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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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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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The House of the Scorpion

Nancy Farmer · 2002 · Matteo Alacran

A cloned boy raised as property in a drug lord’s future borderland must confront what makes him human.

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Themes labels: humanity · identity · nature versus nurture · free will · individuality · self-determination · prejudice · slavery · power · corruption · dehumanization · human rights · belonging · acceptance · loyalty · morality · ethics of cloning · survival · compassion · empathy · immortality · addiction · sacrifice · predestination

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Distance: 0.0974

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A Neon Darkness

Lauren Shippen · 2020 · The Bright Sessions

A troubled teen with mind-control powers finds a superpowered friend group in L.A., but belonging comes at a dangerous cost.

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Themes labels: control · consent · belonging · loneliness · desire · identity · responsibility · power and privilege · freedom · connection · trauma · selfhood · morality · acceptance · humanity · consequence

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Distance: 0.1064

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The Prey of Gods

Nicky Drayden · 2017

In near-future South Africa, a drug-fueled power shift sparks gods, robots, and misfits into a chaotic fight for survival.

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Themes labels: identity · self-discovery · belonging · love · acceptance · family · power · worship · fear · technology and humanity · tradition vs modernity · race · class · gender · sexuality · chronic illness · pain · memory · agency · dehumanization · community

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Distance: 0.1069

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Cover of Superman: American Alien by Max Landis

Superman: American Alien

Max Landis · 2016 · Superman: American Alien (Single Issues)

Seven connected snapshots follow Clark Kent from uncertain kid to emerging hero, with each chapter showing a different stage.

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Themes labels: identity · belonging · growing up · responsibility · good and evil · self-control · purpose · humanity · alienness · nurture vs nature · morality · hope · public good · difference · making mistakes

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Distance: 0.1084

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Resident Alien, Omnibus: Volume 1

Peter Hogan · 2020 · Resident Alien (Collected Editions)

A stranded alien posing as a small-town doctor gets drawn into murders, secrets, and human community.

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Themes labels: belonging · human nature · identity · secrecy · outsider integration · community · trust · compassion · curiosity · purpose · moral ambiguity · acceptance · observing humanity

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Cover of The Similars by Rebecca Hanover

The Similars

Rebecca Hanover · 2019 · The Similars

At an elite boarding school, a grieving teen confronts a clone of her dead best friend and a web of secrets.

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Themes labels: identity · humanity · clone rights · grief · loss · ethics · scientific advancement · prejudice · xenophobia · discrimination · belonging · individuality · nature vs nurture · privacy · consent · moral ambiguity · fear of difference · political overtones

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Distance: 0.1134

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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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Overgrowth

Mira Grant · 2025

An alien who grew up on Earth warns of an invasion no one believes—until the signal arrives and her warning turns real.

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Themes labels: identity · otherness · belonging · colonization · humanity · choice · acceptance · truth · dehumanization · immigration · trans identity · gender identity · neurodiversity · citizenship · rights · propaganda · fear mongering · xenophobia · love · family · survival · morality · ethics · climate change · environmental collapse · class · patriarchy · mental health

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Distance: 0.1136

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