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Similar in characterization

These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born.

Characterization labels used: smart protagonist, teen protagonist, antihero, rogue, con man, thief, master criminal, lovable rogue, precocious, morally selective, pacifistic, audacious, competent beyond years, mentor figure

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.

Cover of Illusive by Emily Lloyd-Jones

Illusive

Emily Lloyd-Jones · 2014 · Illusive

A teen illusionist thief joins superpowered criminals on a dangerous hunt for the vaccine formula that made them outlaws.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1219

Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted by Harry Harrison

The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted

Harry Harrison · 1987 · Stainless Steel Rat

A rogue thief gets drafted into a militarized war machine and must outwit an invasion to survive and strike back.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1263

Cover of The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer

The Arctic Incident

Eoin Colfer · 2004 · Artemis Fowl

A kidnapped father and a goblin-tech conspiracy force a young criminal genius and his fairy enemies into an uneasy alliance.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1288

Cover of Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold

Brothers in Arms

Lois McMaster Bujold · 2001 · Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

A mercenary captain juggling two identities on Earth improvises a clone story that spirals into intrigue and danger.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1309

Cover of Independent Study by Joelle Charbonneau

Independent Study

Joelle Charbonneau · 2014 · The Testing

A memory-haunted student navigates deadly university testing, political intrigue, and a growing resistance in a controlled future society.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1427

Cover of The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World by Harry Harrison

The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World

Harry Harrison · 1973 · Stainless Steel Rat

A rogue Special Corps agent races through time to stop history erasure and rescue his wife before reality collapses.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1443

Cover of Dreadnought by Mark Walden

Dreadnought

Mark Walden · 2009 · H.I.V.E.

A teen villain-in-training and his allies face rogue supervillains, a kidnapped leader, and a looming catastrophic weapon.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1470

Cover of Double Cross by Malorie Blackman

Double Cross

Malorie Blackman · 2009 · Noughts and Crosses

A young man in a gang-run dystopian Britain is pulled into crime to protect love, money, and family.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1473

Cover of Outcast Mine by Jamie Craig

Outcast Mine

Jamie Craig · 2011

A human thief and an alien prison guard forge a dangerous bond while surviving a deadly prison planet under siege.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1477

Cover of Variable Star by Robert A. Heinlein

Variable Star

Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson · 2006

A broke would-be composer boards a relativistic colony ship after a love-and-family betrayal, only to face cosmic disaster.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1479

Cover of The Magic Engineer by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

The Magic Engineer

L.E. Modesitt Jr. · 1995 · The Saga of Recluce

An exiled young smith-engineer uses Order magic and inventive machines to survive, build, and resist Chaos.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1483

Cover of Dragon and Thief by Timothy Zahn

Dragon and Thief

Timothy Zahn · 2004 · Dragonback

A teen fugitive and a dragon-like alien symbiote team up to clear his name and save both their peoples.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1484