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Premise labels used: origin story, backstory reveal, forbidden transmutation, military alchemist, alchemy training, return to teacher

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Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1 Vol. 2

Hiromu Arakawa · 2011 · Fullmetal Alchemist: Omnibus

Two brothers chase a way to restore their bodies while uncovering a vast alchemical conspiracy.

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Tone labels: emotional · heart-wrenching · dark · lighthearted · humorous · tragic · heartwarming · bittersweet · serious · playful

Premise labels: alchemy quest · body restoration · brother quest · conspiracy mystery · military conspiracy · philosopher's stone · failed transmutation · state alchemist · backstory reveal · coming-of-age quest

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Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 4

Hiromu Arakawa · 2014 · 鋼の錬金術師完全版 [Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Kanzenban]

A flashback-heavy volume revealing the Elric brothers’ origins, training, losses, and the mentor who shaped them.

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Tone labels: tragic · emotional · heart-wrenching · melancholic · hopeful · dramatic · funny · mature · horrifying · moving · captivating

Premise labels: backstory reveal · origin story · brothers' past · mentor training · origin of Fullmetal Alchemist · alchemy quest

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The Transfer

Veronica Roth · 2013 · Divergent

A short Tobias Eaton prequel follows his aptitude test, faction choice, and first steps toward becoming Four.

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Tone labels: heartbreaking · angsty · intense · emotional · fun · sassy · quick · bittersweet · vulnerable

Premise labels: transfer story · origin story · character backstory · faction choice · initiation

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Attack on Titan: No Regrets, Vol. 2

Hajime Isayama, Hikaru Suruga, Gan Sunaaku · 2014 · 進撃の巨人悔いなき選択 [Shingeki no Kyojin: Kuinaki Sentaku]

Levi’s pre-Corps past reaches a tragic turning point during a mission that forges his fate and his bond with Erwin.

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Tone labels: heartbreaking · sad · tragic · emotional · gut-wrenching · hopeful · intense · bittersweet · cruel

Premise labels: prequel backstory · military mission · documents retrieval · underground survival · origin story · enemy-to-ally

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暗殺教室 16 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu 16]

Yusei Matsui, 松井優征 · 2015 · 暗殺教室 [Ansatsu Kyōshitsu]

A late-series volume reveals Koro Sensei’s hidden past, forcing Class 3-E to rethink their mission.

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Tone labels: emotional · heartbreaking · bittersweet · serious · playful · humorous · melodramatic · hopeful

Premise labels: teacher-student conflict · assassination mission · backstory reveal · origin story · save or kill dilemma · doomsday threat

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The Expanse: Origins

James S.A. Corey, Hallie Lambert, Georgia Lee · 2018 · The Expanse graphic novels

A five-part graphic prequel gives the main crew of The Expanse quick origin snapshots before they come together.

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Tone labels: bittersweet · emotional · touching · gritty · dark · somber · nostalgic · fun · quick · minimal

Premise labels: origin stories · backstory · character origins · crew backstories · defining moment · prequel stories · character history

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Lives of Bitter Rain

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2025 · The Tyrant Philosophers

A young orphan grows into an imperial diplomat, learning the bitter cost of serving a regime built on 'Perfection.'

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Tone labels: dark · serious · wry · subtle · morally complex · intimate · thoughtful · tragic · bittersweet · darkly funny

Premise labels: backstory · origin story · character study · career rise · diplomatic intrigue · imperial expansion · colonial occupation · state machine · political infiltration

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The New World

Patrick Ness · 2013 · Chaos Walking

A brief prequel follows Viola’s journey to a new planet, revealing the emotional backstory behind her arrival.

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Tone labels: sad · heartbreaking · emotional · poignant · tragic · hopeful · bittersweet · tense · moving · raw

Premise labels: prequel · origin story · character backstory · space voyage · colonist journey · arrival on new planet · survival journey · family separation · crash aftermath

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The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

Alexandra Bracken · 2018 · The Darkest Minds

Three linked novellas revisit key characters from The Darkest Minds through emotional backstories and missing scenes.

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Tone labels: heartbreaking · sad · gloomy · emotional · tragic · quiet · distressing · bittersweet · tense

Premise labels: character backstories · interstitial stories · survival under oppression · powers development · mind erasure · fugitive life

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The Winter Soldier: Cold Front

Mackenzi Lee · 2023 · Marvel Press Novels

Two timelines trace Bucky Barnes’s rise from teen recruit to brainwashed Winter Soldier as a hidden mystery binds them.

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Tone labels: heartbreaking · tragic · dark · haunting · emotional · painful · romantic · hopeful · relentless · brutal · angsty · gut-wrenching · devastating · cathartic

Premise labels: dual timeline · identity mystery · spy mission · brainwashing · memory loss · secret program · covert operations · forbidden past · origin story · trauma recovery · mystery unraveling · sleeper agent · assassin program

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X-23: Innocence Lost

Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost · 2006 · X-23 (2005)

A young female clone is raised as a living weapon, and her creator’s remorse shapes a brutal escape story.

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Tone labels: dark · tragic · heartbreaking · violent · bleak · emotional · gripping · miserable · moving · morally charged

Premise labels: origin story · clone creation · child assassin · weaponization · escape story · genetic experiment · coming of age

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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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Tone labels: action-packed · dark · sad · angsty · tense · emotional · brooding · fast-paced · gritty · heartbreaking · intense · moodier

Premise labels: backstory · origin story · character study · prequel · captivity and escape · survival · identity formation · power awakening

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