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David Eagleman

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These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: anonymous characters, archetypal figures, creator figures, God figures, selfhood, multiple selves, versions of self, mortality-focused

Relationships labels used: creator-creation, human-God, self vs self, collective community, social comparison, status hierarchy

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization + relationships embeddings are close.

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Cover of The Eternals Omnibus by Jack Kirby

The Eternals Omnibus

Jack Kirby · 2006 · Eternals (1976)

Immortal beings, hidden mutants, and space gods collide as Earth’s secret mythology is revealed in cosmic superhero form.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1982

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Slow Time Between the Stars

John Scalzi · 2023 · The Far Reaches

A sentient colony ship crosses deep space for millennia, rethinking its mission, its makers, and humanity’s future.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2023

Cover of The Egg by Andy Weir

The Egg

Andy Weir · 2009

A dying man meets God and is given a startling explanation of life, identity, and reincarnation.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2071

Cover of The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Wind's Twelve Quarters

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1976 · The Wind's Twelve Quarters

A chronological retrospective of Le Guin’s early short fiction, with author notes and stories that seed later worlds.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2090

Cover of Diaspora by Greg Egan

Diaspora

Greg Egan · 2000

A posthuman software mind joins a galaxy-spanning search after a cosmic disaster threatens the future of intelligence.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2098

Cover of This World is Full of Monsters by Jeff Vandermeer

This World is Full of Monsters

Jeff Vandermeer · 2017

A first-person weird tale of alien invasion and bodily transformation where stories, nature, and self begin to merge.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2114

Cover of Walden Two by B.F. Skinner

Walden Two

B.F. Skinner · 1984

A psychologist tours a behaviorist utopia and must decide whether engineered happiness is worth the cost.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2165

Cover of Azathoth by H.P. Lovecraft

Azathoth

H.P. Lovecraft · 2014

A lonely dreamer gazes from a city window at the stars and drifts into a brief, uncanny cosmic revelation.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2165

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Gris Grimly's Frankenstein

Gris Grimly, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2013

Mary Shelley’s classic is reimagined as a lush graphic adaptation, blending abridged text with eerie, detailed illustrations.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2174

Cover of Eight O'Clock in the Morning by Ray Faraday Nelson

Eight O'Clock in the Morning

Ray Faraday Nelson · 1963

A man who fully wakes from hypnosis sees hidden manipulators controlling society and must decide how to respond.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2194

Cover of The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger    Williams

The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect

Roger Williams · 2003 · Prime Intellect

A superintelligent AI enforces perfect safety and immortality, pushing humanity into a post-singularity crisis of meaning.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2225

Cover of The Fifth Science by Exurb1a

The Fifth Science

Exurb1a · 2018

Twelve linked stories track humanity's galactic rise and decline as a new science of consciousness reshapes reality.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2249