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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Temple.

Characterization labels used: unreliable narrator, proud commander, ultranationalist, patriotic, racist, detestable protagonist, stoic, rationalist, crew under stress, mutinous crew

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For Honor We Stand

H. Paul Honsinger · 2014 · Man of War

A ship commander and his doctor race through war and diplomacy to keep humanity alive against a relentless alien enemy.

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Characterization labels: brilliant strategist · gifted tactician · misfit crew · competent crew · incompetent superior officer · gruff admiral · loyal medical officer · snarky protagonist · honorable protagonist · blunt protagonist · rash protagonist · emotionally burdened protagonist · developing camaraderie · team cohesion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1999

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The Wall

John Lanchester · 2020

In a climate-ravaged future, a young conscript must guard a wall around his island nation against desperate outsiders.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young narrator · conscript · defender · reluctant soldier · naive protagonist · boredom · fear · resentful generation · elite figure · captain figure · mentor hierarchy · othered outsiders

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1879

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Cover of Gateway by Frederik Pohl

Gateway

Frederik Pohl · 2004 · Heechee Saga

A desperate prospector wins a chance to ride alien ships to unknown worlds, then must confront what the gamble did to him.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: unreliable narrator · antihero · flawed protagonist · neurotic protagonist · self-absorbed protagonist · traumatized protagonist · cowardice · survivor guilt · psychological damage · morally compromised lead · career prospector · AI therapist · robot psychiatrist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1927

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Cover of King's Fall by Evan Currie

King's Fall

Evan Currie · 2022 · Odyssey One

As an empire launches a final assault on Earth, Eric Weston must rally humanity for a desperate last stand.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: military commander · fleet commander · admiral · human under pressure · self-doubt · grit · determination · battle-hardened · heroic leadership · peripheral characters · weak character development

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1957

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Cover of Jem by Frederik Pohl

Jem

Frederik Pohl · 2004

When Earth’s rival blocs race to colonize a habitable planet, their old conflicts endanger both settlers and natives.

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Characterization labels: morally compromised · unlikable characters · shallow caricatures · political actors · military figures · scientist protagonist · linguist character · strong women · cynical character · sympathetic alien characters · ambitious characters · self-interested

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1971

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Mania

Lionel Shriver · 2024

In an alternate America where calling someone stupid is illegal, one outspoken professor’s life and friendships unravel.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: acerbic protagonist · defiant protagonist · intellectual snob · opportunistic friend · career-minded · unlikeable protagonist · provocative narrator · average-intellect narrator · frustrated rebel · hypocritical conformist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1989

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Cover of Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle by Harold Bloom

Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle

Harold Bloom · 2002

A writer’s research on an atomic scientist leads him into an invented religion, a doomed island, and a world-ending secret.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: investigative narrator · scientist · mad scientist · dictator · idiosyncratic characters · flawed characters · human folly · disillusioned worldview

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1990

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Cover of We Who Are About To... by Joanna Russ

We Who Are About To...

Joanna Russ · 1977

Stranded on an alien world, one woman rejects colonization and insists on facing death on her own terms.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: unnamed protagonist · realist narrator · nihilist narrator · prickly protagonist · unlikable lead · outsider figure · psychological instability · cynical voice · female narrator · mixed civilian group

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1994

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Cover of Double Share by Nathan Lowell

Double Share

Nathan Lowell · 2008 · Golden Age of the Solar Clipper

A newly minted third mate lands on a toxic freighter and must use patience and nerve to help the crew survive and change.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: inexperienced officer · young protagonist · problem solver · leader · wholesome protagonist · idealistic crewman · abusive officers · sadistic first mate · detached captain · dysfunctional crew

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2005

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