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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 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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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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Distance: 0.0794

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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.

Why this is here

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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LIFEL1K3

Jay Kristoff · 2018 · LIFEL1K3

A scavenger girl with a hidden power and a robot-like outsider flee a broken future while unraveling her past.

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Themes labels: identity · memory · free will · humanity · artificial intelligence · slavery · rebellion · choice · morality · power and control · personhood · family · survival · grief · trauma · ethics of creation · freedom · trust

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Cover of The Arcav King's Mate by Hope Hart

The Arcav King's Mate

Hope Hart · 2020 · Arcav Alien Invasion

A defiant human cop is chosen as an alien king’s mate and runs, forcing a chase that tests freedom, duty, and desire.

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Themes labels: autonomy · consent · free will · agency · misogyny · moral ambiguity · compromise · identity · adaptation · loss of freedom · grief · human rights · trust · belonging · survival

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Cover of Wakers by Orson Scott Card

Wakers

Orson Scott Card · 2022 · The Side Step Trilogy

A clone teen with the power to jump realities wakes alone on abandoned Earth and must solve why he was created.

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Themes labels: identity · choice · consequence · free will · morality · responsibility · selfhood · humanity · survival · loneliness · trust · reality · causality · multiple selves · purpose · sacrifice · love

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Nophek Gloss

Essa Hansen · 2020 · The Graven

A traumatized teen survivor joins a misfit alien crew, then crosses a vast multiverse to seek revenge on slave masters.

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Themes labels: revenge · grief · trauma · loss · healing · justice · survival · identity · coming of age · free will · moral ambiguity · corruption · capitalism · oppression · slavery · genocide · acceptance · resilience · humanity versus technology · body versus mind · gender fluidity · diversity · inclusivity · power structures

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Cover of Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 2: Tears of an Angel by Yukito Kishiro

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 2: Tears of an Angel

Yukito Kishiro · 2004 · 銃夢 [Gunnm]

An amnesiac cyborg bounty hunter falls for a troubled street boy, forcing a brutal choice in a bleak future city.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · humanity · love · loss · survival · morality · class inequality · hope · dignity · obsession · self-worth · free will · compassion · sacrifice · trauma · dreams vs reality

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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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Cover of Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry

Dust & Decay

Jonathan Maberry · 2011 · Rot & Ruin

A trained teen survivor and his friends leave safety for the Ruin, only to face zombies, killers, and buried dangers.

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Themes labels: humanity · morality · survival · freedom · hope · grief · loss · coming of age · choice and consequence · trust · love · fear · identity · civilization vs savagery · respect for the dead · good vs evil

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Distance: 0.0961

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The Last Human

Zack Jordan · 2020

A hidden human teen on an alien space station is thrust into a galaxy-spanning chase that tests intelligence, freedom, and identity.

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Themes labels: identity · belonging · free will · determinism · order and chaos · intelligence · consciousness · personhood · truth and deception · survival · authority · control · community · individualism · species survival · human nature · perspective · moral choice · technology and power

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Cover of Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer

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.

Why this is here

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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Distance: 0.0984

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