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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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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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Distance: 0.0812

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The Vision, Vol. 1: Little Worse Than a Man

Tom King · 2016 · The Vision (2015)

An android Avenger builds a family and moves to the suburbs, where normal life curdles into dread.

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Themes labels: humanity · otherness · normalcy · belonging · family · prejudice · acceptance · identity · alienation · morality · community fear · good intentions

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Distance: 0.1216

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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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Xenophobia

Peter Cawdron · 2013 · First Contact

In civil-war Malawi, a doctor and a small US escort try to save lives as an alien arrival triggers chaos on Earth.

Why this is here

Themes labels: Xenophobia · Fear of the unknown · Human nature · Otherness · Prejudice · Communication barriers · Moral responsibility · Survival · Humanity under stress · Ethics of intervention · Environmentalism · Diversity of life · Tribalism · Peace and force

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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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Semiosis

Sue Burke · 2018 · Semiosis

Human colonists on an alien world confront sentient plants, survival pressures, and shifting generations.

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Themes labels: communication · coexistence · pacifism · survival · adaptation · ecology · evolution · citizenship · community · identity · human nature · social change · prejudice · group dynamics · utopian ideals · what is intelligence · mutualism · colonization ethics · civilization building · nature versus humanity

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Distance: 0.1276

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Tomorrow's Kin

Nancy Kress · 2017 · Yesterday's Kin Trilogy

A midlife geneticist is pulled into alien diplomacy when a hidden biological crisis threatens Earth and her family.

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Themes labels: first contact · family · human nature · consequences · ecology · evolution · genetics · identity · trust · fear and panic · prejudice · isolationism · immigration allegory · sovereignty · science and society · public misinformation · panic response · survival · responsibility · transformation · interdependence

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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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Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2017

A scientist’s pursuit of life beyond death unleashes a tragic chain of responsibility, rejection, and ruin.

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Themes labels: ambition · responsibility · morality · humanity · alienation · loneliness · rejection · nature vs nurture · prejudice · class · ethics · science and ethics · knowledge and consequences · love and belonging · identity · grief · obsession · isolation · social judgement

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Echo of Worlds

M.R. Carey · 2024 · Pandominion

A multiverse-spanning team races to stop an AI-human war from unleashing extinction across countless Earths.

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Themes labels: identity · sentience · selfhood · consciousness · personhood · free will · autonomy · empathy · compassion · community · humanity · morality in war · redemption · sacrifice · peace vs violence · genocide · collateral damage · sustainability · authoritarianism · self-destruction · prejudice · dehumanization · victory through surrender · hope · optimism

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Distance: 0.1316

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Parasyte, Volume 4

Hitoshi Iwaaki · 2008 · Parasyte (8 Volumes Edition)

A teen secretly linked to a parasite is pulled into escalating danger as other parasites infiltrate society and politics.

Why this is here

Themes labels: humanity · identity · environmentalism · dehumanization · coexistence · morality · social integration · psychological change · fear and paranoia · self-preservation · weakness · loss

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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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