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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Earthlight.
Characterization labels used: accountant protagonist, undercover agent, reluctant spy, scientists, astronomers, male-dominated cast, practical characters
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A disgraced scientist and rival power blocs collide when a future-sent formula makes FTL travel real.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · mathematician · engineer · diplomat · spy · robot spy · artificial person · AI character · reclusive group · establishment outsider · defector · exile · cautious investigator
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2129
Van and his crew chase a cult-like criminal ring across space while uncovering corruption, family secrets, and a bigger conspiracy.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: male protagonist · honorable hero · determined investigator · snarky team · sassy AI · combat AI · ex-Army officer · space sheriff · space policeman · corrupt officials · traitor · cousin troublemaker · mentor figure · alien crew · ex-noblewoman · bully-hater · persistent sleuth
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2188
A dismissed NASA physicist spots a solar-system anomaly and is pulled into a mission that could rewrite reality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · astronaut candidate · physicist · astronomer · dismissed outsider · determined heroine · moral conviction · competent crew · multi-national team · politically shaped characters · flat characters · relatable characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2214
A sequel-length techno-thriller where a distributed AI and its followers battle corporations over the future of society.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: reluctant operative · hacker · former detective · genius programmer · corporate antagonist · private security forces · ensemble cast · cardboard characters · flat characters · morally ambiguous
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2268
A conspiracy-obsessed man is recruited into a secret agency battling belief-fueled lies that can remake reality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: FBI agent · new recruit · academic · conspiracy researcher · paranoid protagonist · ordinary man · uncertain protagonist · morally gray cast · shadowy agents · quirky supporting cast
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2274
A Way agent investigates a rogue colony on a strange biosphere-world, only to be pulled into its politics and ecology.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young protagonist · spy · agent · soldier · diplomat · observer protagonist · passive protagonist · cipher protagonist · reluctant participant · secret identity · love interest
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2278
Human scientists study a neutron star and discover an alien civilization that evolves at breathtaking speed.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonists · alien civilization · tiny aliens · fast-evolving species · flat characters · cardboard characters · ensemble cast · strongly scientific mindset
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2280
An astronaut’s asteroid mission uncovers an alien derelict and pulls him into a slow-burn first-contact mystery.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: astronaut · scientist protagonist · rebellious protagonist · insubordinate protagonist · cynical protagonist · clever protagonist · male-centered cast · misunderstood genius
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2282
When pilots hear impossible warning calls and the U.S. skies go silent, a Maine teen and a Cold War scientist uncover a deadly secret.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · scientist protagonist · government insider · DARPA employee · eccentric conspiracy theorist · military scientist · curious protagonist · smart protagonist · well-developed characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2293
A psychologist goes undercover on a nuclear subtug to uncover sabotage, spies, and sanity cracks in wartime.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: psychologist protagonist · undercover agent · military crew · small crew · captain under scrutiny · paranoid crew · sleeper suspect · technician protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2334
A test flight into faster-than-light travel goes wrong, trapping a crew in deep-space strangeness and mounting dread.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: mission lead · astronaut crew · scientists · engineers · military liaison · skeptical team · secretive authority figure · flat characters · practical characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2335
A miniaturized rescue team races through a scientist’s body to remove a deadly clot before time runs out.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist with secret · secret agent · surgeon · assistant · crew ensemble · traitor figure · clichéd characters · stereotyped roles
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2336
