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Themes labels used: humanity, consciousness, sentience, free will, love, desire, identity, personhood, rights, autonomy, loss, grief, selfishness, moral ambiguity, social conformity, alienation, discrimination, othering, coming of age, emotional repression, compassion, redemption, choice, societal pressure

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The Merge

Grace Walker · 2025

A mother and daughter enter an experimental mind-merging program in a resource-strained dystopia, only to question its true cost.

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Themes labels: identity · autonomy · freedom · control · ethics · selfhood · sacrifice · love · loss · grief · dementia · memory · resistance · class divide · consent · bodily autonomy · medical ethics · human rights · government control · corporate manipulation · capitalism · climate crisis · overpopulation · scarcity · nature vs nurture · critical thinking

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Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1

Yukito Kishiro · 2017 · 銃夢 新装版 [Gunnm Shinsōban]

A memory-wiped cyborg in a lawless scrapyard rediscovers her fighting skills and hunts criminals to uncover who she is.

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Themes labels: identity · humanity · body and mind · self-discovery · memory · social inequality · class oppression · survival · justice · free will · moral ambiguity · personhood · violence · compassion · bodily autonomy

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Ode to the Half-Broken

Suzanne Palmer · 2026

An isolated war robot with a stolen leg embarks on a post-apocalyptic road trip that turns into a fight for hope, identity, and peace.

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Themes labels: hope · resilience · healing · identity · personhood · autonomy · free will · bodily autonomy · trauma · grief · loss · memory · purpose · forgiveness · connection · community · humane technology · humanity · choice · change · survival · responsibility · environmental collapse · war and peace

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Cover of Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee

Revenant Gun

Yoon Ha Lee · 2018 · The Machineries of Empire

An amnesiac young general is used in a fractured empire’s last power struggle, while rivals and allies race to stop a tyrant.

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Themes labels: identity · memory · free will · consent · bodily autonomy · abuse · trauma · war · power · oppression · rebellion · morality · humanity · personhood · immortality · responsibility · social change · class hierarchy · choice · survival

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Cover of The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

The House of the Scorpion

Nancy Farmer · 2002 · Matteo Alacran

A cloned boy raised as property in a drug lord’s future borderland must confront what makes him human.

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Themes labels: humanity · identity · nature versus nurture · free will · individuality · self-determination · prejudice · slavery · power · corruption · dehumanization · human rights · belonging · acceptance · loyalty · morality · ethics of cloning · survival · compassion · empathy · immortality · addiction · sacrifice · predestination

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Cover of MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza

MILA 2.0

Debra Driza · 2013 · MILA 2.0

A teen girl discovers she’s a manufactured android and flees those who built her, while fighting for her humanity.

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Themes labels: identity · humanity · self-acceptance · free will · family loyalty · memory · authenticity · personhood · moral ambiguity · survival · technology and humanity · grief · betrayal · control · coming of age

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The Seep

Chana Porter · 2020

A trans woman in an alien-made utopia spirals after her wife remakes herself, then sets out on a strange quest.

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Themes labels: grief · identity · transformation · free will · autonomy · community · memory · mortality · love · loss · acceptance · pain · happiness · toxic positivity · utopia vs dystopia · ethics · consent · self-determination · change · humanity · post-scarcity

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Artificial Condition

Martha Wells · 2018 · The Murderbot Diaries

A rogue security construct seeks the truth behind its erased past, aided by a sharp-witted transport AI.

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Themes labels: personhood · sentience · free will · autonomy · identity · memory · trauma · control · governance · trust · agency · humanity · empathy · social alienation · corporate power · protector duty · fear · choice · self-discovery · moral responsibility

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Cover of The Vision, Vol. 2: Little Better Than a Beast by Tom King

The Vision, Vol. 2: Little Better Than a Beast

Tom King · 2016 · The Vision (2015)

A synthetic family’s fragile suburban normalcy collapses as love, destiny, and secrets pull Vision toward tragedy.

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Themes labels: humanity · family · love · loss · identity · normalcy · otherness · free will · destiny · trauma · grief · revenge · sacrifice · morality · existentialism · belonging · artificial intelligence

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Distance: 0.0880

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Cover of Nine's Legacy by Pittacus Lore

Nine's Legacy

Pittacus Lore · 2012 · Lorien Legacies: The Lost Files

A teen alien fighter’s hidden past is revealed as captivity, first love, and betrayal shape the warrior he becomes.

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Themes labels: survival · betrayal · trust · loyalty · identity · coming of age · loss · grief · trauma · choice · power · responsibility · loneliness · maturity · mercy · isolation · self-acceptance · humanity under pressure · hormones and judgment

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Distance: 0.0916

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