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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Imago.
Characterization labels used: hybrid protagonist, genderless protagonist, nonbinary character, firstborn outsider, exiled outsider, mistrusted child, alienated protagonist, shape-shifter, healer, genetic manipulator
Focused on “alien construct” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A post-apocalyptic trilogy about humanity’s survival bargain with aliens who demand genetic and social transformation.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · black female protagonist · outsider protagonist · human survivor · alien construct · hybrid child · alien collective · moral ambiguity · humanity as flawed · alien as uncanny · strong woman · nonhuman perspective
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1443
A stranded shapeshifting alien uses dating apps to survive, and their hunt becomes a queer horror of belonging and identity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: shapeshifting alien · lonely outsider · predator protagonist · gender-fluid protagonist · nonbinary protagonist · disabled protagonist · insatiable hunger · adaptable survivor · charismatic narrator · nonconformist · murderous antihero · queer-coded outsider
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1204
A human-looking dungeon core sets out to survive, uncover his parents’ murder, and learn to control his awakened powers.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: isolated protagonist · naive protagonist · young male protagonist · overpowered protagonist · hybrid protagonist · secret lineage · sentient nonhuman protagonist · friendly but methodical
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1427
A super-strong man’s life unfolds as he searches for belonging while society fears the gift that sets him apart.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: superhuman protagonist · alienated outsider · angsty protagonist · morally conflicted · idealistic protagonist · gifted child · scientist father · biologist father · unethical scientist · overpowered protagonist · relatable outsider · emotionally isolated · intelligent protagonist · arrogant protagonist · self-interested protagonist · sensitive protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1429
An alien youth on a post-human Earth quests through myth, music, and ruin to recover a lost love.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: alien protagonist · mutant protagonist · herder · musician · outsider · questing hero · different outsider · antagonist · psychic · telepathic · guide character · mythic archetypes · nonfunctional outcasts · androgynous characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1449
A lone woman drives Scottish roads picking up muscle-bound hitchhikers, but her routine hides a far stranger truth.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · creepy protagonist · alien protagonist · tormented protagonist · sympathetic monster · physically altered · sexually ambiguous appeal · isolated outsider
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1517
A Terran doctor with a split identity must lead a dangerous mountain mission to secure help against a planetwide plague.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: dual identity protagonist · repressed protagonist · doctor protagonist · adventurous alter ego · psychologically blocked character · strong female character · independent woman · female guide · telepathic character · alien species
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1530
A nonverbal autistic outcast in a walled theocracy discovers the “demons” beyond the forest may be people.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: nonverbal protagonist · autistic protagonist · outcast · curious protagonist · scientist protagonist · brave heroine · resourceful protagonist · complex villain · strict father · supportive friend · traditionalist parent
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1536
A sheltered hybrid boy leaves the woods with a dangerous guardian in a bleak post-plague world.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: naive child · innocent protagonist · hybrid child · protective father · mysterious protector · violent drifter · mercenary · gruff guardian · outsider child · morally ambiguous ally · emotionally vulnerable protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1537
A hybrid child raised between humans and aliens grows toward adulthood while both species fight over humanity's future.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: hybrid child · child prodigy · mediator · bridge character · resister humans · alien species · outsider · maturing protagonist · sympathetic protagonist · violent humans
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1542
In a drowned, capitalist future, a bullied mosquito-human searches for identity while pandemics become profit.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: mutant child · outsider · bullied protagonist · single mother · antagonistic bully · capitalist villain · privileged youth · corporate agents · violent protagonist · identity fluidity · gender transformation · monstrous body
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1589
A nonbinary painter in an occupied homeland is forced to animate war machines, then risks everything with a dragon.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: artist protagonist · nonbinary protagonist · pacifist protagonist · ordinary person protagonist · naive protagonist · reluctant collaborator · underdog · oblivious protagonist · morally gray characters · sentient dragon · duelist · older sister · revolutionary sibling
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1609
