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These books are ranked using the setting labels extracted for Visions of Heat.
Setting labels used: futuristic, future world, PsyNet, shifter pack, isolated compound, DarkRiver territory, urban fantasy setting, science-fictional world, cloistered society, controlled society
Focused on “near future” 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 Psy scientist on the run and a latent leopard sentinel are forced into alliance, attraction, and a fight for freedom.
Why this is here
Setting labels: futuristic world · paranormal world · shifter world · psychic society · urban setting · pack territory · scientific facility · dystopian control
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1282
A dominant leopard sentinel and a wolf lieutenant collide in a high-heat alliance romance amid kidnappings and conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate future · urban fantasy world · pack politics · psychic society · shifter world · alliance tension · war footing
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1544
A hardboiled detective probes the murder of a gigantic elite Titan in a near-future society built on life-extending biotech.
Why this is here
Setting labels: near future · dystopian future · fictional city · urban noir · corporate dystopia · rich enclave · class-stratified society · posthuman society · cyberpunk-like setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1946
A guest-edited year’s-best anthology of 20 science fiction and fantasy stories, ranging from playful meta pieces to dark social commentary.
Why this is here
Setting labels: contemporary · near future · far future · alternate reality · secondary world fantasy · urban fantasy · post-apocalyptic · spacefaring
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1981
In a woman-scarce future Alaska, one fugitive bride is matched to six husbands and a past that won’t stay buried.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future world · dystopian world · post apocalyptic world · Alaska · safe haven · government compound · near future · alternate universe
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.2043
A queer teen heist crew steals forbidden magic in a futuristic city, then stumbles into a conspiracy.
Why this is here
Setting labels: futuristic world · magic-tech blend · dystopian city · resource-controlled society · post-plague world · earthquake aftermath · futuristic fantasy
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1854
On a fear-shaping alien world, a priest joins an uneasy party to reclaim a sorceress’s stolen mind and power.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alien planet · far future · colonized world · post-collapse · medieval level society · earth colony · seismically active world · fantasy world · dark forest · gothic atmosphere · unusual ecology · planetary magic
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1940
Twenty years after a child is taken, a young heroine joins a rescue mission against a mind-controlling regime.
Why this is here
Setting labels: future city · dystopian society · controlled city · underground community · future timeline · fictional secondary world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1945
A revenge-driven villain infiltrates a superhero order, only to question loyalty, justice, and her growing feelings.
Why this is here
Setting labels: futuristic world · dystopian city · post-anarchy society · superpowered society · urban setting · underground hideout
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1945
A priestly leader and a defiant former slave are drawn together by dreams while a hidden traitor threatens their sanctuary.
Why this is here
Setting labels: underground society · alien worlds · three worlds · dark realm · fictional planet · religious sanctuary · military outpost · dreamscape · fantasy reality · futuristic setting
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1954
A collection of robot fables turns fairy-tale forms into sci-fi satire about AI, power, and human nature.
Why this is here
Setting labels: far future · robot world · spacefaring civilization · multiple planets · science-fantasy world · medieval pastiche · cosmic setting · nonhuman society
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1966
A physicist stranded in an alternate world where objects improve through use must survive, adapt, and decode its strange rules.
Why this is here
Setting labels: alternate universe · anomaly world · near future Earth · medieval world · feudal society · dark ages · castle setting · dungeon setting · primitive technology · low-tech society · sociopolitical worldbuilding · science-fantasy world
Semantic match: ranked by setting
Distance: 0.1973
