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Raymond E. Feist, Steve Stirling

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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Jimmy the Hand.

Plot structure labels used: episodic, multiple viewpoints, interwoven threads, side-quest structure, slow start, fast-paced, rushed ending, contrived plotting, coincidences, withheld backstory, episodic vignettes, ensemble convergence, open-ended ending

Focused on “episodic movement” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

Cover of Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente

Palimpsest

Catherynne M. Valente · 2009

Four lonely strangers discover a hidden city that can only be reached through sex, dreams, and a permanent map on the skin.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0825

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Frontier

Grace Curtis · 2023

A crash-surviving space traveler crosses a climate-ravaged Earth, searching for her lost love amid outlaws, zealots, and guns.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0857

Cover of Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine

Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti

Genevieve Valentine · 2011

A traveling, mechanically altered circus survives a war-torn world while hidden rivalries and outside powers threaten its fragile unity.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0862

Cover of The Difference Engine by William Gibson

The Difference Engine

William Gibson, Bruce Sterling · 1991

In an alternate 1855 England powered by steam computers, several figures race over a dangerous punched-card program.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0872

Cover of The Eternals Omnibus by Jack Kirby

The Eternals Omnibus

Jack Kirby · 2006 · Eternals (1976)

Immortal beings, hidden mutants, and space gods collide as Earth’s secret mythology is revealed in cosmic superhero form.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0872

Cover of 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke · 2000 · Space Odyssey

An ancient alien monolith pulls humanity from prehistory into deep space, where evolution, AI, and destiny collide.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0880

Cover of Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold by Umar Turaki

Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold

Umar Turaki · 2022

A quarantined village’s children, spared by a color-draining plague, struggle to survive, reunite, and find hope.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0887

Cover of The End and the Death: Volume I by Dan Abnett

The End and the Death: Volume I

Dan Abnett · 2023 · The Siege of Terra

On Terra’s final day, collapsing war, warp distortions, and rival champions converge in the opening move of the Heresy’s end.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0888

Cover of Superman: Year One by Frank Miller

Superman: Year One

Frank Miller, John Romita Jr. · 2019 · Superman: Year One

A reimagined Superman origin follows Clark from Krypton to Kansas, the Navy, Atlantis, and Metropolis.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0891

Cover of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. · 2011

A rich, guilt-ridden heir tries to spend his fortune on kindness, while relatives and lawyers try to prove him insane.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0891

Cover of Scattered All Over the Earth by Yōko Tawada

Scattered All Over the Earth

Yōko Tawada · 2022 · Scattered All Over the Earth

A climate refugee searches post-disaster Europe for her native language and forms an odd, multilingual traveling group.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0903