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Characterization labels used: engineer, inventor, colonist, martian, brilliant, impulsive, methodical, tragic figure, visionary, one-off protagonist

Relationships labels used: marriage, wife, romance, partnership, Earth-Mars tension, family, community

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Cover of The Martian Way and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov

The Martian Way and Other Stories

Isaac Asimov · 1982 · The Complete Stories

Four classic Asimov SF stories explore Mars, alien contact, and space-age problems through ideas, twists, and hard choices.

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Characterization labels: scientists · astronauts · colonists · young boys · aliens · specialist characters · savant character · arrogant scientists · politicians · resourceful protagonists

Relationships labels: Earth-Mars tension · human-alien contact · colony dependence · scientists vs politicians · siblings · friendship · team collaboration · interdisciplinary cooperation · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1722

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Cover of The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1975 · The Hainish Cycle

A physicist from an anarchist moon visits a capitalist world, forcing both societies’ flaws—and ideals—into view.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: brilliant physicist · idealistic protagonist · outsider · conscientious thinker · social misfit · scientist hero · intellectual protagonist · convincing scientist

Relationships labels: community vs individual · society vs self · culture clash · interplanetary rivalry · friendship · romantic partnership · family separation · social conformity · mutual aid

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1931

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Cover of In the Ocean of Night by Gregory Benford

In the Ocean of Night

Gregory Benford · 2004 · Galactic Center

An astronaut’s asteroid mission uncovers an alien derelict and pulls him into a slow-burn first-contact mystery.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: astronaut · scientist protagonist · rebellious protagonist · insubordinate protagonist · cynical protagonist · clever protagonist · male-centered cast · misunderstood genius

Relationships labels: polyamorous relationship · love triangle · triad · romantic subplot · dying partner · family life · professional rivalry · man versus management · human-alien communication · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2039

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Cover of Losing Mars by Peter Cawdron

Losing Mars

Peter Cawdron · 2018 · First Contact

A Mars base must rescue stranded astronauts in orbit, then confront a discovery that tests survival and ethics.

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Characterization labels: astronauts · mission specialists · scientists · engineer types · well-developed characters · human, flawed protagonists · self-aware protagonist · ordinary heroes

Relationships labels: married couples · crew dynamics · professional teamwork · international cooperation · rescue team · family-like crew · power imbalance · romantic partners

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2055

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Cover of The Hammer of God by Arthur C. Clarke

The Hammer of God

Arthur C. Clarke · 1993

In a future Earth-Solar System civilization, a crew races to deflect an asteroid before it ends human life.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: thin characterization · scientist protagonist · space captain · crew ensemble · amateur astronomer · fanatics · religious extremists · future-civilization citizens · calm protagonist · one-dimensional characters · character backstory

Relationships labels: crew mission · family life · marriage · divorce · romantic history · parent-child relationship · institutional cooperation · religious conflict · scientists vs fanatics · human collaboration

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2061

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Cover of The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed

The Afterlife Project

Tim Weed · 2025

Two timelines race against human extinction: one scientist survives the deep future, while others search for a way to continue the species.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: scientists · microbiologist · astrobiologist · doctor · quantum physicist · survivalist · brilliant woman · reluctant survivor · solitary protagonist · resilient characters · capable team · character study · scientific idealists · morally burdened

Relationships labels: romance · love story · found family · team bond · scientific partnership · comradeship · lover reunion · species duty · generational responsibility · collaborative mission · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2090

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Cover of Edge of Infinity by Jonathan Strahan

Edge of Infinity

Jonathan Strahan · 2012

A themed SF anthology of short stories about humanity’s next steps into the solar system.

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Characterization labels: engineer · inventor · pilot · tester · farmer · artist · scientist · colonist · frontierswoman · transhuman · AI · alien narrator · robot · therapist · bureaucrat

Relationships labels: romantic partnership · family grief · parent child · colleague dynamics · expert apprentice · social hierarchy · colonial conflict · interpersonal tension · community cooperation · political rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2096

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Cover of Dinotopia: The World Beneath by James Gurney

Dinotopia: The World Beneath

James Gurney · 2003 · Dinotopia: Main

A shipwrecked father and son explore Dinotopia’s hidden depths, where ancient secrets, dinosaurs, and danger await.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · explorer · sky rider · translator companion · rogue · musician · villainous opportunist · utopian citizens · young protagonist

Relationships labels: father son · companionship · romance · travel companions · human dinosaur coexistence · rivalry · betrayal · community cooperation

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2098

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Cover of Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

Einstein's Dreams

Alan Lightman · 1993

Einstein dreams alternate worlds where time behaves differently, turning physics questions into lyrical philosophical vignettes.

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Characterization labels: young genius · patent clerk · scientist protagonist · nameless figures · ordinary people · observer protagonist · philosophical character types · human condition focus

Relationships labels: lovers · parents and children · friends · colleague relationship · community · isolation · family bonds · social dependence · shared loss · separation

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2116

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Cover of Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Green Mars

Kim Stanley Robinson · 1993 · Mars Trilogy

On a slowly transforming Mars, old settlers and Mars-born generations clash over independence, ecology, and who controls the future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: original settlers · first-generation Martians · Martian-born children · revolutionaries · scientist-activists · diplomats · corporate agents · older protagonists · character study

Relationships labels: factions · Earth-Mars conflict · revolutionary alliance · mentor-mentee · community bonds · family lines · romantic tension · rivalry · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2118

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Cover of Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card

Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus

Orson Scott Card · 1997 · Pastwatch

Future historians try to alter Columbus’s voyage to avert catastrophe and reshape humanity’s history.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: historical figure · scientist · historian · researcher · investigator · fanatic · charismatic leader · determined protagonist · weak characterization · idealistic

Relationships labels: colleague partnership · marriage · parent child · cross timeline influence · community mission · power asymmetry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2142

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Cover of The Door Into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein

The Door Into Summer

Robert A. Heinlein · 1997

An inventor betrayed by his partners wakes decades later and uses time travel to reclaim his work and his future.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: engineer protagonist · inventor protagonist · individualist hero · wisecracking protagonist · resourceful protagonist · cat character · femme fatale · greedy business partner · sympathetic protagonist (mixed)

Relationships labels: cat companionship · business partnership · betrayal · engagement · romance subplot · mentor-like bond · friendship · rivalry · power struggle · family connection

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2145

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