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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Rogue Moon.
Characterization labels used: ruthless scientist, cerebral researcher, daredevil, thrill-seeker, adrenaline junkie, death wish, macho protagonist, antihero, manipulative executive, femme fatale, cold detached scientist, obsessed scientist, suicidal personality, broken characters
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A captive megalodon escapes, forcing a shark expert into a deadly undersea conspiracy in the Mariana Trench.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: traumatized protagonist · obsessive hero · billionaire villain · femme fatale · mad scientist · mercenary · scientist · antihero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1501
A genius Tech-Priest leads a dead-world expedition into buried xenos secrets while past and present collide.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: genius protagonist · mad scientist · arrogant protagonist · eccentric scientist · charismatic antihero · heretical thinker · loner genius · tortured backstory · stoic warriors · transhuman characters · divisive protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1511
A grieving scientist hides her infected husband while racing a covert lab to find a cure after a zombie outbreak.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · microbiologist · virologist · brilliant scientist · grieving widow · obsessive caregiver · difficult protagonist · selfish protagonist · resourceful protagonist · ethical transgressor · burnout · exhaustion · obsession · desperation · reckless · humanized monster
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1514
Two classic Wells novellas: one sends a scientist into a distant human future; the other unleashes a dangerous invisibility experiment.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unnamed scientist · mad scientist · ambitious scientist · curious investigator · unlikable protagonist · irreverent protagonist · unsympathetic antagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1516
A scientist creates life from dead matter, then faces the human and moral consequences of abandoning his creation.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: ambitious scientist · mad scientist · brilliant fool · obsessive seeker · self-centered · cowardly · melancholic · sympathetic creature · articulate creature · noble monster · isolated outsider · tragic antihero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1542
A black-ops blackout in Manhattan pulls two brilliant rivals into a globe-spanning hunt for a mastermind.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: FBI agent · scientist · computational biologist · illusionist · former magician · brilliant mind · genius duo · strong female lead · antihero scientist · serial killer · cultist · master manipulator · sociopath · villainous genius · traumatized protagonist · resourceful lead · unusual hero · maverick agent · hyperfocused
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1603
A disillusioned scientist’s secret contact with aliens pulls Earth into a slow-burning, idea-heavy crisis.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · astrophysicist · nanotech researcher · policeman sidekick · academics · intellectuals · disillusioned character · cold characters · flat characters · passive protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1626
A brother descends to a deep-sea research station amid a memory plague and finds the cure may be worse than the disease.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: genius scientist · estranged brother · veterinarian protagonist · damaged protagonist · sociopathic scientist · brilliant but unhinged · sympathetic hero · unlikeable character · childhood trauma · traumatized adult
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1643
In a near-future Britain, a scientist is dragged into a government secret after Earth’s rotation stops and chaos spreads.
Why this is here
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
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1653
A scientist keeps crossing into a monster-filled alternate dimension to rescue the missing from a city lost ten years ago.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · obsessive protagonist · guilt-driven · traumatized characters · PTSD · supporting ensemble · secretive lead · determined hero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1655
An Antarctic SETI disaster launches a cross-time chase into Kant, AI, and the limits of human reality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · disfigured protagonist · alcoholic protagonist · unlikable protagonist · obsessed philosopher · surly character · practical character · AI character · shadowy institute · traumatized survivor
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1668
A psychologist on an isolated space station confronts a sentient ocean that turns memory, guilt, and identity against its visitors.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: psychologist protagonist · scientist characters · isolated crew · reclusive scientists · guilt-haunted characters · passive protagonist · rationalist mindset
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1682
