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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for After the Cure.
Characterization labels used: psychiatrist, defense attorney, court psychologist, cured survivor, immune survivor, scientist defendant, lawyer, traumatized survivors, morally burdened characters, likable leads
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A doctor repeatedly lost to cryosleep must rebuild her life, find family, and survive pirates in a changed future.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: medical professional · psychiatrist · trauma survivor · strong female lead · obstinate protagonist · intolerant protagonist · character study · competent survivor · older protagonist · obsolete specialist · civilian turned crew member
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1626
A near-future trilogy of biotech collapse, plague, and survival told through intertwined timelines and perspectives.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivor · prophet figure · genetic scientist · activist · damaged genius · sympathetic characters · morally ambiguous characters · flawed narrator · children/young adults · cult members · corporate insiders
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1791
A prison-safe haven is disrupted when a helicopter leads survivors to a fortified town ruled by a far deadlier human threat.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivors · leader figure · tyrant · sadist · opportunist · unstable characters · hardened survivors · morally compromised · psychopathic villain · badass woman
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1807
An abused teen awakens a rare healing power and enters academy life, where trauma, friendship, and progression collide.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: abused protagonist · trauma survivor · healer protagonist · overpowered MC · sympathetic MC · defensive roommate · damaged characters · psychiatric support · psychologically wounded
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1818
Two timelines race against human extinction: one scientist survives the deep future, while others search for a way to continue the species.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · microbiologist · astrobiologist · doctor · quantum physicist · survivalist · brilliant woman · reluctant survivor · solitary protagonist · resilient characters · capable team · character study · scientific idealists · morally burdened
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1857
Thirty-four authors return to the world of The Stand with new stories of plague, survival, and fallout.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivors · children · mothers · detectives · astronauts · serial killers · survivalists · isolationists · villagers · soldiers · teenagers · dog perspective · animal perspective · prophets · lone survivors · morally divided characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1861
A hardened survivor leaves his fragile farm refuge to find missing scavengers and confront a new human menace.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: alcoholic protagonist · hardened survivor · matured protagonist · morally resilient hero · vile antagonists · military-trained allies · new female lead · survivor community
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1880
A collection of Newsflesh shorts and novellas expands the zombie apocalypse from its origins to its aftermath.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: bloggers · journalists · reporters · scientists · mad scientist · teachers · survivors · minor characters · side character focus · traumatized characters · broken characters · morally ambiguous adults · familial grief · heroism · survivalist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1880
A battered survivor group heads for Washington, D.C., but the road forces brutal choices, new alliances, and deeper fractures.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: traumatized survivors · morally hardened · psychologically damaged · intense character study · leader under pressure · volatile ally · returning survivor · children under trauma · survival-driven
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1884
A survivor’s journal from a shattered city becomes a future researcher’s key to uncovering what destroyed humanity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivor · researcher · anthropologist · journal keeper · ordinary people · flawed characters · introspective voice · resourceful survivor · skeptical scientist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1887
After a world-ending virus, rival survivor factions clash while former soldiers and civilians try to build order.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivors · former soldiers · civilians · Marines · scientists · professor · leader figure · sociopath · antagonist force · multi-dimensional characters · realistic characters · character development
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1915
A wealthy inventor’s honeymoon on a luxury space liner turns into a murder case when her spouse is framed.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: heiress · billionaire · inventor · engineer · roboticist · amateur detective · retired detective · service dog · chronic pain · PTSD · trauma survivor · disabled protagonist · privileged protagonist · likable (mixed) · flawed heroine · supportive spouse · incompetent authority · security chief · lawyer sidekick
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1917
