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Characterization labels used: secret agent, underdog hero, bumbling hero, competent spy, loose cannon, wisecracker, snarky protagonist, quirky protagonist, socially awkward, insecure, headstrong, relatable, humanized hero, young protagonist, orphan, dedicated agent, field agent

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Cover of Portals by Douglas E. Richards

Portals

Douglas E. Richards · 2022

When hidden portals link Earth to human worlds beyond, two field agents must stop a conquest that could decide all worlds.

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Characterization labels: field agents · secret agent · super soldier · tech ops · hypercapable protagonist · witty protagonist · arrogant know-it-all · female partner · love interest · beautiful woman · boss figure · villainous ruler · charismatic dictator · bland characters · too-perfect heroes · enhanced humans · brilliant characters

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Distance: 0.1443

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The Storm Begins

Damian Dibben · 2011 · History Keepers

Kidnapped in stormy London, a boy joins time-traveling agents to find his missing parents and stop history from being rewritten.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young hero · reluctant hero · secret agent · teen agents · mentor figures · villainous mastermind · supportive team · adopted siblings · wisecracking character · vanity · brave heroine · curious protagonist · developing hero

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Distance: 0.1492

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Cover of Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Exit Strategy

Martha Wells · 2018 · The Murderbot Diaries

A rogue security unit races home to rescue a respected human ally while evading a powerful corporation.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: snarky protagonist · introverted protagonist · socially anxious · paranoid attention to detail · competent hero · self-aware AI · emotional growth · antihero to hero · autonomous construct · tactical genius · technical genius · self-deprecating · relatable outsider

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Distance: 0.1545

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Cover of My Name is Legion by Roger Zelazny

My Name is Legion

Roger Zelazny · 1976

A nameless freelance agent outside a total data system takes on three strange future cases involving sabotage, dolphins, and AI.

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Characterization labels: nameless protagonist · clever protagonist · spy-like hero · private investigator · freelance agent · hard-boiled hero · moral grayness · witty protagonist · enigmatic hero · resourceful operative · technician background

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Distance: 0.1547

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Cover of Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold

Borders of Infinity

Lois McMaster Bujold · 1999 · Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Miles Vorkosigan recounts three dangerous missions—murder inquiry, undercover rescue, and prison escape—under hospital-bed scrutiny.

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Characterization labels: clever hero · resourceful underdog · physically disabled protagonist · military officer · secret agent · mercenary commander · judge · detective · judge-executioner · tactician · witty · impulsive · fast-talking · ethically driven

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Distance: 0.1579

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Pines

Blake Crouch · 2012 · Wayward Pines

A federal agent wakes in a strange Idaho town with no ID, no exit, and a mystery that keeps deepening.

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Characterization labels: secret service agent · federal agent · investigator · amnesiac protagonist · unlikeable protagonist · flawed protagonist · reactive protagonist · determined protagonist · supporting ally · mysterious authority figures

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1597

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Declare

Tim Powers · 2002

A reactivated spy revisits a decades-old covert operation where Cold War tradecraft collides with hidden supernatural forces.

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Characterization labels: reluctant hero · spy · double agent · reactivated agent · field operative · female intelligence operative · traitor · real-life spy · flawed hero · antihero · scared protagonist · believable character · young operative · committed communist · heroic-but-flawed

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Distance: 0.1616

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Cover of Trial and Temptation by Ruby Lionsdrake

Trial and Temptation

Ruby Lionsdrake · 2014 · The Mandrake Company

A freighter pilot joins a mercenary crew and must work with her awkward former instructor on a mission that turns deadly.

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Characterization labels: socially awkward hero · logical hero · genius pilot · math-minded hero · literal thinker · nerdy hero · perfectionist · competent heroine · rusty skills · practical heroine · sassy heroine · strong heroine · honorable mercenaries · misfit crew · former military

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1631

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Cover of Crown of Slaves by David Weber

Crown of Slaves

David Weber, Eric Flint · 2005 · Honorverse: Crown of Slaves

A covert diplomatic mission in the Honorverse spirals into espionage, rebellion, and the birth of a new state.

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Characterization labels: spy · superagent · teen protagonist · young adult protagonist · princess · noble · adopted daughter · assassin · terrorist-fighter · female agent · competent heroine · overpowered protagonists · minor characters promoted

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Distance: 0.1642

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Cover of Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry

Assassin's Code

Jonathan Maberry · 2012 · Joe Ledger

Joe Ledger races through Iran and beyond to stop nukes, secret orders, and scientifically reimagined vampires.

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Characterization labels: wisecracking hero · badass hero · sarcastic protagonist · traumatized protagonist · flawed hero · military agent · tough team · enigmatic boss · female assassin · all-female assassins · military dog · villainous masterminds · superhuman antagonists · recurring villains · love interest

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Distance: 0.1664

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Cover of Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik

Chaos Reigning

Jessie Mihalik · 2020 · Consortium Rebellion

A young socialite spy goes undercover with a bodyguard posing as her lover to expose treason threatening her family and world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: underestimated heroine · spy heroine · socialite mask · competent heroine · powerful heroine · youngest sibling · protective hero · bodyguard hero · quiet hero · brooding hero · secretive hero · underdeveloped hero · supportive hero · strong female lead · competent team

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1671

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