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Anne McCaffrey

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Tone labels used: adventurous, earnest, light, sprightly, serious, family-centered, optimistic, old-fashioned

Premise labels used: psychic powers, alien alliance, interstellar war, next generation, family saga, telepathic family, first contact, alien threat, defend worlds

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Decision at Doona

Anne McCaffrey · 1975 · Doona

A human colony on a new world discovers a second sentient species nearby, forcing an uneasy choice between law and coexistence.

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Tone labels: pleasant · light-hearted · optimistic · gentle · serious · sweet · fun · feel-good · old-fashioned

Premise labels: first contact · planetary colonization · alien coexistence · overcrowding · bureaucratic conflict · cohabitation dispute · family colony · human-alien encounter

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Distance: 0.1930

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Lyon's Pride

Anne McCaffrey · 1994 · The Tower and the Hive

Talented siblings and allies push deeper into a war with alien Hive forces while juggling duty, family, and futures.

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Tone labels: comfortable · quick · adventurous · technical · dry · clinical · suspenseful · nostalgic · slow

Premise labels: telepaths · psionic warfare · alien contact · alien conflict · containment · war against aliens · family legacy · coming of age · team assignment · search for homeworld

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Distance: 0.2020

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Jumpnauts

Hao Jingfang · 2024 · Folding Universe

In a near-future world split by rival blocs, three scientists race to make first contact before war turns aliens into a weapon.

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Tone labels: thoughtful · philosophical · earnest · ambitious · hopeful · melancholic · romantic · adventurous · playful · tense

Premise labels: first contact · alien messages · alien visitation · rival factions · race against war · uneasy alliance · scientific mission · diplomatic mission · civilizational mystery · ancient clues · history puzzle · military vs curiosity

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Distance: 0.2035

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The Star Beast

Robert A. Heinlein · 1987

A teen and his gigantic alien pet face court, bureaucracy, and first contact after one disastrous outing.

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Tone labels: humorous · lighthearted · wry · comical · pleasant · satirical · cynical · adventurous

Premise labels: alien pet · boy and beast · first contact · diplomatic crisis · rights of personhood · alien identity

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Distance: 0.2046

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Singing the Dogstar Blues

Alison Goodman · 2004 · Singing the Dogstar Blues

A rebellious teen in a future time-travel school is paired with a dying alien and must break rules to save him.

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Tone labels: light · funny · witty · humorous · charming · playful · snarky · heartwarming · adventurous · touching

Premise labels: time travel school · alien roommate · partnered duo · first contact · save the alien · identity quest · parentage mystery · rule breaking · cross-species bond · shared knowledge exchange

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Distance: 0.2052

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Doctor Who: Harvest of Time

Alastair Reynolds · 2013 · Adventures of the 3rd Doctor

The Third Doctor and UNIT confront a sea-borne alien invasion while the Master starts vanishing from memory and time.

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Tone labels: adventurous · nostalgic · playful · tense · dark · bittersweet · light-hearted · epic · fun · creepy

Premise labels: alien invasion · time paradox · forced alliance · memory loss · prison break · end of time · earth under threat · villain cooperation · time rewrite

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Distance: 0.2095

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Into the Light

David Weber, Chris Kennedy · 2021 · Out of the Dark

Earth rebuilds after an alien invasion while preparing for the invaders’ return and making first contact with new allies.

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Tone labels: serious · dark · tense · hopeful · optimistic · grim · intriguing · frustrating · busy · wry humor

Premise labels: alien invasion aftermath · post-invasion recovery · technological uplift · humanity rebuilds · new first contact · search for allies · return threat · survival against aliens · vampire alliance · interstellar conflict

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Distance: 0.2141

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Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: Destined

Saladin Ahmed · 2019 · The Magnificent Ms. Marvel (2019) (Collected Editions)

Kamala Khan is pulled into a prophesied off-world rescue mission that tests her family, identity, and future as Ms. Marvel.

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Tone labels: fun · lighthearted · humorous · heartwarming · emotional · dramatic · cute · adventurous · moving · balanced

Premise labels: alien invasion · chosen one · family in danger · planetary rescue · superhero identity · secret identity · cross-planet mission · destined protector

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Distance: 0.2141

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Time Is the Simplest Thing

Clifford D. Simak · 1986

A telepathic explorer returns from a mind-trip to the stars changed, hunted, and carrying alien knowledge too dangerous to hide.

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Tone labels: hopeful · melancholic · philosophical · bleak · tense · charming · calm · didactic

Premise labels: telepathic space travel · alien mind contact · fugitive on the run · paranormal explorers · corporate monopoly · persecuted minority

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Distance: 0.2147

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The Decision

K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate · 1998 · Animorphs

Ax and the Animorphs are swept from a covert mission into a larger alien war, forcing Ax to choose where he belongs.

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Tone labels: humorous · dark · tense · dramatic · heartfelt · surreal · high-stakes · exciting · serious · tragic

Premise labels: alien war · morphing technology · body displacement · rescue mission · loyalty crisis · found family · interstellar conflict

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Distance: 0.2156

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Starship Sakira

Bob Blanton · 2019 · Delphi in Space

A diver finds a hidden alien starship, and a secret crew must use its tech to uplift Earth without exposure.

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Tone labels: light · fun · adventurous · optimistic · wholesome · wish-fulfillment · earnest

Premise labels: found spaceship · alien AI · chosen captain · secret technology · uplift humanity · prepare Earth · avoid government · hidden starship · underwater discovery · human-alien contact

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Distance: 0.2162

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Victories Greater Than Death

Charlie Jane Anders · 2021 · Unstoppable

A queer teen clone raised on Earth is pulled into interstellar war, where pronouns, found family, and destiny collide.

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Tone labels: fun · lighthearted · campy · sweet · witty · chaotic · earnest · angsty · hopeful · dramatic · irreverent · queer · adventurous

Premise labels: hidden identity · alien clone · rescue beacon · intergalactic war · chosen one · found family · teen crew · genocidal enemy · space quest · destiny

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Distance: 0.2171

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