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Enemy Mine

Barry B. Longyear, David Gerrold

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Tone labels used: moving, heartfelt, uplifting, emotive, touching, wise, warm, cosy, hopeful, funny, tense, poignant, simple

Premise labels used: enemy pilots, forced alliance, survival ordeal, alien contact, war rivals, interspecies friendship, learning to communicate, cross-cultural understanding, foster parenthood, found family

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Escape from Valo (Star Wars: The High Republic

Daniel José Older, Alyssa Wong · 2024 · Star Wars: The High Republic (Middle Grade)

Stranded Jedi younglings and a reluctant Padawan fight an occupying force on Valo, learning courage, trust, and love.

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Tone labels: hopeful · heartwarming · wholesome · funny · lighthearted · chaotic · moving · emotional · dark · tense · adventurous · cute · earnest · humorous

Premise labels: enemy occupation · behind enemy lines · resistance mission · young heroes · survival story · escape plan · mentor younger kids · found family · rally the oppressed

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1820

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The Strip Down

Honey Phillips · 2021 · Exposed to the Elements

A stranded teacher and an amnesiac alien must choose between love, home, and a species-saving mission.

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Tone labels: sweet · sexy · steamy · cute · heartfelt · emotional · bittersweet · poignant · fun · uplifting · hopeful · low angst

Premise labels: alien mate bond · forced proximity · return home · fated mates · species survival · experiment romance · abduction setup · memory loss · second chance · chosen family

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Distance: 0.1837

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Tuyo

Rachel Neumeier · 2020 · Tuyo

A war-sacrificed warrior survives enemy captivity and must help forge trust across a culture clash to stop a hidden threat.

Why this is here

Tone labels: hopeful · melodramatic · moving · gentle · old-fashioned · comforting · wholesome · earnest · idealistic · intense

Premise labels: hostage exchange · enemy captivity · cross-cultural conflict · war sacrifice · enemy alliance · shared enemy · political intrigue · cultural exchange · mind control · memory manipulation

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Distance: 0.1841

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Ull

M.K. Eidem · 2020 · Tornians

An alien warrior and a determined Earth woman collide during first contact, diplomacy, and a hard-won romance.

Why this is here

Tone labels: romantic · feel-good · angsty · tense · dramatic · fun · emotional

Premise labels: alien first contact · forced proximity · protective mission · treaty negotiation · mate finding · abduction aftermath · cross-species alliance · romance under diplomacy

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Distance: 0.1866

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That Game We Played During the War

Carrie Vaughn · 2016

After decades of war, a nurse and a telepathic officer finish an unusual chess game that could test whether peace can last.

Why this is here

Tone labels: poignant · hopeful · warm · bittersweet · wistful · tender · quiet · moving

Premise labels: post-war friendship · enemy-to-friends · telepathy · chess game · peace negotiation · prisoner exchange

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1876

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Pilgrimage: The Book of the People

Zenna Henderson · 1963 · The People

A fix-up of linked stories about psychic alien refugees hiding on Earth and searching for community, home, and belonging.

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Tone labels: gentle · uplifting · hopeful · warm · wholesome · soft · pastoral · poetic · comforting · sentimental · moralistic

Premise labels: marooned aliens · hidden powers · alien refugees · belonging · outsider empathy · community search · identity concealment · reconnection

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Distance: 0.1918

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Cordelia's Honor

Lois McMaster Bujold · 1999 · Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

A Betan survey captain and a Barrayaran lord survive war, betrayal, and politics, then build a life together.

Why this is here

Tone labels: romantic · adventurous · introspective · serious · witty · humorous · heartbreaking · poignant · thoughtful · thrilling · cathartic · mature · subdued · creepy · sweet

Premise labels: enemy to lovers · wartime romance · culture clash · prisoner of war · political intrigue · interplanetary conflict · survival cooperation · forced proximity · pregnancy stakes · regency crisis · civil war · dynastic power struggle · birth of a child · fish out of water

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Distance: 0.1933

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Record of a Spaceborn Few

Becky Chambers · 2018 · Wayfarers

In a post-Earth fleet society, five lives collide as a disaster forces humans to rethink home, purpose, and belonging.

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Tone labels: wholesome · comforting · warm · hopeful · heartfelt · thoughtful · quiet · meditative · relaxing · uplifting · tender · poignant · optimistic · cosy · bittersweet · heartwarming

Premise labels: generation ship · post-Earth humanity · community crisis · belonging · homecoming · cultural transition · space habitat · alien contact · social experiment · civilizational crossroads

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Distance: 0.1945

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Throwback

Maurene Goo · 2023

A Korean American teen is sent back to 1995, where she must mend family ties and help her mom survive high school.

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Tone labels: heartfelt · humorous · lighthearted · fun · cute · warm · nostalgic · emotional · cozy · soulful · heartwarming · moving

Premise labels: time travel · mother-daughter conflict · intergenerational family · immigrant experience · homecoming court · high school reunion · identity crisis

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Distance: 0.1964

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A Closed and Common Orbit

Becky Chambers · 2016 · Wayfarers

An AI reborn in an illegal human body and a cloned mechanic's pasts intertwine in a hopeful search for identity and belonging.

Why this is here

Tone labels: hopeful · heartwarming · comforting · optimistic · gentle · empathetic · warm · lovely · moving · introspective · serious · quiet

Premise labels: AI body transfer · identity search · coming of age · found family · cloning · sentient rights · self-discovery · bodily autonomy · illegal body · survival

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Distance: 0.1969

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Vanguard

Ann Aguirre · 2017 · Razorland

After a devastating war, a healer’s sea-bound journey leads to forbidden love, hard choices, and new beginnings.

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Tone labels: sweet · hopeful · romantic · heartfelt · swoony · bittersweet · beautiful · nostalgic · reflective · adventurous · tense · emotionally charged

Premise labels: postwar aftermath · travel quest · forbidden romance · enemy-to-lovers · cross-cultural relationship · finding a new home · search for belonging · healing after trauma · coexistence conflict · ship journey

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Distance: 0.1969

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Nowhere on Earth

Nick Lake · 2019

After a plane crash in Alaska, a teen girl must keep her “brother” safe while mysterious men hunt them.

Why this is here

Tone labels: heartwarming · touching · sweet · tense · mysterious · weird · hopeful · emotional · adventurous · action-packed · eerie · wholesome · uplifting

Premise labels: plane crash · on the run · alien child · protective journey · wilderness survival · pursuit · found family · family bonds · escape mission

Semantic match: ranked by tone + premise

Distance: 0.1984

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