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Characterization labels used: female lead, antihero, scientist protagonist, pirate, patent pirate, robot protagonist, military agent, indentured worker, sentient AI, flawed characters, morally ambiguous, naive robot, damaged agent, idealistic rebel, self-discovery

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Cover of Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O'Keefe

Velocity Weapon

Megan E. O'Keefe · 2019 · The Protectorate

A stranded gunnery sergeant wakes on an enemy AI ship centuries later while her brother hunts her across a fractured star empire.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · military officer · gunnery sergeant · younger brother · Keeper · sentient AI · rogue AI · spy · smuggler · thief · criminal · disabled protagonist · amputee · snarky protagonist · competent protagonist · reckless protagonist · political character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1415

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Cover of The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story by Stephen R. Donaldson

The Gap Into Conflict: The Real Story

Stephen R. Donaldson · 1991 · The Gap Cycle

A brutal space-opera opener retells a pirate-captive clash from shifting angles to expose the darker truth.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: antihero · villain protagonist · psychopath · sadist · criminal · pirate · space pirate · police officer · captive · victim · rescuer · moral complexity · damaged characters · unlikeable characters · character study · female cop

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1438

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Cover of The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home by Joseph Fink

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives In Your Home

Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor · 2020 · Welcome to Night Vale

A faceless houseghost’s centuries-spanning origin, revenge, and haunting of a modern-day man finally collide.

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Characterization labels: strong female protagonist · female pirate · ghost protagonist · sympathetic antihero · mysterious figure · clever protagonist · determined protagonist · vengeful protagonist · trickster figure · guardian figure

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1451

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Cover of Chanur's Venture by C.J. Cherryh

Chanur's Venture

C.J. Cherryh · 1987 · Chanur

A hani captain is pulled back into interspecies intrigue when a human trade envoy returns with a contract and trouble.

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Characterization labels: female captain · merchant captain · grumpy protagonist · cunning protagonist · loyal crew · alien characters · ambiguous motives · enigmatic human · male crew member · politically savvy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1527

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Cover of The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray

The Last Day

Andrew Hunter Murray · 2020

In a near-future Britain, a scientist is dragged into a government secret after Earth’s rotation stops and chaos spreads.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · female lead · tough heroine · intelligent heroine · isolated protagonist · jaded protagonist · bitter protagonist · determined investigator · curious protagonist · flawed protagonist · strong female lead · government agents · dying mentor · secondary characters · antagonists · authoritarian leadership

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Distance: 0.1590

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Cover of Terminal Peace by Jim C. Hines

Terminal Peace

Jim C. Hines · 2022 · Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse

Space janitors turned reluctant heroes race to stop a galaxy war while their captain faces a feral relapse.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: spunky heroine · female captain · underdog protagonist · multi-species crew · snarky AI · genius leader · resourceful · tactical thinker · character growth · mature leadership · feral transformation · unlikely allies

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1609

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Cover of The Departure by Neal Asher

The Departure

Neal Asher · 2011 · Owner Trilogy

An amnesiac genius wakes in a brutal dystopia and fights to uncover his past while toppling the regime that wants him dead.

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Characterization labels: amnesiac hero · antihero · uberhuman · cyborg · genius protagonist · enhanced human · female scientist · female sidekick · strong women · villainous bureaucrat · torturer · antiheroic lone wolf

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1610

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Cover of Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

Consider Phlebas

Iain M. Banks · 1988 · Culture

A shape-shifting spy hunts a runaway AI across a galaxy-wide war between a utopian machine civilization and zealots.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: shape-shifter · spy · mercenary · antihero · unlikable protagonist · resourceful · introspective · ruthless · cynical · AI minds · sentient machine · fanatic soldiers · pirate crew · outcast crew

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1637

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Cover of Entanglement by Gerald M. Kilby

Entanglement

Gerald M. Kilby · 2019 · The Belt

A debt-ridden survey crew finds a derelict ship and a powerful quantum device that turns their routine mission into a solar-system chase.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: crew ensemble · reluctant captain · emotionally damaged lead · insecure protagonist · antihero · ex-marine · female tough lead · ship AI · quantum intelligence · dysfunctional crew · misfit team · supporting cast thin · character-driven AI

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1638

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Cover of Owned by the Alien by Tammy Walsh

Owned by the Alien

Tammy Walsh · 2020 · Fated Mates of the Titan Empire

A human abductee bargains with an alien smuggler captain to survive his mutiny and find her way home.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: human heroine · alien hero · smuggler captain · slaver · captive heroine · broody hero · strong heroine · resourceful heroine · damaged hero · morally conflicted hero · honorable antihero

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1641

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