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Similar in characterization

These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Origin.

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

Focused on “witches” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.

Cover of Beyond the Wall of Sleep by H.P. Lovecraft

Beyond the Wall of Sleep

H.P. Lovecraft · 1919

An asylum intern probes a violent patient’s strange dreams and discovers a reality beyond sleep and the stars.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1767

Cover of One Yellow Eye by Leigh  Radford

One Yellow Eye

Leigh Radford · 2025

A grieving scientist hides her infected husband while racing a covert lab to find a cure after a zombie outbreak.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1826

Cover of The Fungus by Harry Adam Knight

The Fungus

Harry Adam Knight, Leroy Kettle · 1985

A lab-made fungal plague sweeps England, forcing a desperate team into quarantined London to find a possible antidote.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1857

Cover of Transgression by Randall Ingermanson

Transgression

Randall Ingermanson, R.S. Ingermanson · 2014 · City of God

A Jewish archaeologist is sent to A.D. 57 and must stop a physicist’s plan to kill Paul and change history.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1896

Cover of Frankenstein / Dracula / Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein / Dracula / Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson · 2006

Three foundational gothic-horror classics in one volume: a scientist's creation, a vampire's hunt, and a divided self.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1909

Cover of Dominion by C.J. Sansom

Dominion

C.J. Sansom · 2012

In 1952 Nazi-dominated Britain, a civil servant spy must help an imprisoned scientist flee before the Gestapo catch him.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1928

Cover of The Bone Labyrinth by James Rollins

The Bone Labyrinth

James Rollins · 2015 · Sigma Force

A Sigma Force mission races from ancient caves to modern labs to uncover a DNA-linked mystery of human intelligence.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1943

Cover of The Forgotten Room by Lincoln Child

The Forgotten Room

Lincoln Child · 2015 · Jeremy Logan

A consultant who solves strange phenomena uncovers a hidden room and long-buried experiment at a coastal think tank.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1953

Cover of Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.

Who Goes There?

John W. Campbell Jr. · 1991

Antarctic scientists uncover a frozen alien and trigger a tense struggle to identify who among them has been replaced.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1957