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Similar in premise + setting

These books are ranked using the premise + setting labels extracted for Phule's Company. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Premise labels used: misfit unit, punishment posting, leadership makeover, wealth-as-power, band of misfits, outcast soldiers, underdog squad, command challenge, team building

Setting labels used: future, space setting, intergalactic military, galactic civilization, remote planet, swamp planet, mining planet, out-of-the-way planet, space legion

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

Cover of Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee

Revenant Gun

Yoon Ha Lee · 2018 · The Machineries of Empire

An amnesiac young general is used in a fractured empire’s last power struggle, while rivals and allies race to stop a tyrant.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2004

Cover of Wraith Squadron by Aaron Allston

Wraith Squadron

Aaron Allston · 1999 · Star Wars: X-Wing

A ragtag squad of X-wing misfits must use stealth, sabotage, and teamwork to outwit an Imperial warlord.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2037

Cover of Shakedowners by Justin Woolley

Shakedowners

Justin Woolley · 2021 · Shakedowners

A washed-up shakedown captain and his misfit crew stumble into a galaxy-threatening alien crisis and must keep a ship intact.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2066

Cover of Avenging Son by Guy Haley

Avenging Son

Guy Haley · 2020 · Dawn of Fire

A multi-POV Warhammer 40,000 opener follows the Indomitus Crusade’s launch, as Guilliman and others face Chaos and imperial collapse.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2069

Cover of Steel World by B.V. Larson

Steel World

B.V. Larson · 2013 · Undying Mercenaries

A broke college dropout joins Earth’s mercenary legions and is sent to a dangerous alien world where death isn’t the end.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2070

Cover of The Heart of Valor by Tanya Huff

The Heart of Valor

Tanya Huff · 2007 · Confederation of Valor

A newly promoted marine NCO joins a training mission that turns into a deadly fight, while a larger alien mystery deepens.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2082

Cover of Space Force by Jeremy Robinson

Space Force

Jeremy Robinson · 2018

A defunded, misfit Space Force unit must fight grotesque aliens in a battle-royale invasion—with jokes flying as hard as bullets.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2083

Cover of Outriders by Jay Posey

Outriders

Jay Posey · 2016 · Outriders

A newly recruited special-ops captain leads a covert team to stop a hidden plot that could ignite war between Earth and Mars.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2088

Cover of Marine by Joshua Dalzelle

Marine

Joshua Dalzelle · 2018 · Terran Scout Fleet

A reluctant space-marine recruit is forced into a covert alien-adjacent mission that may reshape his future.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2088

Cover of Nemesis by James Swallow

Nemesis

James Swallow · 2010 · The Horus Heresy

An elite band of assassins is assembled to kill Horus while a second killer closes in on the Emperor.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2089

Cover of Brothers of the Snake by Dan Abnett

Brothers of the Snake

Dan Abnett · 2007 · Warhammer 40,000

A connected set of Warhammer 40,000 tales follows one Space Marine squad as duty, ritual, and war shape their rise.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2128

Cover of Red Lanterns, Volume 1: Blood and Rage by Peter Milligan

Red Lanterns, Volume 1: Blood and Rage

Peter Milligan · 2012 · Red Lanterns

A rage-fueled DC team spirals into crisis as its leader questions purpose, power, and who should control the Corps.

Semantic match: ranked by premise + setting

Distance: 0.2142