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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for Tales from Earthsea.
Relationships labels used: teacher-student, mentor-pupil, romance, love versus duty, power struggle, gender hierarchy, family expectation, community ties, romantic tension, rivalry, trust, oppression
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A gifted student returns to an eerie magical institute where language shapes reality and failure could remake the world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: student-teacher rivalry · mentor-protégé · romance · pilot love interest · classmate distrust · peer support · familial leverage · protective friends · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1026
A middle-aged math professor from the Dreamlands crosses strange realms to recover a runaway student before disaster strikes.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student · mentor-protege · quest companionship · human-god tension · romantic elopement · female solidarity · sexist opposition · power imbalance · community responsibility
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1153
At a mutant school under pressure, a radical student and his allies spark a dangerous revolt that tests every boundary.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student conflict · mentor-student bond · love triangle · psychic affair · peer rivalry · student faction · family secret · adoption reveal · romantic tension · school community
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1170
![Cover of 暗殺教室 4 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 4] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1367205397i/17859025.jpg)
Class E faces new assassins, a sibling mystery, and a baseball showdown while their alien teacher keeps them guessing.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · mentor-student rivalry · sibling mystery · class solidarity · student teamwork · power imbalance · authority conflict · rival teachers · guardian relationship · competition
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1212
A deaf young woman and a speech tutor are drawn into a secret magical college as an ancient winter-born enemy awakens.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: student-teacher · forbidden romance · age gap · class difference · family disapproval · slow-burn romance · supportive family · parental guardianship · rivalry · mentor-student
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1215
![Cover of 暗殺教室 12 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 12] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1421210710i/24489549.jpg)
A deadly new assassin traps Class 3-E, forcing the students to survive, adapt, and outwit a far stronger foe.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student · mentor-mentee · class solidarity · adult-child contrast · enemy alliance · possible romance · betrayal · protective teamwork
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1226
Athena builds Plato’s ideal city with time-displaced humans, slave children, robots, and a mortal Apollo among them.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · sibling relationship · mentor relationship · friendship · romantic tension · sexual coercion · power imbalance · community parenting · shared marriages · group marriage
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1245
![Cover of 僕のヒーローアカデミア 12 [Boku No Hero Academia 12] by Kohei Horikoshi](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1485848490i/32854622.jpg)
Class 1-A trains new signature moves, then faces a brutal provisional hero-license exam against rival schools.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: class teamwork · teacher student · rival schools · friendship · romantic tension · mentorship · protective bond · class loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1278
An Assassin must redeem himself through a deadly series of missions while uncovering a hidden conspiracy.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · brotherhood bonds · rivalry · betrayal · family tragedy · romance · marriage · friendship · loyalty conflict · power struggle
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1308
A gifted teen musician enters Harper Hall, where training, jealousy, and prejudice test her path to belonging.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-apprentice · friendship · female rivalry · peer jealousy · teacher-student · parental abuse · platonic love · community belonging · found family · supportive adults
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1358
Two short, ambiguous Wells stories explore a hidden doorway and an exam slip-up through regret, choice, and conscience.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: student-teacher · academic rivalry · class competition · mentor-pupil · romantic rivalry · social hierarchy · peer comparison
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1361
On Pern, an apprentice harper faces bullying, first love, and a deadly plague that threatens the whole world.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · romance · forbidden romance · bully rivalry · mentor-student · class divide · servitude · community bonds · found family
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1374
In a desert city where priests harvest dream magic to heal or kill, a ritual gone wrong exposes corruption and conspiracy.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-mentee · teacher-student · emotional bond · loyalty conflict · trust tension · enemies to allies · cross-cultural tension · age-gap tension · family duty · state allegiance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1384
A posthumous collection of Lewis fragments and stories exploring time, myth, space travel, and unsettling other worlds.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: collegial · teacher student · marriage · husband wife · friendship · power imbalance · gendered tension · community · social hierarchy
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1389
Hal Jordan’s origin is retold as a cosmic training ground for a rookie hero and a setup for larger Green Lantern lore.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · rivals to allies · future enemies · romantic tension · family conflict · father-son tension · friendship · authority conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1402
A science-minded Harry Potter retools magic with logic and rationality in a sprawling alternate-universe first year.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · rivalry · romantic tension · parent-child · found family · power imbalance · manipulation
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1404
In a near-future Britain, two teens from opposite worlds confront crackdown, unrest, and a choice between loyalty and revolt.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · romance · female friendship · f/f relationship · class-crossing relationship · family loyalty · father-daughter conflict · betrayal · power imbalance · tutor-student relationship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1415
A 28-story collection of eerie, high-concept weird fiction where ordinary worlds are warped by impossible intrusions.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: family · couple · romance · friendship · rivalry · professional hierarchy · teacher-student · doctor-patient · community isolation · power imbalance · competition
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1424
In a declining New Mexico town, a teacher uncovers a conspiracy linking flu shots, mind control, and a refinery takeover.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student bond · father-son tension · family estrangement · cross-cultural family · romantic subplot · guardian role · community mistrust · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1450
Star Wars Episode IV is retold as a Shakespearean play in iambic pentameter, with asides, chorus, and comic verse.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · family conflict · sibling reveal · captor-captive · romantic banter · rivalry · friendship · command hierarchy · power struggle · loyalty
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1457
A lonely scholarship teen is pulled into Jane Eyre and must choose between a classic romance and her own life.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · love triangle · forbidden crush · teacher-student attraction · father-daughter conflict · stepmother conflict · romantic tension · rivalry · female friendship · class divide · family tension · romantic choice · longtime friends · mentor-figure tension
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1466
A psychology professor recreates a notorious sleep-deprivation experiment, and the lab slowly turns into a nightmare.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: student-teacher · mentor-mentee · professional hierarchy · romantic obsession · sexual obsession · power imbalance · research team · friendship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1469
A dying alien warrior records his hidden past, revealing the origins of a war, a romance, and a world-changing choice.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · friendship · romance · star-crossed lovers · rivalry · betrayal · family legacy · power imbalance · military hierarchy · forbidden attachment · bonded comrades
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1471
In a future America that controls girls through chaperones, one teen starts questioning everything after a sudden death.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · surrogate family · father-daughter conflict · sisterhood · friendship · romantic tension · forbidden romance · power imbalance · betrayal · dependency
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1476
Mutant school chaos, psychic invasion, and a cosmic power struggle collide as Cassandra Nova tightens her grip.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: mentor-student · teamwork · found family · rivalry · friendship · romantic tension · power imbalance · possession · betrayal
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1483
A class of junior high students is stranded on an island and forced into a state-run fight to the death.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: friendship · crushes · romance · betrayal · classmate conflict · school ties · trust and distrust · rivalry · alliance · loyalty · teacher-student power
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1483
As war engulfs the Lowlands, scattered allies race to stop an empire, a ritual, and a changing battlefield.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: alliance · defection · family duty · father-daughter · mentor-student · romantic tension · betrayal · loyalty conflict · power struggle
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1486
![Cover of 暗殺教室 3 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 3] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1363372770i/17617859.jpg)
A bizarre class trip and new transfer student deepen the absurd, heartfelt mission to assassinate their alien teacher.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student bond · student class cohesion · rival school hierarchy · mentor-protégé · friendship · class solidarity · power imbalance · adult-child conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1227
![Cover of 暗殺教室 15 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 15] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1435685182i/25463372.jpg)
A school assassination mission explodes into major secrets, backstories, and a shocking identity reveal.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · classroom bonds · parent-child tension · rivalry · revenge for sibling · mentor-mentee · student solidarity · power imbalance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1256
![Cover of 暗殺教室 19 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 19] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1459274260i/28696421.jpg)
As the class nears graduation, a government trap forces them to race to their teacher before the final kill plan lands.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · student-teacher trust · class solidarity · friendship bonds · found-family · mentor-pupil bond · team cooperation · protective relationship · government vs students
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1298
![Cover of 暗殺教室 10 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 10] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406655148i/22839631.jpg)
A class of junior high students keeps trying to assassinate their alien teacher while learning teamwork, skills, and trust.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · class bond · teamwork · student solidarity · rivalry · mentor-student · found family · welcoming newcomer · friendship · cooperative teaching · trust restoration
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1319
![Cover of 暗殺教室 9 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 9] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429225058i/22020308.jpg)
A school class keeps trying to assassinate their tentacled teacher while navigating fights, school politics, and new bonds.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · class bonds · friendship · family approval · student rivalry · romance subplot · matchmaking · team loyalty · group belonging · authority conflict
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1320
![Cover of 暗殺教室 14 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 14] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1429879002i/25372741.jpg)
Class E faces school-festival and final-exam battles, while a fierce principal rivalry pushes the class to prove itself.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · class rivalry · sibling rivalry · mentor-student bond · parent-child relationship · rivalry · group teamwork · adversarial relationship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1340
![Cover of 暗殺教室 1 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 1] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1361686014i/15778848.jpg)
A remedial class is tasked with assassinating their alien teacher before he destroys Earth.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student relationships · mentor-student bond · class solidarity · peer competition · student-teacher rivalry · student group · care and trust · bully dynamic · misfit community
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1359
![Cover of 暗殺教室 13 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 13] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1426312336i/25138926.jpg)
As a deadly school deadline nears, Class E faces career counseling, class rivalry, and a student’s painful home life.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student bond · student-teacher trust · parent-child conflict · mother-son conflict · class rivalry · rival classmates · protective mentorship · forgiveness arc
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1360
![Cover of 暗殺教室 18 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 18] by Yusei Matsui](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1456518069i/28228164.jpg)
A class of student assassins takes a risky space mission, then faces Valentine’s Day, exams, and life after graduation.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: teacher-student bonds · found family · class camaraderie · romantic tension · pairing setup · crushes · ship tease · mentor-mentee · rivalry · friendship
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.1392
