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Corpus Delicti: Ein Prozess

Juli Zeh

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Characterization labels used: female protagonist, dissident, scientist, rationalist, brother-protective, authoritarian antagonist, cardboard characters, theatrical figures

Relationships labels used: sibling bond, state vs citizen, adversarial duel, mentorship/control, collective conformity

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ファイアパンチ 5 [Fire Punch 5]

Tatsuki Fujimoto, 藤本タツキ · 2017 · ファイアパンチ [Fire Punch]

In a brutal postapocalyptic world, a revenge-driven survivor is forced to confront identity, purpose, and villainy.

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Characterization labels: complex characters · morally ambiguous · traumatized protagonist · villain protagonist · unstable protagonist · transgender character · humanized antagonist · tragic character

Relationships labels: mentor-like bond · protective bond · revenge target · sibling bond · power imbalance · sacrifice

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1798

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The Ophiuchi Hotline

John Varley · 1977 · Eight Worlds

A cloned geneticist navigates post-Earth solar-system politics, alien tech, and a looming interstellar reckoning.

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Characterization labels: geneticist · mad scientist · clone protagonist · female protagonist · spunky heroine · illegal researcher · scheming leader · opportunistic ruler

Relationships labels: clone self-relations · power imbalance · enslavement · revolutionary alliance · romantic fluidity · sexual openness · friendship · betrayal · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1819

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Колапс

Max Kidruk, Макс Кідрук · 2026 · Нові Темні Віки

A near-future spacefaring civilization faces cascading crises on Mars and Earth as science, power, and survival collide.

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Characterization labels: scientists · political leaders · colonists · young protagonists · female characters · morally dark characters · functional ensemble

Relationships labels: factional conflict · family tension · romance · friendship · power struggle · betrayal · rivalry · community fracture

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1853

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Pariah

Dan Abnett · 2012 · Bequin

A young blank Inquisitorial agent in a secretive city is pulled into a shadow war between rival powers and hidden identities.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · blank · spy · inquisitorial agent · orphan · trained operative · resourceful heroine · pawn · enigmatic protagonist · smart heroine · young lead

Relationships labels: faction rivalry · mentor conflict · hidden allegiance · betrayal · shifting loyalties · found family · dependence · friend-or-foe uncertainty

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1861

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Zom-B Goddess

Darren Shan · 2016 · Zom-B

The final Zom-B volume unleashes betrayals, bloody twists, and a last battle that could decide who survives.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · teen protagonist · morally gray characters · villain mastermind · deceptive antagonist · powerless protagonist · character growth · ensemble cast · recurring character

Relationships labels: betrayal · power imbalance · control · family conflict · alliance · enemy alliance · loyalty · friendship · dependency · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1889

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The Eye of the Heron

Ursula K. Le Guin · 2003

Two exiled communities on an alien prison colony clash over power, labor, and whether nonviolence can hold.

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Characterization labels: young protagonist · female protagonist · female mentorship · charismatic leader · pragmatic elder · ideological archetypes · morally mixed characters · authoritarian ruler · unlikeable characters · coming-of-age arc

Relationships labels: community solidarity · mentor-student · parent-child · rival communities · class domination · state coercion · gendered power · us-vs-them

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1893

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Venomous Lumpsucker

Ned Beauman · 2022

In a near-future extinction economy, two unlikely allies hunt a possibly intelligent fish after a cyberattack upends everything.

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Characterization labels: unlikable characters · morally compromised · antihero · scientist protagonist · corporate executive · animal cognition scientist · ruthless profiteer · cynical · idealistic · insightful · eccentric characters

Relationships labels: unlikely allies · partnered quest · adversarial partnership · moral contrast · professional collision · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1900

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Velocity Weapon

Megan E. O'Keefe · 2019 · The Protectorate

A stranded gunnery sergeant wakes on an enemy AI ship centuries later while her brother hunts her across a fractured star empire.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · military officer · gunnery sergeant · younger brother · Keeper · sentient AI · rogue AI · spy · smuggler · thief · criminal · disabled protagonist · amputee · snarky protagonist · competent protagonist · reckless protagonist · political character

Relationships labels: sibling bond · supportive family · found family · father figures · human AI relationship · trust issues · romance subplot · rival nations · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1914

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The Gameshouse

Claire North · 2019 · The Gameshouse

A secret gameshouse turns chess, hide-and-seek, and more into contests that decide fortunes, cities, and empires.

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Characterization labels: clever protagonist · resourceful woman · male player · underworld operator · immortal player · player-piece dynamic · devious characters · detached characters · strong female lead · morally ambiguous

Relationships labels: marriage · rivalry · cat and mouse · power struggle · mentor-competitor · opponent · player and piece · secret society hierarchy · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1920

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Omnia: todo lo que puedas soñar

Laura Gallego García · 2016

A boy chases a lost stuffed bunny into a vast, magical online superstore that may not let visitors leave.

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Characterization labels: innocent protagonist · determined protagonist · tender protagonist · child protagonist · robot characters · supporting ensemble · family-oriented motivation

Relationships labels: sibling bond · brother sister · family loyalty · employee hierarchy · human machine tension · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1922

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أكتب حتى لا يأكلني الشيطان

مريم الحيسي · 2024

A horror author is kidnapped by a mysterious captor and forced to write terrifying stories to survive.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · horror writer · successful author · hostage protagonist · mysterious captor · antagonistic male figure · fearful protagonist · curious protagonist · morally dark character

Relationships labels: captor-captive · coerced relationship · power imbalance · threat-based relationship · adversarial dynamic · family mystery

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1931

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Steel Beach

John Varley · 1992 · Eight Worlds

On a post-scarcity Moon colony, a jaded reporter probes rising suicides and a troubled ruling AI.

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Characterization labels: reporter protagonist · jaded protagonist · suicidal protagonist · gender-switching protagonist · sentient AI character · quirky characters · nuanced characters · centenarian character

Relationships labels: human-AI relationship · community life · power imbalance · workplace · romantic relationships · family and parenthood · rivalry · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1932

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