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Themes labels used: identity, belonging, loneliness, morality, ethics, human evolution, individuality, collective self, symbiosis, alienation, power, conscience, difference, social acceptance, humanity, psychiatry, sanity, morality and power, group purpose

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Cover of Sirius by Olaf Stapledon

Sirius

Olaf Stapledon · 2000

A scientist raises a dog with human intelligence, and his lonely life exposes the limits of belonging, love, and humanity.

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Themes labels: alienation · otherness · identity · belonging · consciousness · humanity · nature versus nurture · intelligence · love · loneliness · religion · spirit · society and prejudice · ethics of experimentation · war · fear of the unknown · community · soul · meaning of life · free will · self-worth · difference · empathy · bigotry · disability

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Distance: 0.0880

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Cover of To Marry Medusa by Theodore Sturgeon

To Marry Medusa

Theodore Sturgeon · 1999

An alien hive mind hijacks a desolate drunk and tries to turn humanity into one collective consciousness.

Why this is here

Themes labels: collective consciousness · individuality · community · cooperation · alienation · human nature · humanism · transcendence · evolution · identity · selfhood · miscommunication · loneliness · fear · violence · hope · optimism · compassion · civilization · social critique · gender and sex · sexuality · class

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Distance: 0.0938

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Cover of The Werewolf Principle by Clifford D. Simak

The Werewolf Principle

Clifford D. Simak · 1994

An amnesiac space traveler returns to a strange future Earth and discovers his body hides multiple minds and a buried secret.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · humanity · selfhood · consciousness · mind-body problem · bioethics · genetic engineering · evolution · otherness · acceptance · intolerance · exploration ethics · alienation · purpose · loneliness · memory · free will · plural identity

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Distance: 0.0946

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Cover of Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2017

A scientist’s pursuit of life beyond death unleashes a tragic chain of responsibility, rejection, and ruin.

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Themes labels: ambition · responsibility · morality · humanity · alienation · loneliness · rejection · nature vs nurture · prejudice · class · ethics · science and ethics · knowledge and consequences · love and belonging · identity · grief · obsession · isolation · social judgement

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Distance: 0.0964

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Cover of Lágrimas en la lluvia by Rosa Montero

Lágrimas en la lluvia

Rosa Montero · 2011 · Bruna Husky

A replicant detective in future Madrid investigates violent deaths while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens her kind.

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Themes labels: identity · memory · mortality · death · survival · ethics · morality · love · need for others · loneliness · alienation · social inequality · racism · specism · discrimination · political corruption · power · freedom · privacy · truth · history manipulation · climate change · environmental collapse · class division · humanity · acceptance of difference

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Cover of میرا by Christopher Frank

میرا

Christopher Frank · 2005

In a glass-walled, conformity-obsessed society, one woman’s love and difference threaten the rules.

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Themes labels: individuality · freedom · privacy · conformity · collectivism · control · surveillance · identity · love · loneliness · alienation · choice · resistance · humanity · body autonomy · social equality · otherness · shame · desire

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Distance: 0.1078

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Cover of Gladiator by Philip Wylie

Gladiator

Philip Wylie · 1930

A super-strong man’s life unfolds as he searches for belonging while society fears the gift that sets him apart.

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Themes labels: alienation · otherness · individualism · human nature · morality · responsibility · purpose · identity · belonging · society and difference · war futility · disillusionment · eugenics · superiority · gift and burden · fear of difference · modernity · nature vs nurture · loneliness · bullying · social criticism · human limitation · power and ethics · self-control · despair · hope · sexism · racism

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Distance: 0.1134

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Cover of The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke

The Mad Scientist's Daughter

Cassandra Rose Clarke · 2013

A girl grows up with her android tutor as love, identity, and robot rights reshape both their lives.

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Themes labels: humanity · consciousness · sentience · free will · love · desire · identity · personhood · rights · autonomy · loss · grief · selfishness · moral ambiguity · social conformity · alienation · discrimination · othering · coming of age · emotional repression · compassion · redemption · choice · societal pressure

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Distance: 0.1157

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Cover of My Name Isn't Paul: A Cosmic Horror Novella by Drew Huff

My Name Isn't Paul: A Cosmic Horror Novella

Drew Huff · 2025

An alien mimic living as a salesman unravels as his species’ breeding cycle forces a crisis of self and hunger.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · humanity · self-loathing · shame · guilt · masking · personhood · alienation · transgression · consent · biology vs choice · parenthood · grief · acceptance · morality · survival

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Distance: 0.1164

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Cover of The Madness Season by C.S. Friedman

The Madness Season

C.S. Friedman · 1990

A long-lived vampire-like man is exposed under alien rule and pulled into a slow-burning fight for identity and freedom.

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Themes labels: identity · individuality · freedom · assimilation · free will · humanity · memory · self-discovery · biology and identity · morality · cultural resilience · survival · rebellion · conquest · alienation · civilization · religion · creativity · intellect

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Distance: 0.1170

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