial court · naval setting · island cultures · world-spanning setting · fantasy empire · war setting · colonial setting · fantasy geopolitics
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1571
A druid assembles an airship crew to chase a map to ancient magic while a ruthless witch hunts it too.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · archipelago journey · open sea · airship travel · secondary world · old world ruins · four lands · magical frontier · technomagic world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1660
A young heroine sets out on a riddle-led quest to save her world, her husband, and the lost guardians.
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Setting labels: fantasy world · otherworldly setting · moon setting · futuristic moon · desert sea · multiple kingdoms · island journey · high fantasy · mythic setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1706
An orphaned girl inventor is kidnapped by pirates and must dive into danger, grief, and a buried treasure mystery.
Why this is here
Setting labels: ocean setting · seafaring world · island setting · undersea setting · fantasy world · alternate Earth · steampunk world · maritime setting · nonreal world · fictional seas
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1723
In a water-bound realm, Haplo and Alfred uncover buried truths as serpents, factions, and old powers close in.
Why this is here
Setting labels: water world · secondary world · fantasy realm · post-sundering world · four realms · island world · ocean world · fantasy universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1739
Eleven novellas revisit famous fantasy and SF worlds, offering sequels, prequels, and epilogues for series fans.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world fantasy · alternate history · historical setting · early modern setting · colonization · wilderness · shipboard · post-story world · shared universes
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1753
