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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for The Scarlet Throne.
Setting labels used: temple complex, court politics, religious hierarchy, South Asian-inspired world, Nepali-inspired world, Tibetan-inspired fantasy world, mythic fantasy, secondary world
Focused on “temple complex” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their setting embeddings are close.
A bitter leper is pulled into a magical world where he’s expected to save it, while refusing to believe it’s real.
Why this is here
Setting labels: parallel world · secondary world · magical realm · other world · alternate reality · mythic landscape · epic fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1526
The Death Gate Cycle ends as Haplo and Alfred race to the Seventh Gate while old enemies, new threats, and a vast world-spanning destiny collide.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · multi-world setting · post-apocalyptic world · post-sundering universe · fantasy realms · elemental worlds · labyrinth setting · imaginary place
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1594
A fallen world faces an immortal invading race as three unlikely champions race to defend the last human stronghold.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · pseudo-medieval world · ancient races · city-state politics · desert transformation · high fantasy world · mythic past
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1598
A young apprentice magician lands an impossible court job and must outwit an invading army with help from a sarcastic mentor and odd allies.
Why this is here
Setting labels: fantasy world · alternate dimension · inter-dimensional travel · kingdom · courtly setting · bazaar setting · imaginary place · multiple worlds
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1674
An outcast heiress is pulled into a god-ruled power struggle, as each linked volume reveals a different side of one world.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · mythic world · court intrigue · floating palace · capital city · multiple kingdoms · changing world · gods among mortals · post-war world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1675
A sprawling epic fantasy saga of prophecy, magic, and shifting alliances as a world hurtles toward apocalypse.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · fantasy world · magic-using world · political societies · many countries
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1689
A teen’s forced class change on Ascension Day pulls him into respawns, secret powers, gods, and a dangerous divine war.
Why this is here
Setting labels: game-like world · god-managed system · temple resurrection · dungeon setting · fantasy world · ancient war backdrop · multi-god setting · class-stratified society · post-resurrection reality
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1691
A Merlin-era Amber novel where a reluctant heir is pushed into a cosmic choice between Order and Chaos.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate worlds · multiple worlds · shadow travel · between-world space · magical realms · court politics · castle setting · secondary world · mythic reality · multiverse
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1691
Fifteen years after war and infertility, a poet, an emperor’s daughter, and a new magic must decide whether peace can survive.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · postwar world · imperial court · city-states · cross-cultural setting · fantasy kingdom
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1692
A dream visitor witnesses an archaic, heroic war between rival kingdoms on Mercury that spirals into glory, betrayal, and recurrence.
Why this is here
Setting labels: Mercury · dream world · secondary world · mythic realm · feudal society · castle courts · mountains · seas · island kingdom · archaic world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1692
In a patriarchal fantasy world, a magic-driven revolution gives women bodily autonomy and sparks political upheaval.
Why this is here
Setting labels: secondary world · medieval-esque · patriarchal monarchy · multiple kingdoms · royal courts · desert · abbey · magic wells · high fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1705
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: 0.1711
