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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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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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Distance: 0.1178

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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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Cover of Der Wal und das Ende der Welt by John Ironmonger

Der Wal und das Ende der Welt

John Ironmonger · 2019

A Cornish village and a stranded banker face a coming collapse, testing whether kindness can outlast catastrophe.

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Themes labels: human nature · interdependence · community resilience · altruism · self-interest · preparedness · catastrophe response · trust · hope · faith in humanity · global dependency · economic fragility · moral choice · connected systems · kindness · survival ethics · fear vs generosity · social cohesion

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Distance: 0.1255

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The Last Woman in the World

Inga Simpson · 2021

A reclusive Australian artist must leave her shelter to help a mother and baby survive a mysterious, fear-fed catastrophe.

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Themes labels: fear · anxiety · trauma · survival · connection · solitude · community · climate change · environmental damage · human impact · natural world · hope · resilience · loss · responsibility · despair · mental health · humanity · companionship · trust

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Distance: 0.1270

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The Persistence of Vision

John Varley · 1978

A 1970s SF collection of linked futures, from memory transfer and time travel to an unforgettable deaf-blind commune.

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Themes labels: communication · language · perception · embodiment · identity · otherness · disability · community · sexual liberation · gender fluidity · transgression · alienation · isolation · survival · utopia · social norms · morality · human potential · technology and humanity · memory · consciousness · deception · trust · adaptation · counterculture · personal freedom

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Cover of Tomorrow's Kin by Nancy Kress

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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Distance: 0.1296

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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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Distance: 0.1297

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Cover of Resident Alien Volume 1: Welcome to Earth! by Peter Hogan

Resident Alien Volume 1: Welcome to Earth!

Peter Hogan, Steve Parkhouse · 2013 · Resident Alien (Collected Editions)

A stranded alien posing as a small-town doctor gets pulled into a murder mystery while trying to stay hidden.

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Themes labels: Belonging · Isolation · Secrecy · Humanity · Community · Loneliness · Observation · Identity · Friendship · Hope · Trust · Fear and courage · Everyday life · Morality

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Cover of Parasyte, Volume 4 by Hitoshi Iwaaki

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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Distance: 0.1084

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