Drift: from Startide Rising

From Startide Rising (David Brin), 12 hops, each to the nearest structurally unvisited work — how local similarity accumulates into global drift.

1. 1Startide Rising
   David Brin, 1983
   start
2. 2Ender's Game
   Orson Scott Card, 1985
   step distance 0.1276
   agrees most onPacingPrice Type
3. 3The Demolished Man
   Alfred Bester, 1953
   step distance 0.3612
   Conflict StyleProtagonist Fate
4. 4Network Effect
   Martha Wells, 2020
   step distance 0.3628
   PacingThreat Scale
5. 5Mirror Dance
   Lois McMaster Bujold, 1994
   step distance 0.4368
   Time StructurePrice Type
6. 6Dreamsnake
   Vonda N. McIntyre, 1978
   step distance 0.4274
   Protagonist FateThreat Scale
7. 7Paladin of Souls
   Lois McMaster Bujold, 2003
   step distance 0.4942
   Conflict StyleTime Structure
8. 8The Fifth Sally (A) or Trurl's Prescription
   Stanislaw Lem, 1965
   step distance 0.3813
   Conflict StyleTime Structure
9. 9The Uplift War
   David Brin, 1987
   step distance 0.4833
   PacingThreat Scale
10. 10The Diamond Age
    Neal Stephenson, 1995
    step distance 0.4031
    Protagonist FateConflict Style
11. 11The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
    Robert A. Heinlein, 1966
    step distance 0.4759
    Conflict StylePrice Type
12. 12Forever Peace
    Joe Haldeman, 1997
    step distance 0.2276
    Time StructurePrice Type
13. 13The First Sally (A) or Trurl's Electronic Bard
    Stanislaw Lem, 1965
    step distance 0.4150
    PacingProtagonist Fate

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