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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Allegiance.
Characterization labels used: special forces captain, soldier hero, flawed hero, weary protagonist, battered survivors, traitor, redemption arc, fanatic leader, microbiologist, military personnel, children in peril, bickering cast, morally conflicted
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A battle-tested captain and surviving allies race to hold back the infected horde while rebuilding a shattered America.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: special forces captain · soldier protagonist · duty driven · mission focused · leader arc · warrior mindset · morally burdened · traumatized · fleshed out characters · loyalty tested · betrayal prone · gritty realism · supporting ensemble · character growth
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1554
A post-war cargo-ship crew is pulled into a rescue mission when two traumatized former lovers reunite after years apart.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: broken heroes · damaged protagonists · veterans · soldier · engineer · mechanic · captain · doctor · alien crew member · wealthy scion · super soldier · POW survivor · traumatized · prickly · quirky · competent · loyal · tortured heroes
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1719
A veteran is pulled into a black-ops conspiracy around a virus that heals people—and could change humanity forever.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: special operations veteran · combat medic · former Air Force medic · Pararescueman · PTSD · flawed protagonist · loose cannon · scientist character · military team · misfit ex-military team · strong female scientist · villains and heroes · competent operative · character growth · morally transformed
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1849
A PTSD-stricken veteran faces three days of darkness, monstrous invaders, and a reality-shattering explanation for hell on Earth.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: PTSD protagonist · former soldier · veteran hero · unlikely hero · anti-hero · flawed protagonist · comic protagonist · young heroes · ragtag survivors · child characters · protective sibling
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1861
A traumatized soldier in powered armor survives an endless bug war, while a rogue’s later scheme uncovers his story.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: soldier protagonist · scout · loner · broken man · survivor · antihero · pirate · rogue · con man · sociopath · moral ambiguity · traumatized soldier · relentless survivor · split personality · alter ego · psychological fragmentation
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1865
A war-weary fleet captain takes the fight to ruthless aliens while politics, betrayals, and twists close in.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: captain hero · flawed hero · soldier leaders · politician characters · traitors · duplicitous officials · military commanders · alien antagonists · unlikely hero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1886
A zombie-apocalypse survivor is drawn into a wider, military-driven mission that expands the series beyond its journal roots.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivor · military characters · special ops · commandos · refugees · main character sidelined · reluctant hero · well-defined characters · thin supporting cast · underdeveloped characters · empathetic characters · morally driven protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1912
A death-row gang member earns a Marine pardon and rises through a brutal future war while questioning who the real enemy is.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed hero · hard-luck protagonist · rising officer · enlisted soldier · battle-hardened · competent soldier · honorable soldiers · young hero · mentor figure · romantic interest · gang member backstory · survivor · war hero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1919
A Kurdish refugee’s encounter with an alien pulls her into a world-ending, morally fraught struggle over fate and survival.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: refugee · war orphan · survivor · disaffected office worker · survivor protagonist · civilians · soldiers · scientists · special ops · national security · alien rebel · traumatized characters · moral injury · utilitarian · queer characters · STEM characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1951
Team Ghost fights evolved monsters in Europe while survivors at home face a new human threat and rising chaos.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: special forces · military leaders · survivor protagonists · retired warrior · scientist · political leader · ruthless antagonist · human threat · new recruits · resilient fighters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1986
Marooned at the universe’s edge, a ragtag Sentinel crew races to get home before starvation, enemies, and politics finish them off.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: misfits · outcasts · criminals · soldiers · engineer · reluctant leader · competent crew · sarcastic character · anxious character · self-sacrificing hero · flawed leader · found family cast · displaced fighters · vulnerable protagonist · rival-turned-ally
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1998
As an empire launches a final assault on Earth, Eric Weston must rally humanity for a desperate last stand.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: military commander · fleet commander · admiral · human under pressure · self-doubt · grit · determination · battle-hardened · heroic leadership · peripheral characters · weak character development
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2000
