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Characterization labels used: mysterious protagonist, amnesiac protagonist, eccentric hero, inventor, adventurer, scientist-detective, plucky heroine, resourceful assistant, independent woman, feisty heroine, witty heroine, quirky protagonist

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Cover of Lady Mechanika Vol. 1: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse by Joe Benítez

Lady Mechanika Vol. 1: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse

Joe Benítez · 2015 · Lady Mechanika Volumes

An amnesiac cyborg adventuress in steampunk Victorian England hunts the truth behind her body and a new mechanical corpse.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · badass heroine · haunted heroine · determined investigator · compassionate protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · resourceful protagonist · female cyborg · amnesiac protagonist · sidekick · inventor · villainess · mad scientist · mysterious antagonist · strong female lead

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Distance: 0.1262

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Cover of The Lost Steersman by Rosemary Kirstein

The Lost Steersman

Rosemary Kirstein · 2003 · The Steerswoman

A truth-seeking steerswoman chases a dangerous mystery into an archive town and an ever stranger, alien world.

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Characterization labels: curious protagonist · logical thinker · field scientist · cartographer · archivist · isolated protagonist · competent heroine · morally serious · traumatized character · mysterious outsider · newcomer character · endearing side character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1353

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Cover of Lady Mechanika Vol. 3: The Lost Boys of West Abbey by Joe Benítez

Lady Mechanika Vol. 3: The Lost Boys of West Abbey

Joe Benítez · 2017 · Lady Mechanika Volumes

A steampunk detective probes a child-murder case that may unlock forgotten memories and a dangerous past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female detective · badass heroine · amnesiac protagonist · investigator · inventor sidekick · detective inspector · orphaned children · mad scientist · mysterious detective · strong female lead · smart heroine · sassy heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1377

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Cover of A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain

A Murder in Time

Julie McElwain · 2016 · Kendra Donovan

An FBI profiler is thrown into 1815 England, where she must solve a serial murder case while hiding her identity.

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Characterization labels: genius protagonist · female detective · FBI profiler · rogue agent · strong female lead · badass heroine · child prodigy · loner · unsympathetic heroine · uber-competent protagonist · scientific mind · eccentric aristocrat · investigative heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1420

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The Blazing World

Margaret Cavendish · 2012

A kidnapped English woman reaches an alternate world of animal peoples and becomes empress, exploring science, politics, and faith.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · curious heroine · educated woman · self-insert protagonist · empress · inventor figure · philosopher character · inquisitive lead · eccentric woman

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1440

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Flash Gold

Lindsay Buroker · 2011 · Flash Gold Chronicles

A teen inventor enters a steam-powered sled race to escape the Yukon, but thieves and airship pirates want her father’s secret.

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Characterization labels: inventor · tinkerer · feisty heroine · self-reliant · witty heroine · competent heroine · mysterious protector · silent hero · bounty hunter · mechanically minded · resourceful · sassy · badass heroine · quirky heroine · smart heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1449

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Cover of The Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein

The Door Into Summer

Robert A. Heinlein · 1997

An inventor betrayed by his partners wakes decades later and uses time travel to reclaim his work and his future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: engineer protagonist · inventor protagonist · individualist hero · wisecracking protagonist · resourceful protagonist · cat character · femme fatale · greedy business partner · sympathetic protagonist (mixed)

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Distance: 0.1507

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Cover of Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman

Dark Orbit

Carolyn Ives Gilman · 2015 · Twenty Planets

A disgraced exoethnologist joins a deep-space survey and confronts a hidden world, a murder, and radically unfamiliar minds.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: exoethnologist · scientist protagonist · skeptic · independent woman · mischievous protagonist · unstable crewmate · disgraced exile · mystic · political target · competent middle-aged protagonist · flawed characters · strong female characters

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Distance: 0.1518

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Cover of The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray

The Last Day

Andrew Hunter Murray · 2020

In a near-future Britain, a scientist is dragged into a government secret after Earth’s rotation stops and chaos spreads.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · female lead · tough heroine · intelligent heroine · isolated protagonist · jaded protagonist · bitter protagonist · determined investigator · curious protagonist · flawed protagonist · strong female lead · government agents · dying mentor · secondary characters · antagonists · authoritarian leadership

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Distance: 0.1532

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Cover of Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde

Lost in a Good Book

Jasper Fforde · 2004 · Thursday Next

A literary detective enters the BookWorld to rescue her erased husband while a dangerous corporate plot threatens reality.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · literary detective · apprentice · mentor · quirky heroine · competent protagonist · resourceful · kickass heroine · comic side characters · villainous corporation

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1545

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Cover of Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton

Light Chaser

Peter F. Hamilton, Gareth L. Powell · 2021

A near-immortal space traveler collecting memory stories uncovers a time-bending message that could change human civilization.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: near-immortal protagonist · solitary protagonist · enigmatic protagonist · female lead · AI-augmented protagonist · memory-frayed protagonist · loner pilot · explorer · traveler · well-developed main character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1565

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