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Themes labels used: empathy, fear, the Other, acceptance, interpersonal conflict, consciousness, intelligence, community, loneliness, alienation, migration, ecology, planetary ethics, ableism, difference, coexistence, human nature, contact with unknown, time perspective, sacrifice

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Cover of Sirius by Olaf Stapledon

Sirius

Olaf Stapledon · 2000

A scientist raises a dog with human intelligence, and his lonely life exposes the limits of belonging, love, and humanity.

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Themes labels: alienation · otherness · identity · belonging · consciousness · humanity · nature versus nurture · intelligence · love · loneliness · religion · spirit · society and prejudice · ethics of experimentation · war · fear of the unknown · community · soul · meaning of life · free will · self-worth · difference · empathy · bigotry · disability

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Parasyte, Volume 3

Hitoshi Iwaaki · 2008 · Parasyte (8 Volumes Edition)

A teen partially infected by a parasite struggles to stay human as a hidden alien threat spreads through his school.

Why this is here

Themes labels: humanity · identity · moral ambiguity · survival · coexistence · empathy · dehumanization · instinct versus reason · public fear · societal response · nature versus humanity · loss and grief · ethics of violence · otherness

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Distance: 0.0933

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Parasyte, Volume 8

Hitoshi Iwaaki · 2009 · Parasyte (8 Volumes Edition)

In the final volume, Shinichi faces the deadliest parasite yet while confronting what separates humans from monsters.

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Themes labels: human nature · identity · coexistence · morality · survival · anthropocentrism · environmental damage · ecological balance · selfhood · empathy · soul · species conflict · evolution · death · coming of age

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The Survival Game

Nicky Singer · 2018

In a climate-ravaged future, a teenage refugee must travel north with a silent boy while borders, law, and conscience close in.

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Themes labels: survival · humanity · empathy · hope · love · morality · border regimes · refugees · migration · climate change · overpopulation · scarcity · home · identity · trauma · memory · kindness · dehumanization · law vs conscience · social control · belonging · responsibility · loss · family · justice · nationalism · euthanasia · resource rationing · resilience

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Cover of Usurpation by Sue Burke

Usurpation

Sue Burke · 2024 · Semiosis

Sentient bamboo on future Earth must stay hidden, then help humans survive war, robots, and a deadly plague.

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Themes labels: sentience · cooperation · ecology · mutual dependence · peacebuilding · war · civilization · kindness · empathy · coexistence · nonhuman intelligence · environmental stewardship · religion · politics · community

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The Man in the Maze

Robert Silverberg · 1969

An exiled diplomat with a dangerous alien curse is hunted down to help humanity contact a new alien threat.

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Themes labels: alienation · isolation · othering · human condition · trust · betrayal · honor · free will · sacrifice · greater good · moral responsibility · human nature · belonging · loneliness · empathy · communication · psyche · self-knowledge · redemption · ambition · social rejection · male bonding · human connection

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Cover of The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

Becky Chambers · 2021 · Wayfarers

Stranded at a remote space rest stop, five aliens with urgent lives learn each other’s worlds, fears, and common ground.

Why this is here

Themes labels: acceptance · difference · xenophobia · prejudice · compassion · kindness · empathy · communication · mutual respect · belonging · identity · otherness · colonization · imperialism · war · resource scarcity · social justice · intersectionality · reproductive autonomy · bodily autonomy · gender · culture · community · coexistence · hope · optimism · disability · ableism · motherhood · refugee crisis

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Cover of A Hero For WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi

A Hero For WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi · 2012 · The Search for WondLa

Eva travels to a human city that should be home, only to uncover hidden truths and a bigger fight ahead.

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Themes labels: identity · belonging · home · family · friendship · compassion · empathy · environmentalism · growing up · truth and justice · acceptance · grief · death · moral choice · individuality · community · social control · species equality · conformity · self-trust

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Damocles

S.G. Redling · 2013

A linguist on a deep-space mission must build trust with a humanoid civilization where the Earthers are the strangers.

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Themes labels: communication · trust · friendship · understanding · otherness · cultural difference · human nature · empathy · curiosity · shared humanity · language and meaning · xenophobia · cooperation · misunderstanding · identity · purpose

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Cover of Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

Speaker for the Dead

Orson Scott Card · 1994 · Ender's Saga

An older Ender Wiggin is called to a troubled colony, where alien contact, guilt, and truth-telling collide.

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Themes labels: redemption · forgiveness · empathy · understanding · otherness · humanity · truth · guilt · penance · repentance · acceptance · cultural difference · religion · morality · ethics · genocide · coexistence · responsibility · reconciliation · community · colonialism · identity · death and mourning · human-alien communication

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Cover of The World Wasn't Ready for You by Justin C. Key

The World Wasn't Ready for You

Justin C. Key · 2023

A debut short-story collection fusing horror, sci-fi, and fantasy to confront race, class, prejudice, and identity.

Why this is here

Themes labels: race · class · prejudice · love · exclusion · loneliness · identity · consent · ethics · systemic racism · oppression · dehumanization · empathy · humanity · grief · motherhood · fatherhood · technology and ethics · body autonomy · social justice · alienation · trauma · mental health · neurodiversity · immigration · Xenophobia · panic · survival

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Blindsight

Peter Watts · 2006 · Firefall

A posthuman first-contact mission heads into the outer solar system to confront an alien intelligence—and rethink consciousness.

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Themes labels: consciousness · sentience · intelligence · self-awareness · human nature · identity · evolution · free will · empathy · communication · alienness · transhumanism · posthumanism · reality perception · survival · game theory · disability

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Distance: 0.1305

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