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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge.
Characterization labels used: alien archaeologists, anthropologists, research team, feeler character, outsider observers, humanity as species
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A mostly wordless graphic novel about life, decay, and change unfolding around the carcass of a giant whale.
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Characterization labels: mysterious beings · nonhuman beings · human-like figures · scientist · observer · scavengers · mystical beings · civilizations · tribal cultures · alien creatures
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1742
A human-spider expedition meets utterly alien intelligence in a tense, multi-timeline sci-fi sequel of contact and crisis.
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Characterization labels: uplifted beings · human explorers · scientists · terraformers · alien intelligences · nonhuman protagonists · relatable alien minds · collective minds · introverted scientist · AI presence · experimentalist · crew ensemble
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1848
Two interwoven far-future searches uncover a hidden alien world and the physics needed to survive it.
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Characterization labels: posthuman · transhuman · immortal beings · alien scientists · curious investigator · restless seeker · cooperative society · genetically engineered society · intellectual curiosity · problem solvers
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1876
An illustrated future-history follows humanity across deep time, until alien meddling turns evolution into punishment.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: humanity as protagonist · posthuman species · alien conquerors · godlike aliens · no individual characters · species-level agency · transformed bodies · evolving civilizations · forced adaptation · survival-driven
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1918
A lyrical cycle of linked stories follows Earth’s attempts to settle Mars and the human flaws that follow.
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Characterization labels: Martians · human colonists · explorers · settlers · invaders · outsiders · sympathetic outsider · cynical human · dreamer · survivor · telepathic beings
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1920
Eleven award-voted classic science fiction novellas trace the genre’s early ideas, fears, and wonder across decades.
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Characterization labels: scientists · explorers · inventors · landlords · soldiers · robots · aliens · time travelers · colonists · morons minority · capable man · ordinary observers · female characters (contested)
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1939
A stranded interstellar ethnologist must cross an alien world, warn of invaders, and survive a quest that makes him legend.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: anthropologist protagonist · ethnologist protagonist · stranded outsider · cultural liaison · legendary figure · warrior nobles · servant class · telepathic beings · alien species
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2049
A landmark anthology of 26 pre-1965 science fiction classics selected by SFWA voters as the era’s best.
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Characterization labels: scientists · astronauts · explorers · time travelers · robots · aliens · stowaways · parents · monks · working-class characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2049
On a multi-sun world that has never known night, an approaching eclipse exposes fear, faith, and fragility.
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Characterization labels: scientists · astronomer · psychologist · archaeologist · journalist · religious fanatics · cultists · intellectuals · civilized society · one-dimensional characters (mixed)
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2052
A stranded traveler learns to cross airport layovers into alternate worlds, where each stop reveals a different society.
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Characterization labels: tourist narrator · anthropologist figure · humanoid peoples · alien cultures · social types · ordinary people in strange circumstances
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2061
An original anthology of 18 new-space-opera SF tales, ranging from hard-SF ideas to epic interstellar adventure.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: post-human · immortal characters · aliens · human researchers · diplomats · artists · actors · miners · adventurers · resisters · super-science protagonists · large-scale agents
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2082
A human colonist returns to an alien city where language is reality, and a new ambassador sparks catastrophe.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: alien species · ambassador pair · clone twins · immerser · lone observer · mythologized child · linguist · political actor · alien otherness
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2089
