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These books are ranked using the relationships labels extracted for The Black Lung Captain.
Relationships labels used: crew bond, found family, romantic tension, past lovers, exes, rivalry, teamwork, betrayal, loyalty, friendship, alliance of necessity, crew conflict, captain-crew dynamic
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their relationships embeddings are close.
A stranded ex-marine fights to survive on a dying station, then boards a suspicious ship where old loyalties turn deadly.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · friendship · romance · sexual tension · crew bonds · crew conflict · power struggle · loyalty · betrayal · rivalry · workplace hierarchy · mutiny · protective bond · community
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0657
A sky pirate captain and his misfit crew are framed after a heist disaster and must outrun the law.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · crew bonds · forced together · trust building · rivalry · romance complications · crew loyalty · betrayal · dependency · mentorless crew
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0676
A teen illusionist thief joins superpowered criminals on a dangerous hunt for the vaccine formula that made them outlaws.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · platonic friendship · crew bond · mentor-protege · frenemy tension · possible romance · rival crews · family loss · loyalty · betrayal · dependency · team dynamics
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0704
A stranded astronaut becomes a reluctant space captain, assembling a misfit crew to face a galactic plot.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: Found family · Crew bonds · Captain crew · Friendship · Companionship · Betrayal · Loyalty · Teamwork · Power dynamic · Mentorless crew
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0722
Kirk’s first command of the Enterprise turns into a morale tour, an awkward crew trial, and an unexpected alien encounter.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: crew dynamics · captain-crew tension · mentor-protégé · friendship · rivalry · romantic tension · preexisting friendship · working relationships · found family · romance subplot
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0743
The Serenity crew races to save Inara from a terminal illness by breaking into a frozen prison world for a possible cure.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · romantic tension · crew loyalty · crew conflict · rescue bond · protective devotion · mentor lead · rivalry · trust · friction
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0747
A fugitive warship seeks peace in neutral space as alien powers, Fleet politics, and ancient AI threats close in.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: crew family · banter · camaraderie · romantic tension · sexual tension · mentorship · crew loyalty · human-alien alliances · political rivalry · betrayal · factional conflict · found family
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0764
A fugitive telepath and her brother force a spacefaring outlaw crew into a deadly chase with a powerful galactic alliance.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · crew family · siblings · captain crew bond · loyalty · betrayal · romantic tension · protective sibling bond · ensemble dynamics
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0784
A sentient ex-warship and her misfit crew race to rescue survivors as an alien peacekeeping fleet turns violently against humanity.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · crew bonds · captain crew · rivalry · power imbalance · loyalty conflict · betrayal · observer liaison · conditional alliance
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0786
A hani captain is pulled back into interspecies intrigue when a human trade envoy returns with a contract and trouble.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: crew loyalty · family crew · marriage · mate on board · friendship · inter-species alliance · power struggle · betrayal · custody conflict · romance denied
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0789
The Serenity crew takes a dangerous job while Mal and Zoe’s buried war history resurfaces.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: crew loyalty · crew friction · romantic couple · teamwork · betrayal threat · authority conflict · us-versus-them · found family · shared trauma
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0810
The Serenity crew takes on a rescue mission that escalates into new rebellion, old loyalties, and a surprise bonus tale.
Why this is here
Relationships labels: found family · crew bonds · romantic tension · parent-child · sibling-like bond · fractured friendship · crew conflict · loyalty tests · uneasy partnership
Semantic match: ranked by relationships
Distance: 0.0819
