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Characterization labels used: professor protagonist, academic protagonist, Neanderthal companion, ghost character, goblin character, female companion, talkative sidekick, sympathetic characters, amusing characters

Relationships labels used: found family, friendship, bromance, academic rivalry, collegial conflict, workplace ties

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Cover of Galaxias by Stephen Baxter

Galaxias

Stephen Baxter · 2021

When the Sun vanishes for 24 hours, three friends help governments and scientists confront a world-shattering cosmic event.

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Characterization labels: college friends · support roles · bureaucrats · scientists · astronomer · astronaut · political aide · observer protagonists · passive protagonists · privileged characters · interchangeable characters · grieving character · stoic characters · flawed characters · young adults

Relationships labels: friendship · former classmates · professional hierarchy · parent child · family tension · romantic relationship · husband wife · institutional cooperation · international rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1689

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Cover of The Box and the Dragonfly by Ted Sanders

The Box and the Dragonfly

Ted Sanders · 2015 · The Keepers

A curious boy follows a sign with his name to a hidden warehouse and is drawn into a dangerous conflict over magical objects.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: bookish protagonist · scientific thinker · logical thinker · curious hero · timid but brave · headstrong girl · skeptical girl · instinctive thinker · villainous mentor · creepy villain · supportive parents · character development

Relationships labels: friendship · loyalty · trust · family bonds · parent child · mentor student · teamwork · bonded partners · found family · rival factions

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1755

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Silvers

Brian J. Nordon · 2023 · Quest Academy

A support-track student at a hero academy in a demon-ravaged world discovers powers that could reshape the war.

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Characterization labels: overpowered protagonist · support class protagonist · crafting protagonist · relatable protagonist · likable protagonist · cynical protagonist · sheltered protagonist · rich protagonist · inventive protagonist · ensemble cast · large cast

Relationships labels: found family · friendship · partnership · mentor-student · academy peers · family support · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1758

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Cover of The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs

The Last Musketeer

Stuart Gibbs · 2011 · The Last Musketeer

A 14-year-old in Paris is swept into 1615 and must team up with the young Three Musketeers to save his parents.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: resourceful protagonist · relatable protagonist · outsider protagonist · brave protagonist · smart protagonist · likable characters · young versions · heroic trio · villain · musketeer training

Relationships labels: friendship · teamwork · loyalty · family bonds · parent-child relationship · found family · trust · rivalry · power struggle

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1847

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Cover of The Devil's Intern by Donna Hosie

The Devil's Intern

Donna Hosie · The Devil's

A teen intern in Hell steals a time device to undo his death, but his friends and the paradoxes of time intervene.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · awkward teen · snarky protagonist · male narrator · devil's intern · accounting clerk · best friends ensemble · witty protagonist · nerdy protagonist · dramatic antagonist · mysterious authority figure · sweet side characters · relatable characters · dead teens

Relationships labels: found family · friendship group · bickering friends · team loyalty · romantic tension · possible romance · friendship across eras · power imbalance · boss employee

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1864

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Twilight Watch

Sergei Lukyanenko · 2007 · Дозоры

A Moscow magician-detective investigates impossible supernatural threats as Light, Dark, and Inquisition factions collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: protagonist hero · morally conflicted protagonist · magician detective · ancient witch · vampire ally · powerful child · institutional enforcers

Relationships labels: family · marriage · mentor relationship · friendship · rivalry · uneasy alliance · institutional cooperation

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1900

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Cover of The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction by Neil Gaiman

The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction

Neil Gaiman · 2020

A reader-curated, career-spanning collection of Neil Gaiman short fiction, excerpts, and mythic retellings.

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Characterization labels: mythic figures · ordinary people · unlikely protagonists · gods and monsters · humorous characterization · shadowy protagonists · moral ambiguity · clever protagonists · disturbing characters

Relationships labels: family · romance · friendship · rivalry · power imbalance · betrayal · dependency · community memory

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1917

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Superman: Dawnbreaker

Matt de la Peña · 2019 · DC Icons

Teen Clark Kent discovers new powers and a town-wide mystery while Smallville hides a troubling secret.

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Characterization labels: teenage hero · kindhearted protagonist · nerdy protagonist · idealistic protagonist · supportive best friend · investigative friend · supportive parents · love interest · alien outsider

Relationships labels: best friends · found family · parent-child · platonic friendship · possible romance · love triangle · community conflict · corporate rivalry · mentorless growth · friendship under secrecy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1919

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Cover of All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault by James Alan Gardner

All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault

James Alan Gardner · 2017 · Dark/Spark

Four college roommates gain superpowers in a weird alternate Canada and must stop a mad scheme while becoming heroes.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: college student protagonists · female-led ensemble · genderqueer protagonist · queer protagonist · science student protagonists · geology student · young adults · mad scientist · rich elite antagonists · newbie heroes · relatable narrator · nerdy protagonists · supportive friends · powered by accident · identity-seeking

Relationships labels: roommates · friend group · team dynamics · ex-boyfriend · romantic tension · rivalry · supportive friendship · mentor-student · power imbalance · elite vs ordinary · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1925

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Cover of قرين by Monther Alkabbani

قرين

Monther Alkabbani, منذر القباني · 2016 · فرسان وكهنة

A final trilogy installment blends history, quantum ideas, and parallel selves as one man races to uncover his truth.

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Characterization labels: male protagonist · dual protagonist · historical figures · scholar figures · clerics · mystics · scientific mind · searching protagonist · multiple selves

Relationships labels: double self · rival selves · ancestral line · family ties · romantic thread · mentor influence · conflict with authority · community ties · historical power struggle

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1931

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The Rithmatist

Brandon Sanderson · 2014 · Rithmatist

A chalk-based magic-school mystery follows a boy who can’t do the magic but knows it better than anyone.

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Characterization labels: underdog · obsessive learner · nonmagical protagonist · quirky heroine · mentor figure · ambitious student · social outsider · flawed protagonist

Relationships labels: friendship · mentor-student · rivalry · found friendship · class divide · peer partnership

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1932

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Cover of Full Wolf Moon by Lincoln Child

Full Wolf Moon

Lincoln Child · 2017 · Jeremy Logan

An enigmalogist at a remote Adirondacks retreat investigates savage full-moon killings that may be more than a bear attack.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: enigmalogist · empath · history professor · intellectual protagonist · compassionate protagonist · skeptical investigator · ranger friend · scientist character · reclusive family · local rumor mill

Relationships labels: old college friends · friendship · mentor-like assistance · local mistrust · community suspicion · family secrecy · investigator and ranger · protagonist and scientist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1938

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