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Characterization labels used: brilliant doctor, genius protagonist, resident doctor, psychiatrist, child specialist, robot psychologist, humaniform robot, arrogant resident, handsome love interest, protective partner, perfect patient-solver, naive heroine, superhuman diagnostician, manipulative child, sociopathic child, anti-tech antagonists, shadowy villains, idealized professionals

Relationships labels used: romantic subplot, doctor romance, mentor-mentee, professional rivalry, parent-child, hospital hierarchy, colleague tension, friendship, protector role, trust and betrayal, community conflict

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Doctor Who: Shada

Gareth Roberts · 2012 · Doctor Who by Douglas Adams

A lost Fourth Doctor adventure is reconstructed into a witty race for a dangerous Gallifreyan book and a vanished secret.

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Characterization labels: Fourth Doctor · Time Lord · retired professor · female Time Lord · robot dog · villain · egomaniac · young student · graduate student · socially inept geek · menacing villain · dotty old don

Relationships labels: friendship · mentor · romantic subplot · companions · doctor-companion dynamic · power struggle · rivalry · unspoken attraction · community

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1496

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Brain Child

John Saul · 1985

After experimental brain surgery revives a teen, he returns changed, and an old local vengeance begins to stir.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · gifted teen · emotionless teen · popular kid · brilliant doctor · ambitious surgeon · loving father · grief-stricken parents · smart loyal friend · female concern figure · cold antagonist · sociopathic traits · socially popular teen · scientist as villain

Relationships labels: parent child · friendship · romantic interest · family tension · doctor patient · power imbalance · community secrets · revenge across generations · grudge holding · marital tension

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Distance: 0.1603

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A Case of Need

Michael Crichton, Jeffery Hudson · 2017

A Boston pathologist investigates when a doctor friend is jailed over a woman’s death after an alleged illegal abortion.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: pathologist · obstetrician · doctor-detective · loyal friend · professional colleague · prominent physician · medical authority · upright doctor · scapegoat · imperfect protagonist · driven investigator · arrogant doctors · many characters

Relationships labels: friendship · professional loyalty · doctor colleague · family secrets · parent-child conflict · doctor-patient · hospital hierarchy · romantic infidelity · marital tension · power imbalance · community suspicion

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Distance: 0.1730

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Seeker

Douglas E. Richards · 2018

An enhanced operative races through the Amazon to secure an alien probe whose secrets could reshape Earth's future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: enhanced operative · enhanced human · super soldier · scientist protagonist · female scientist · female co-lead · superintelligent AI · alien intelligence · moral hero · conscience-driven · brilliant protagonist · smart female lead · competitive intelligence · protective hero

Relationships labels: romance subplot · love interest · forced partnership · teamwork · male-female chemistry · trust issues · allies-turned-partners · human-AI dialogue

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Distance: 0.1745

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Last Man Standing

Craig A. Falconer · 2022 · The Earthburst Saga

A lone scientist stranded on a sabotaged space station must survive, uncover the truth, and race to protect his family.

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Characterization labels: scientist · researcher · protagonist genius · resourceful protagonist · likable protagonist · relatable protagonist · witty protagonist · quirky protagonist · handicap representation · emotionally restrained · determined · self-questioning · problem solver · heroic lead · father · husband · stepfather · caregiver motivation · optimistic protagonist

Relationships labels: family bond · parental motivation · marriage · stepfamily · friendship · colleague relationship · protection of loved ones · human and animal companionship · rivalry with antagonists · loyalty

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Distance: 0.1756

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A Murder in Time

Julie McElwain · 2016 · Kendra Donovan

An FBI profiler is thrown into 1815 England, where she must solve a serial murder case while hiding her identity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: genius protagonist · female detective · FBI profiler · rogue agent · strong female lead · badass heroine · child prodigy · loner · unsympathetic heroine · uber-competent protagonist · scientific mind · eccentric aristocrat · investigative heroine

Relationships labels: romance subplot · understated romance · attraction · class difference · allyship · trust dynamic · male-female tension

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Distance: 0.1764

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The House of Thunder

Leigh Nichols, Dean Koontz · 1992

An amnesiac woman recovering in a hospital begins seeing impossible men from her traumatic past—and doubts her sanity.

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Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · traumatized woman · physicist · doctor figure · caretaker suspicion · vulnerable protagonist · strong-willed protagonist · unreliable perception · handsome doctor · antagonistic men

Relationships labels: doctor-patient · romance subplot · instant attraction · caretaker dependency · past victimization · authority mistrust · community complicity

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Distance: 0.1765

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The Enigma Cube

Douglas E. Richards · 2020 · Alien Artifact

An alien artifact and a dangerous time-travel crisis force a scientist and an enhanced commando to fight for humanity.

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Characterization labels: brilliant scientist · enhanced soldier · black ops operative · super soldier · villain mastermind · evil genius · genius teen · pacifist heroine · moral authority · one-dimensional characters · stereotyped characters · highly intelligent leads · shallow characterization · likable leads · ethical protagonists

Relationships labels: romance subplot · instant attraction · budding lovers · banter-based chemistry · team partnership · scientist-soldier duo · mentor-grandchild · family legacy · rival factions · enemy pursuit · good vs evil

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Distance: 0.1771

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Passage

Connie Willis · 2001

A hospital psychologist and a neurologist probe near-death experiences, only to uncover a mystery that grows far stranger and deeper.

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Characterization labels: psychologist protagonist · neurologist protagonist · scientist characters · charlatan figure · quirky supporting cast · sick child · elderly patient · alzheimer's character · researchers · obsessive curiosity · competent professional · stock figures

Relationships labels: research partnership · romantic tension · friendship · professional rivalry · caregiving · parent-child concern · community of patients

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Distance: 0.1780

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The Touch

F. Paul Wilson · 1986 · Adversary Cycle

A family doctor gains a healing touch that saves lives by day and steadily destroys his own life.

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Characterization labels: family doctor · caregiving protagonist · dedicated physician · sympathetic lead · naive protagonist · ambitious politician · power-hungry antagonist · enigmatic supporter · villainous bureaucrat · medical professional · homeless man · Vietnamese gardener · autistic child · loving wife · caring patient

Relationships labels: marriage strain · doctor-patient relationship · professional betrayal · community pressure · power imbalance · mentor-like support · exploitation · family tension · public scrutiny · caregiver dependence

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Distance: 0.1787

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Vortex

S.J. Kincaid · 2013 · Insignia

A rebellious cadet in a corporate-run future must choose between career advancement, friends, and his ideals.

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Characterization labels: stubborn protagonist · arrogant protagonist · rebellious protagonist · idealistic protagonist · reckless protagonist · self-destructive protagonist · smart protagonist · hyperintelligent protagonist · immature teen · loyal friend · fierce heroine · strong female character · sarcastic supporting cast · morally resistant protagonist · anti-authority

Relationships labels: friend group · found family · romance subplot · rivalry · friendship tested · loyalty conflict · mentor-student tension · betrayal · power imbalance · protective friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1792

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Fifty Degrees Below

Kim Stanley Robinson · 2007 · Science in the Capital

A Washington, DC scientist survives floods, surveillance, and a lethal climate shift while helping fight planetary collapse.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · bureaucrat scientists · workaholic · flawed lead · narcissistic man · loner · survivalist · political operative · mysterious woman · homeless protagonist · intellectual characters · socially conscious scientist · obsessive thinker · complex flawed character · adventure-seeking

Relationships labels: romantic subplot · spy romance · marriage · parent-child · mentor-boss · workplace ties · homeless community · scientific collaboration · political alliance · surveillance relationship · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1799

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