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Characterization labels used: linguist, scientist, veterinarian, biologist, doctor, general, rabbi, priest, misfits, outsiders, damaged goods, secretive characters, brave lead, manipulative antagonist

Relationships labels used: romance subplot, team dynamics, power imbalance, faith conflict, mentor-student, captor-captive, scientific collaboration, marital devotion, rival beliefs

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Cover of Subterranean by James Rollins

Subterranean

James Rollins · 2007

An Antarctic expedition descends into hidden caverns, where a specialist team finds a lost world, monsters, and betrayal.

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Characterization labels: specialists · scientists · military personnel · archaeologist · biologist · geologist · cave explorer · anthropologist · strong female lead · single mother · child in peril · team leader · villain · traitor · stereotyped characters · wooden characters

Relationships labels: team dynamics · romance subplot · parent child · romantic tension · authority conflict · betrayal · group conflict · military science tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1577

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Cover of The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey

The Mercy of Gods

James S.A. Corey · 2024 · The Captive's War

After an alien conquest, a human research team is forced into a deadly trial to prove their species is useful.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: scientists · researchers · academic ensemble · assistant protagonist · mixed personalities · flawed characters · traumatized characters · reluctant survivor · collaborator · de facto leader

Relationships labels: found family · team dynamics · romance · crushes · interpersonal drama · power imbalance · captor-captive · rivalry · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1703

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Cover of Uncanny X-Force, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Solution by Rick Remender

Uncanny X-Force, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Solution

Rick Remender · 2011 · Uncanny X-Force (2010)

A covert mutant kill-team hunts a resurrected Apocalypse, only to face a brutal moral choice when their target is a child.

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Characterization labels: antiheroes · damaged characters · morally compromised · deadly specialists · team leader · tortured warrior · wisecracking killer · unstable persona · master thief · telepath · mercenary

Relationships labels: team dynamics · found family · romantic tension · love triangle · mentor role · rival team · loyalty conflict · internal conflict · trust issues

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1806

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Cover of The Games by Ted Kosmatka

The Games

Ted Kosmatka · 2012

In a near-future Olympic bloodsport, a geneticist faces an AI-designed monster unlike anything Earth has seen.

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Characterization labels: geneticist · xenobiologist · computer programmer · supercomputer designer · child savant · mad scientist · corporate boss · heroic scientist · love interest · socially awkward geek · intelligent creature · sentient machine

Relationships labels: romance subplot · professional collaboration · scientist partnership · human vs creation · creator-created · national rivalry · teamwork · boss-subordinate

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1858

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Cover of The 10th Cycle by J.C. Ryan

The 10th Cycle

J.C. Ryan · 2014 · Rossler Foundation

A journalist and researcher uncover a coded secret in the Great Pyramid, drawing governments and a shadowy society into conflict.

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Characterization labels: journalist protagonist · researcher protagonist · academic expert · computer expert · mathematician · linguist · genius team · compelling characters · flat characters · underdeveloped characters · overly perfect characters · naive hero · strong-willed heroine · conspiracy believer

Relationships labels: romance subplot · love story · partners in investigation · friends and colleagues · family protection · team collaboration · power struggle · trust issues · secret society opposition

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1859

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Cover of Kronos Rising by Max Hawthorne

Kronos Rising

Max Hawthorne · Kronos Rising

A Florida sheriff confronts a prehistoric sea monster that resurfaces, triggering deaths, chaos, and a survival fight offshore.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: flawed hero · small-town sheriff · marine scientist · conservationist · corrupt politician · mercenary · villainous humans · traumatized characters · competent monster · antagonist with POV

Relationships labels: romantic subplot · partners · teamwork · friendship · inner circle · hero-scientist chemistry · power struggle · human versus nature

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1876

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Cover of The Many-Coloured Land by Julian May

The Many-Coloured Land

Julian May · 1981 · Saga of the Pliocene Exile

A future cast of misfits takes a one-way trip to prehistoric Earth and finds alien rulers waiting there.

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Characterization labels: misfits · outcasts · ensemble cast · archetypes · rule-breakers · underdogs · psychic characters · warrior types · criminals · grieving characters · religious character · athletic character · sociopath · viking wannabe · pirate wannabe

Relationships labels: group dynamics · alliances · enslavement · power imbalance · community vs isolation · romance subplot · rival factions · captivity · coercion · friendship

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Distance: 0.1876

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Cover of Retrograde by Peter Cawdron

Retrograde

Peter Cawdron · 2013 · Mars Endeavour

A multinational Mars colony faces collapse when Earth is hit by nuclear war and suspicion spreads across the habitats.

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Characterization labels: scientists · astronauts · engineers · medical staff · support staff · female protagonist · micropaleobiologist · naive protagonist · competent professionals · multi-national cast · AI antagonist · cultural conflict · emotionally strained

Relationships labels: interpersonal conflict · national rivalry · romantic subplot · collegial tension · crew solidarity · trust breakdown · fellowship under pressure · friendship and betrayal · partnership

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1887

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Cover of Demon Divine by John Conroe

Demon Divine

John Conroe · 2019 · The Demon Accords

A demon-hunting team must lure a deadly hellborn adversary before it kidnaps their witch ally and tears open the world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: demon hunters · witch prodigy · witches · vampires · werewolves · angels · AI · overpowered protagonists · large cast · likeable characters · canny antagonist · cerebral villain · fallible MC

Relationships labels: team dynamics · friendship · colleague relationship · family · romance subplot · rivalry · power struggle · faction politics · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1887

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Cover of Ape and Essence by Aldous Huxley

Ape and Essence

Aldous Huxley · 1992

A screenwriter’s discarded script opens into a savage post-nuclear vision of a ruined America ruled by fear and cult belief.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · botanist protagonist · screenwriter · Hollywood insider · reclusive writer · religious leader · mutant society · eunuch priests · captured outsider · romantic lead

Relationships labels: romantic relationship · captor captive · mentor power dynamic · community control · marriage tension · forbidden love · author discoverers · expedition contact

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1901

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Cover of The Extinction Trials by A.G. Riddle

The Extinction Trials

A.G. Riddle · 2021

Six strangers wake in a bunker after a world-ending event and must solve a survival experiment with hidden motives.

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Characterization labels: strangers · survivors · heroic lead · firefighter · scientist · doctor · mechanic · programmer · child character · amnesiac · pattern recognition · secretive cast · likely chosen ones

Relationships labels: forced teamwork · group trust · romance subplot · romance tension · friendship · loyalty · family concern · found community · group conflict · mutual dependence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1920

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Cover of The Perfect Run III by Maxime J. Durand

The Perfect Run III

Maxime J. Durand, Void Herald · 2022 · The Perfect Run

A time-looping superhero races through one final reset to save New Rome, win allies, and reach the perfect ending.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: quippy protagonist · self-destructive protagonist · overpowered protagonist · resilient protagonist · unhinged protagonist · charismatic protagonist · team-building · found family · villains with ideology · morally gray cast · grounded side character · tragic hero · god complex

Relationships labels: romance subplot · team dynamics · friendship · found family · family conflict · father-daughter conflict · rivalry · buddy banter · power-couple tension · dependency · loyalty · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1922

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