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Peter Hogan, Steve Parkhouse

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Characterization labels used: Likable lead, Reluctant helper, Reclusive outsider, Amateur sleuth, Observant protagonist, Competent doctor, Calm protagonist, Kind alien, Lonely outsider, Understated lead, Bored protagonist, Fish out of water

Relationships labels used: Town community, Police partnership, Doctor-patient ties, Suspicious observer, Isolation to belonging, Human connection, Authority pressure, Hidden identity tension

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Resident Alien, Omnibus: Volume 1

Peter Hogan · 2020 · Resident Alien (Collected Editions)

A stranded alien posing as a small-town doctor gets drawn into murders, secrets, and human community.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: recluse · kind-hearted · curious · competent · observant · compassionate · serious · helpful · amateur detective · doctor · alien outsider · bookish · level-headed · gentlemanly

Relationships labels: town community · doctor-patient · friendship · workplace bond · mentor-like trust · government antagonism · confidant relationship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1579

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Le Grand Vide

Léa Murawiec · 2021

In a city where being remembered keeps you alive, an introverted woman must fight for attention to survive.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: introverted protagonist · anti-social protagonist · idiosyncratic protagonist · compulsive reader · timid protagonist · pessimistic protagonist

Relationships labels: friendship · family pressure · namesake rivalry · social dependence · community surveillance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2040

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Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too

Jomny Sun, Jonny Sun · 2017

A lonely alien studies Earth and finds unexpected comfort, friendship, and life lessons among talking creatures.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: lonely protagonist · naive protagonist · empathetic narrator · introverted characters · insecure characters · philosophical characters · quirky secondary characters · vulnerable characters

Relationships labels: friendship · listening · acceptance · belonging · community · mentor-like presence · outsider connection · emotional support

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2109

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The Boys, Volume 7: The Innocents

Garth Ennis · 2010 · The Boys (Trade Paperbacks)

A superhero-satire volume where undercover work, a secret romance, and a faith-themed spectacle push loyalties to the breaking point.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: relatable protagonist · morally compromised · sympathetic antihero · manipulative leader · unstable villain · innocent group · special-needs characters · undercover operative · cynical characters · complex characters

Relationships labels: romantic relationship · team distrust · betrayal · secrecy · mentor manipulation · insider suspicion · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2113

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Thalamus

Ursula Poznanski · 2018

After a severe accident, a speech-impaired teen in rehab uncovers disturbing nighttime secrets and changes in himself.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · injured protagonist · mute protagonist · disabled protagonist · sympathetic protagonist · teen patients · friend group · mysterious patient · troubled patient

Relationships labels: friendship · trust issues · patient bonds · peer group · power imbalance · isolation · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2121

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Doctor Who: The Blood Cell

James Goss · 2014 · Doctor Who: New Series Adventures

A Doctor Who prison story told by the governor, as a mysterious inmate keeps escaping and a deadly threat escalates.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: curmudgeonly lead · resourceful protagonist · mysterious prisoner · governor · companion character · outsider observer · prison staff · dangerous criminal · morally gray authority

Relationships labels: Doctor-companion · authority conflict · guard-prisoner · visitor relationship · professional rivalry · mutual distrust · protective loyalty

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2124

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1875

A respectable lawyer investigates a sinister connection between a doctor and his violent secret alter ego.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: respectable gentleman · lawyer protagonist · brilliant physician · scientist · hidden vice · morally divided character · reclusive character · violent antagonist · investigator

Relationships labels: friendship · lawyer-client · double self · alter ego · dependency · secrecy · power imbalance · social respectability · community surveillance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2152

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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

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2157

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The Gone World

Tom Sweterlitsch · 2018

A secret NCIS investigator uses time travel to solve a murder, only to uncover an approaching end of humanity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: special agent · detective protagonist · haunted protagonist · driven professional · strong female lead · gritty protagonist · traumatized lead · disabled protagonist · flawed characters

Relationships labels: best friend loss · family murder · missing daughter · colleague investigation · team dynamics · betrayal · trust issues · connection to past

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Distance: 0.2163

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The Naked Sun

Isaac Asimov · 1993 · Robot

Earth detective Elijah Baley is sent to a robot-run world where no one meets in person to solve a shocking murder.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: earth detective · robot detective · hardboiled detective · fish out of water protagonist · agoraphobic protagonist · introverted society · socially conditioned characters · strong-willed protagonist

Relationships labels: detective duo · human-robot partnership · friendship · professional partnership · marital tension · isolated couples · social estrangement · interplanetary tension

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2165

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Cast Under an Alien Sun

Olan Thorensen · 2016 · Destiny's Crucible

A chemist is dropped onto a human alien world and must learn its ways while using modern knowledge to survive.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: chemist protagonist · ordinary protagonist · introspective protagonist · resourceful protagonist · flawed protagonist · reluctant survivor · strategic antagonist · well-developed characters

Relationships labels: found community · community belonging · romance subplot · polyamorous marriage · family conflict · rival factions · power struggle · invader vs locals

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2172

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The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage

Derek Landy · 2013 · Doctor Who 50th Anniversary E-Shorts

The Tenth Doctor and Martha enter a childhood story-world where book characters are real, and a mystery hides the truth.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: witty protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · arrogant protagonist · resourceful companion · in character · good characterization

Relationships labels: doctor-companion · partnership · protective dynamic · banter · friction

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2175

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