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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Chaos Station.
Characterization labels used: 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
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A stranded human and a grumpy half-cyborg junker on a remote station slowly turn hostility into healing love.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: grumpy hero · loner hero · cyborg hero · damaged hero · war veteran · traumatized heroine · sweet heroine · resilient heroine · scarred character · protective heroine · introverts · broken characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1474
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: 0.1636
A space trader rescues a damaged cyborg from slavers, and their dangerous journey turns into a heated healing romance.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: damaged cyborg · tortured hero · alpha hero · sweet hero · emotionally open hero · protective hero · resourceful heroine · strong heroine · independent heroine · scarred heroine · lonely heroine · survivor · caretaker · android companions · nonhuman protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1657
A fugitive telepath and her brother force a spacefaring outlaw crew into a deadly chase with a powerful galactic alliance.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: eclectic crew · loyal crew · war veteran · hardened captain · antihero · mercenary crew · telepathic character · damaged character · fugitive siblings · unstable genius · psychologically damaged
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1683
Traumatized after an alien impersonation, Spider-Woman takes a secret-agency job hunting hidden Skrulls.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: damaged hero · traumatized protagonist · cynical · determined · angry · vulnerable · relatable · sassy · private eye · superhero · spy · agent
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1698
A drafted physicist in a near-future war uncovers mind-link tech and a science project that could remake humanity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: drafted soldier · physicist protagonist · black protagonist · pacifist hero · flawed hero · self-destructive · alienated protagonist · scientist protagonist · lover-scientist · soldier-scientist · PTSD · suicidal ideation · emotionally damaged · morally conflicted
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1707
A shattered operative goes rogue to hunt his family’s killers while his team races a global plot of enhanced super-soldiers.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: damaged protagonist · fractured psyche · traumatized hero · antihero · violent avenger · loyal team · combat dog · complex villain · ruthless mercenary · assassin · enhanced soldiers · female scientist · supporting ensemble
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1712
A wounded special-forces leader rallies survivors in a ruined America as infected hordes and human factions close in.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: 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
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1719
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: 0.1719
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: 0.1722
A sentient warship seeking redemption joins a space rescue crew and gets pulled into a dangerous mystery.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: sentient ship · war-weary · redemption-seeking · flawed hero · misfit crew · spy · poet · captain · alien engineer · ex-soldier · medic · rescue workers · female leads · morally conflicted · traumatized
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1726
An injured alien warrior and a silenced human captive are forced together, and protect each other while fleeing danger.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: tortured hero · broken hero · protective warrior · gentle hero · addicted hero · chronic pain · memory loss · mutated hero · strong heroine · patient heroine · brave heroine · observant heroine · wounded heroine · female resilience
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1727
