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Characterization labels used: mad scientist, rogue scientist, virologist, snarky protagonist, deadpan narrator, strong characterization, chaotic competent, practical scientist, morally ambiguous, empathetic outsider, supporting cast, side characters

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Cover of The Glass Scientists: Volume One by S.H. Cotugno

The Glass Scientists: Volume One

S.H. Cotugno, Sabrina Cotugno · 2023 · The Glass Scientists

In Victorian London, a public-facing scientist builds a haven for “rogue” minds while a dangerous secret and new arrivals threaten it.

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Characterization labels: mad scientist · rogue scientist · dual self · alternate persona · complex characters · chaotic character · repressed character · caretaker · comic relief · villain protagonist · misunderstood outsider · ensemble cast · large cast · supporting cast · flawed but relatable

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Distance: 0.1411

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The Forgotten Room

Lincoln Child · 2015 · Jeremy Logan

A consultant who solves strange phenomena uncovers a hidden room and long-buried experiment at a coastal think tank.

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Characterization labels: enigmalogist · investigator · scientist · history professor · empath · quirky protagonist · charismatic lead · moral center · believable characters · brilliant scientists · mad scientist · do-gooder hero

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Distance: 0.1429

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Cover of The Time Machine / The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

The Time Machine / The Invisible Man

H.G. Wells · 2005

Two classic Wells novellas: one sends a scientist into a distant human future; the other unleashes a dangerous invisibility experiment.

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Characterization labels: unnamed scientist · mad scientist · ambitious scientist · curious investigator · unlikable protagonist · irreverent protagonist · unsympathetic antagonist

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Distance: 0.1485

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Cover of Mutation by Robin Cook

Mutation

Robin Cook · 1998

A fertility doctor secretly engineers a genius child, then watches his experiment grow into a terrifying threat.

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Characterization labels: mad scientist · obsessed scientist · geneticist · doctor protagonist · scientist father · anxious mother · child prodigy · evil genius · sociopathic child · emotionless child · naive protagonist · high-strung characters

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Distance: 0.1601

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Cover of Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work by Guy Haley

Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work

Guy Haley · 2020 · Warhammer 40,000

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

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Distance: 0.1607

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Cover of City of Night by Dean Koontz

City of Night

Dean Koontz, Ed Gorman · 2005 · Dean Koontz's Frankenstein

A rogue creator unleashes a perfected new race in modern New Orleans, while a monster and two detectives fight back.

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Characterization labels: mad scientist · sympathetic monster · detective protagonists · antihero · engineered beings · assassin characters · autistic character · supporting cast heavy · brooding protagonist · haughty villain · creator figure

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Distance: 0.1608

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Cover of Blood Music by Greg Bear

Blood Music

Greg Bear · 1985

A biotech researcher’s forbidden experiment creates sentient cells that transform his body and then humanity.

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Characterization labels: brilliant scientist · mad scientist · socially awkward genius · anti-hero · isolated researcher · flat characters · ensemble cast · scientist protagonist · teen survivor · doctor figure · secondary characters underdeveloped

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Distance: 0.1630

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Cover of Herbert West—Reanimator by H.P. Lovecraft

Herbert West—Reanimator

H.P. Lovecraft · 2008

An obsessed medical student pursues corpse reanimation, and his assistant watches the experiments spiral into terror.

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Characterization labels: mad scientist · obsessed scientist · medical student · assistant narrator · narrator sidekick · clinical thinker · psychopath · enabler · morally compromised · scientific idealist · descending into madness · cold and clinical

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Distance: 0.1668

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Cover of The Poison Belt by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Poison Belt

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1976 · Professor Challenger

Professor Challenger gathers old companions in a sealed room as Earth passes through a deadly ether belt.

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Characterization labels: arrogant scientist · brilliant scientist · eccentric professor · pompous protagonist · bullish personality · scientific rival · adventurer · journalist narrator · female supporting character · group ensemble

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1716

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Cover of Inter Ice Age 4 by Kōbō Abe

Inter Ice Age 4

Kōbō Abe · 1972

A future-predicting machine drags a scientist into murder, bioengineering, and a terrifying vision of humanity’s next form.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · morally conflicted · petty protagonist · reluctant investigator · lean characterization · obstinate authority · secretive scientists · antagonistic institution · philosophical characters · unnamed future observer

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1727

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