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Characterization labels used: honorable hero, by-the-book protagonist, underdog officer, rigid protagonist, competent leader, alienated son, clone identity, thin characters, flat characters, arrogant authority figures, incompetent superiors, political family, competent sidekicks

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The Last Airship

Christopher Cartwright · 2015 · Sam Reilly

When a clue to a vanished WWII airship surfaces, Sam Reilly is pulled into a globe-spanning hunt for its deadly secret.

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Characterization labels: wealthy protagonist · former soldier · marine biologist · adventurer · sidekick · love interest · villainous elites · powerful antagonist · multi-skilled hero · lucky hero · flat characters · shallow characterization · morally upright hero · privileged upbringing

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Distance: 0.1477

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Cover of Reborn: Apocalypse Volume 1 by L.M. Kerr

Reborn: Apocalypse Volume 1

L.M. Kerr · 2019 · Reborn: Apocalypse

A battle-hardened warrior gets a chance to redo the apocalypse and rewrite humanity's fate with future knowledge.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: overpowered protagonist · competent protagonist · tortured hero · grim pragmatist · thinking hero · battle-hardened veteran · underdog facade · good-bad-guy protagonist · one-dimensional side characters · villain povs

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Distance: 0.1500

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Corpies

Drew Hayes · 2016 · Super Powereds

A disgraced former hero returns to the field, leading a corporate rescue team while a new threat targets heroes.

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Characterization labels: flawed hero · redeemable protagonist · powerful protagonist · sympathetic lead · older protagonist · retired hero · disgraced celebrity · team leader · supporting ensemble · quirky characters · competent side characters · soft heart

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Distance: 0.1554

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Cover of Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio

Empire of Silence

Christopher Ruocchio · 2018 · The Sun Eater

An exiled nobleman recounts how he became a legendary outcast, gladiator, and future destroyer of suns.

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Characterization labels: privileged heir · reluctant hero · scholar protagonist · melodramatic protagonist · impulsive protagonist · naive protagonist · brooding hero · flawed narrator · anti-conformist · bookish · gladiator · self-justifying

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Distance: 0.1597

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Variable Star

Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson · 2006

A broke would-be composer boards a relativistic colony ship after a love-and-family betrayal, only to face cosmic disaster.

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Characterization labels: young protagonist · musician protagonist · composer protagonist · socially awkward protagonist · gifted protagonist · flawed hero · headstrong hero · rich heiress · ruthless patriarch · competent characters · stock characters

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Distance: 0.1626

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Cover of The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent by Larry Correia

The Adventures of Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent

Larry Correia · 2016 · Tom Stranger, Interdimensional Insurance Agent

An interdimensional insurance agent battles chaos, rival agents, and absurd bureaucratic disasters across the multiverse.

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Characterization labels: single-minded protagonist · competent hero · snarky protagonist · bumbling intern · rival agent · antagonistic authority figures · over-the-top characters · straight-faced characters

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Distance: 0.1664

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Starliner

David Drake · 2012

A junior officer aboard a luxury starliner must keep passengers safe as war, intrigue, and hijacking threats close in.

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Characterization labels: competent protagonist · flawed hero · hard-bitten hero · emotionally detached · duty-bound · self-made · poor boy made good · enigmatic protagonist · womanizer · hard-to-relate-to hero · supporting cast · stereotyped characters · shallow characterization · mixed characterization

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Distance: 0.1679

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Cover of Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold

Cetaganda

Lois McMaster Bujold · 1996 · Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Miles and his cousin Ivan attend a foreign state funeral and get pulled into a murder, frame-up, and imperial intrigue.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: brilliant protagonist · bratty hero · socially awkward genius · young officer · comic foil · loyal sidekick · handsome cousin · self-preserving character · arrogant hero · female power

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Distance: 0.1686

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Invincible, Vol. 10: Who's the Boss?

Robert Kirkman · 2009 · Invincible

Mark’s allegiance to his superhero employers shatters as hidden agendas, family tensions, and a dangerous new sidekick upend everything.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: idealistic hero · morally conflicted · naive protagonist · mentor figure · antihero ethics · child sidekick · foil · unstable ally · changing loyalties

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1691

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Cover of La Reine solitaire by Robin Hobb

La Reine solitaire

Robin Hobb · 2000 · L'Assassin royal

A battered royal outsider and his companions race through a magical kingdom toward a final reckoning with power, loyalty, and dragons.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: imperfect hero · anti-hero · touching protagonist · complex characters · morally gray characters · passive protagonist · self-sacrificing character · maturing protagonist · emotionally burdened hero · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1698

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