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Tone labels used: snarky, fast, fun, action-packed, cheesy, angsty, melodramatic, over-the-top, intense

Premise labels used: genetically engineered teens, bird-human hybrids, on the run, save the world, evil corporation, mad scientists, master race plot, population cull, family survival, fugitive team

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The Dysasters

P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast · 2019 · The Dysasters

Two teens awaken air powers during a deadly tornado and flee a scientist who engineered them for control.

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Tone labels: dramatic · over the top · high energy · angsty · cheesy · juvenile · fun · suspenseful · action packed · melodramatic

Premise labels: genetically engineered teens · elemental powers · weather control · on the run · mad scientist · secret experiment · teen fugitives · power awakening · world domination · chosen pair · superpowered teenagers

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Distance: 0.1326

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School's Out—Forever

James Patterson · 2006 · Maximum Ride

Genetically engineered winged teens go to school, dodge enemies, and uncover more of the secret behind their origins.

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Tone labels: action-packed · fast-paced · suspenseful · humorous · intense · chaotic · adventurous · paranoid · juvenile · lightly romantic · thrilling

Premise labels: genetically engineered children · avian hybrids · on the run · forced school · save the world · clone conflict · secret origins · found family · pursued by enemies · identity search

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Distance: 0.1811

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Max

James Patterson · 2009 · Maximum Ride

Max and her flock dive into a Hawaiian underwater crisis to rescue her mother and confront a hidden threat.

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Tone labels: action-packed · fast-paced · intense · fun · funny · sarcastic · tense · dramatic · preachy · absurd

Premise labels: save the world · eco-mission · underwater rescue · kidnapped mother · secret investigation · mutant team · flying kids

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Distance: 0.1867

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Fate of Perfection

K.F. Breene · 2017 · Finding Paradise

In a corporate dystopia, a genius mother and her security ally fight to keep their genetically unusual child and win freedom.

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Tone labels: dark · tense · high-energy · action-packed · humorous · sarcastic · quirky · romantic · gritty

Premise labels: corporate dystopia · genetically engineered society · protective parent · escape from control · breeding program · child rescue · forbidden family bond · reproductive control · superhuman protagonists

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Distance: 0.1977

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Maximum Ride, Vol. 3

NaRae Lee, James Patterson · 2010 · Maximum Ride: The Manga

Mutant winged teens search for their origins while trying to survive a new home, school, and old enemies.

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Tone labels: action-packed · fun · emotional · suspenseful · lightly humorous · tense · serious · heartfelt

Premise labels: genetically engineered children · fugitive youth · wings · search for origins · search for parents · forced normalcy · school adjustment · safe-house living · experiment escapees

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Distance: 0.2117

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Cavas

Laurann Dohner · 2020 · The Vorge Crew

An alien officer on a rescue mission finds a human captive who may help save his kidnapped brother—and change his future.

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Tone labels: fun · hot · action-packed · heartwarming · cheesy · rushed · entertaining · lightweight · dramatic · guilty pleasure

Premise labels: rescue mission · brother rescue · alien captivity · human slavery · forced mating · fated pair

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Distance: 0.2226

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The Rising

Heather Graham, Jon Land · 2017 · Rising

A football star and his tutor are pulled into a deadly alien conspiracy that upends everything they know about his past.

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Tone labels: fast-paced · suspenseful · action-packed · lightweight · tense · melodramatic · fun · thrilling · exciting · intense

Premise labels: alien invasion · adopted identity · teen on the run · saving the world · secret past · conspiracy

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Distance: 0.2303

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Heaven's Queen

Rachel Bach · 2014 · Paradox

A hunted mercenary races to stop a universe-scale crisis while juggling betrayal, alien threats, and a volatile romance.

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Tone labels: action-packed · high-stakes · romantic · melodramatic · fast-paced · fun · angsty · adrenaline-fueled · satisfying

Premise labels: on the run · government conspiracy · virus countdown · alien pursuit · universe at stake · save the world · reckless heroine · forced alliance

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Distance: 0.2303

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The Dragon Factory

Jonathan Maberry · 2010 · Joe Ledger

A covert ops team races to stop rival geneticists from unleashing engineered monsters and mass genocide.

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Tone labels: action-packed · fast-paced · adrenaline-fueled · bloody · gory · over-the-top · campy · dark · violent · pulpy · summer blockbuster

Premise labels: covert agency · genetic engineering · bioweapon plot · race-based genocide · mad scientist · extinction clock · black ops · monster creation

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Distance: 0.2335

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Under My Heel

Michael Anderle · 2016 · The Kurtherian Gambit

A fierce leader and her growing team race to stop a violent enemy while new allies, tech, and secrets reshape the war.

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Tone labels: action packed · humorous · snarky · fast moving · bloody · fun · chaotic · intense · emotional · satisfying · dramatic

Premise labels: team mission · world saving · anti-villain campaign · enemy pursuit · rescue mission · power struggle · planetary defense · political conflict · expanding war

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Distance: 0.2363

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Sub-Human

David Simpson · 2012 · Post-Human

A doctor-soldier is sent to destroy a rogue AI, but war, time shifts, and post-human upgrades change everything.

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Tone labels: action-packed · gripping · fast-paced · melodramatic · cheesy · pulpy · engaging · high energy · busy · gruesome

Premise labels: artificial intelligence · world war · military mission · human survival · post-humanity · time travel · alternate universes · nanotechnology · super soldiers · AI conflict

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Distance: 0.2384

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Superman: Doomed

Greg Pak · 2015 · Superman (2011)

Superman battles Doomsday, then fights to stop a monstrous infection that could turn him into the threat himself.

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Tone labels: epic · chaotic · over-the-top · action-packed · frenetic · bombastic · fun · hard-hitting · wacky · melodramatic

Premise labels: infected hero · inner battle · doomsday virus · hero turns monstrous · world at stake · superhero event · alien invasion · save-the-world

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Distance: 0.2410

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