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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Tales from Earthsea.
Setting labels used: Earthsea, fantasy world, archipelago setting, island setting, magical society, historical fantasy, preindustrial world, remote village, wizard school, male-dominated order, coastal 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: 0.1360
A gifted boy enters a wizard school, unleashes a shadow, and must learn true power through balance and self-knowledge.
Why this is here
Setting labels: archipelago · island world · sea voyage · fantasy world · secondary world · magical ecology · land-and-sea setting · school setting · mythic setting · timeless 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: 0.1446
Three linked Earthsea tales follow Ged across youth, maturity, and old age as magic, identity, and death entwine.
Why this is here
Setting labels: archipelago world · island setting · sea travel · wizard school · underground tombs · underworld · fantasy world · remote places
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1505
A bored young exile must survive a rule-bound wanderjahr and learn magic in a world split between Order and Chaos.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · isolated island society · ordered society · outside world · medieval fantasy world · high-concept world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1618
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: 0.1678
Emily and her companions seek lost memories on Algos Island, uncovering secrets that could change everything.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · underwater setting · island setting · imaginary places · steampunk world · portal fantasy · ancient forests · fantastic cities · ocean setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1686
A desperate teen cheats into an elite monster-chariot race to save her family in a brutal, caste-bound island world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: oceanic world · island setting · watery world · dystopian setting · class-divided society · sun-scorched world · archipelago · ruling elite
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1720
On a cursed island, a woman who wants to leave and the man who wants to stay must choose love, home, and risk.
Why this is here
Setting labels: remote island · island community · fictional country · Scandinavian-inspired setting · Scottish-inspired setting · modern world · contemporary fantasy · magical realist world · isolated community · windswept landscape · sea-coast setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1750
A young heroine sets out on a riddle-led quest to save her world, her husband, and the lost guardians.
Why this is here
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: 0.1808
Sixteen YA speculative stories center Black girls and Black women across fantasy, sci-fi, myth, and magic.
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Setting labels: past · present · future · historical settings · fantastical worlds · near-future · dystopian · urban fantasy · high fantasy · old west · New Mexico · sea/coastal settings · island setting · sugar plantation · space · postapocalyptic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1862
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: 0.1865
