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C.J. Cherryh

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Characterization labels used: clones, azi, born humans, scientists, administrators, colonists, observers, researchers, xenologists, slaves, workers, children of clones, flawed humans, communal society

Relationships labels used: human-alien partnership, colonist hierarchy, observer subject relationship, parent-child, generational conflict, clan society, matrilineal society, power imbalance, social dependency, cross-species communication

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All These Worlds

Dennis E. Taylor · 2017 · Bobiverse

A swarm of clone AIs races to save humanity and their colonies while facing political chaos and a deadly alien threat.

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Characterization labels: cloned selves · distinct iterations · geek protagonist · immortal being · AI personalities · older clones · younger clones · snarky · humorous · heroic · protective

Relationships labels: human-AI relationship · clone family · romance · adopted family · friendship · intergenerational loss · human-alien contact · rivalry · political conflict · community stewardship

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Distance: 0.1840

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Noumenon

Marina J. Lostetter · 2017 · Noumenon

A clone-crewed generation ship convoy travels for centuries to investigate a strange distant star and its consequences.

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Characterization labels: clones · scientists · engineers · social scientists · specialists · AI character · recurring lineages · mission-driven · collective cast · individual quirks · personality variation · genetically selected

Relationships labels: crew community · intergenerational bonds · family dynamics · mentor apprentice · human AI bond · power struggles · revolt · betrayal · collective dependence · social hierarchy

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Distance: 0.1852

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Under the Eye of the Big Bird

Hiromi Kawakami · 2024

Interlinked future-fables track humanity’s strange, fragmented attempts to survive extinction, love, and change.

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Characterization labels: clones · mothers · watchers · hybrid beings · posthuman characters · genetically modified humans · factory-made children · plant-like humans · animal-derived humans · AI entities · mutated humans · unnamed or numbered characters · gendered role systems · recurring characters

Relationships labels: mothering · parenting · community bonds · intercommunity isolation · breeding programs · interbreeding · caretaking · belonging · dependency · love and attachment · family structures · romance · friendship · rivalry · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1878

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Embassytown

China Miéville · 2011

A human colonist returns to an alien city where language is reality, and a new ambassador sparks catastrophe.

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Characterization labels: alien species · ambassador pair · clone twins · immerser · lone observer · mythologized child · linguist · political actor · alien otherness

Relationships labels: human-alien relations · colonizer-colonized · marital strain · loyalty conflict · diplomatic mediation · friendship · betrayal · symbiosis · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1884

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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A

Ben Bova, C.L. Moore, C.M. Kornbluth, Cordwainer Smith, Eric Frank Russell, H.G. Wells, Henry Kuttner, Jack Williamson, John W. Campbell Jr., Lawrence O’Donnell, Lester del Rey, Poul Anderson, Robert A. Heinlein, Theodore Sturgeon · 1974

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)