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Similar in characterization

These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Spaced Out.

Characterization labels used: young detective, resourceful child, secretive character, strict commander, bullies, supportive friend, alien friend, smart child, family ensemble, rule-follower, relatable hero

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.

Cover of Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island by Mike Tucker

Doctor Who: The Nightmare of Black Island

Mike Tucker · 2006 · Doctor Who: New Series Adventures

The Doctor and Rose investigate a Welsh village where children’s nightmares are becoming real and something ancient is waking.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1228

Cover of The Trouble with Perfect by Helena Duggan

The Trouble with Perfect

Helena Duggan · 2019 · Perfect

When stolen children and a framed friend threaten her town, Violet must uncover who is behind the new trouble.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1509

Cover of Powers, Vol. 1: Who Killed Retro Girl? by Brian Michael Bendis

Powers, Vol. 1: Who Killed Retro Girl?

Brian Michael Bendis · 2006 · Powers (2000)

A homicide detective and his new partner investigate the murder of a beloved superhero in a city full of powers.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1614

Cover of Child Zero by Chris  Holm

Child Zero

Chris Holm · 2022

In a near-future New York ravaged by antibiotic resistance, a detective hunts a mystery tied to a boy everyone wants.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1634

Cover of City of the Dead by S.D. Perry

City of the Dead

S.D. Perry · 1999 · Resident Evil

A rookie cop and a woman searching for her brother fight through zombie-infested Raccoon City as Umbrella’s disaster unfolds.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1642

Cover of The Door to December by Richard Paige

The Door to December

Richard Paige, Dean Koontz · 2002

A mother and detective race to protect a traumatized girl whose kidnapping led to brutal experiments and a terrifying unseen force.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1643

Cover of Mina Wentworth and the Invisible City by Meljean Brook

Mina Wentworth and the Invisible City

Meljean Brook · 2012 · The Iron Seas

Eight months into marriage, Mina investigates a murder while Rhys struggles to protect her without losing her.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1701

Cover of Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick

Floodland

Marcus Sedgwick · 2001

In a flooded future Britain, a ten-year-old girl sets out by boat to find her parents and survive what remains.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1716

Cover of The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

The Girl Who Could Fly

Victoria Forester · 2008 · Piper McCloud

A girl who can fly is sent to a secret school for exceptional kids, where friendship and danger collide.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1719

Cover of Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow by James Rollins

Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow

James Rollins · 2009 · Jake Ransom

A boy and his sister follow clues from their missing archaeologist parents into a hidden world of ancient cultures, dinosaurs, and danger.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1729

Cover of Prašina by Vojtěch Matocha

Prašina

Vojtěch Matocha · 2018 · Prašina

A child-led mystery adventure in a powerless Prague district where every secret points to a world-changing truth.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1734