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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Planetes Omnibus, Volume 1.
Characterization labels used: aspiring explorer, mourning widower, secretive, working-class, blue-collar, hot-headed, determined, ambitious, idealistic, compassionate, quirky, competent, lonely, traumatized, philosophical, mysterious
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
Two isolated scientists—one in the Arctic, one in space—face a silent Earth and ask what still matters.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: aging protagonist · astronomer · astronaut · scientist · communications specialist · loner · career-driven · emotionally distant · regretful · self-isolating · mysterious child · driven professional · self-reflective
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2358
A lone explorer enters a nameless desert ruin and descends into a buried history older than humanity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unnamed protagonist · explorer · archaeologist · adventurer · curious narrator · fearful narrator · obsessive curiosity · isolated individual · lonely traveler
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2413
A returning astronaut finds Earth transformed, and must navigate a fractured future while chasing what time left behind.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: astronaut · cosmonaut · lonely protagonist · human protagonist · quest-driven · outsider · disoriented returnee · idealistic · emotionally driven
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2417
A young orphan grows into an imperial diplomat, learning the bitter cost of serving a regime built on 'Perfection.'
Why this is here
Characterization labels: orphan · young protagonist · ambitious · idealistic · naive · cynical · weary veteran · diplomat · officer · spycraft · complex morality · loyal insider · jaded realist · resourceful
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2447
A restless woman boards a fishing boat to follow the last Arctic terns through a near-future world of extinction.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: wanderer · damaged woman · unreliable protagonist · lonely protagonist · traumatized character · self-destructive · fiercely determined · fragile strength · broken crew · eclectic crew · mysterious protagonist · obsessive protagonist · restless soul · survivalist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2452
A London clerk’s mysterious watch pulls him into a bombing probe, a brilliant watchmaker’s secrets, and a quiet impossible bond.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: telegraph clerk · watchmaker · physicist · immigrant · clairvoyant · synesthete · pianist · independent woman · reclusive · enigmatic · misanthropic · kind · lonely · gifted · flawed · underdeveloped
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2458
An indentured salvage pilot racing a terminal illness uncovers alien tech that could save her—or turn her into a weapon.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: indentured worker · salvage pilot · ship captain · engineer · war veteran · terminally ill protagonist · feisty protagonist · determined protagonist · morally gray · resourceful · secretive · human nuance
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2465
A lone tramp-freighter captain and a merchant-family officer spark a risky alliance that could save them both.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: traumatized protagonist · loner · antihero · ambitious young woman · damaged hero · survivor · resourceful · guarded · capable · competent · lonely · reckless · proud · underdog · workaholic · paranoid · PTSD · self-destructive · ambitious · vulnerable
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2473
A struggling Moscow translator’s new manuscript job pulls him into a Maya prophecy, where text and reality begin to merge.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: translator · loner · poor · freelancer · middle-aged bachelor · obsessive · passive · introspective · ascetic · skeptical · daydreamer · sympathetic protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2492
Two sisters search for each other across a climate-ravaged future split between an island and an eco-city.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: STEM prodigy · introvert · loner · reclusive · analytical · logical · emotionally detached · survivalist · mysterious · resourceful · gray character · likable protagonist · complex characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2517
A CIA-trained telepath turned private fixer is hired to recover stolen code, then becomes the hunted.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: telepath · loner · jaded protagonist · charismatic protagonist · antihero · private contractor · former CIA operative · tech genius · billionaire client · female sidekick · resourceful associate · killer competence
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2550
A scavenger and a sentient pirate ship enter a marriage of convenience to solve a murder, and fall for each other.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scavenger · bot maker · data analyst · mother · widow · sentient ship · pirate leader · idealistic · protective · grieving · outsider
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2595
