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Kelley Skovron, Jon Skovron

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Motifs labels used: slang, nicknames, red eyes, lost village, sword, piracy, ships, seas, biological alteration, magic and science, songs, training, omens

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A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs · 2014 · Barsoom

A Civil War veteran is mysteriously transported to Mars, where nonstop wars, rescues, and alien intrigues reshape him.

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Motifs labels: swords · flying ships · telepathy · aliens · kidnapping · desert travel · battlefields · underground sea · dragons · multiple races · illustrations · glossary · lost princess

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Distance: 0.2116

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Encrypted

Lindsay Buroker · 2011 · Encrypted

A kidnapped cryptographer must decode alien mysteries with a dangerous fellow prisoner while war and romance collide.

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Motifs labels: codes · runes · language · artifacts · ship voyage · steamship · technology · math · archaeology · banter · glasses · assassin

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Distance: 0.2148

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Salvage

Alexandra Duncan · 2014 · Salvage

Exiled from a rigid spacefaring society, an illiterate teen must survive Earth, find family, and redefine her future.

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Motifs labels: language · dialect · jargon · names · gravity · scrap · garbage · ship life · trade routes · songs · legends · rituals · fixes · reading · writing

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Distance: 0.2177

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Space Viking

H. Beam Piper · 1978 · Federation

A grief-stricken noble becomes a space raider, then tries to turn a ruined frontier world into a new civilization.

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Motifs labels: nuclear weapons · space battles · piracy · swords · feudal titles · smoking · trade goods · ship names · planet names · historical analogies

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Distance: 0.2232

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The Ships of Merior

Janny Wurts · 1994 · Wars of Light and Shadow

Cursed half-brothers remain locked in a light-versus-shadow struggle as one hides in music and one gathers war.

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Motifs labels: light and shadow · curse · fog · sea · ships · music · glossary · lore · history · magic · balance · misrecognition · blood feud

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Distance: 0.2254

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Taken to Heimo

Elizabeth Stephens · 2021 · Xiveri Mates

A prejudiced alien bodyguard and his devout human charge are forced to face danger, faith, and desire as mates.

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Motifs labels: garden · headscarf · faith · pirates · space travel · ruins · bonding · sleep watching · language play · mispronunciation · prayer · light and dark

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Distance: 0.2256

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Salt

Liz Shipton · 2023 · Thalassic

In a flooded future, a reckless young sailor flees danger with her teacher, chasing secrets, survival, and a slow-burn spark.

Why this is here

Motifs labels: boats · sailing terms · pirates · sea · salt · fog · glossary · maps · dreams · black market · dog · communicator chips · beanie · mask · hooch · wine flask · sea shanties

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Distance: 0.2303

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Tales of the Dying Earth

Jack Vance · 2000 · The Dying Earth

A far-future Earth’s last magicians and rogues scheme, quest, and betray each other beneath a dying red sun.

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Motifs labels: red sun · ruins · magic items · spell memorization · ancient technology · artificial life · travel quests · eyeballs · bizarre creatures · formal insults · arcane names

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Distance: 0.2349

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The Red Sea

Edward W. Robertson · 2015 · The Cycle of Galand

A sorcerer and his swordsman friend race to a forbidden island to save a dying father and uncover lost magic.

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Motifs labels: banter · lies · magic blood · plague · ships · islands · raiders · whirlpool · shadow and light · civil war · mystery · backstory

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Distance: 0.2366

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Life Goes On

Michael Anderle · 2018 · The Kurtherian Gambit

A long-running space-fantasy saga closes one arc as its heroine returns home, reunites, and faces a changing future.

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Motifs labels: loose ends · breadcrumbs · beer · shoes · red eyes · gate · ships · battles

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Distance: 0.2367

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Into the Dark

J.A. Sutherland · 2014 · Alexis Carew

A fifteen-year-old heir escapes forced marriage by joining a starship navy where sailing, rank, and danger rule.

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Motifs labels: sails · ships · naval ranks · pirates · dark space · rigging · broadside combat · Lagrange points · naval jargon

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Distance: 0.2368

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Rules of Redemption

T.A. White · 2019 · The Firebird Chronicles

A war-hero salvager is dragged into alien politics, hidden heritage, and a slow-burn romance that could alter peace.

Why this is here

Motifs labels: secrets · banter · war scars · salvage · alien technology · claws · wards · magic as technology · mysterious powers · ship repairs

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Distance: 0.2373

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