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Characterization labels used: ensemble cast, queer teen, trans politician, pop star, ancient demigoddess, young demigoddess, sentient robot, politician, nail technician, working-class characters, disabled character, flawed characters, diverse cast, misfit characters, villainous woman, identity-seeking characters

Relationships labels used: best friends, m/m romance, gay love story, family conflict, mother-child conflict, daddy issues, mommy issues, controlling parent, rival sisters, mentor-like grandfather, secret identity

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Everfair

Nisi Shawl · 2016 · Everfair

In an alternate Congo, a fragile multiracial utopia uses steam tech to resist colonial rule and survive upheaval.

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Characterization labels: ensemble cast · diverse cast · well-developed characters · thin characterization · political actors · idealists · inventors · missionaries · socialists · refugees · rulers · spies · queer women · bisexual characters · lesbian characters · interracial couples · polyamorous characters · disabled characters · bigoted characters · morally mixed characters

Relationships labels: queer romance · lesbian romance · polyamory · interracial relationships · family ties · political alliances · coalitions · betrayal · love triangle · cross-cultural relationships · power imbalance · solidarity

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Distance: 0.1884

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No Gods, No Monsters

Cadwell Turnbull · 2021 · Convergence Saga

When a police shooting exposes monsters as real, one woman and a sprawling community confront secrecy, fear, and public upheaval.

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Characterization labels: ensemble cast · large cast · flawed characters · sympathetic characters · diverse characters · marginalized characters · queer characters · BIPOC characters · trans characters · nonbinary characters · asexual characters · poly characters · young boy · conspiracy theorist · professor · bookstore owner · monster as person

Relationships labels: siblings · estranged siblings · family grief · community bonds · found family · romantic partners · polyamorous relationships · allyship · collective action · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1909

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I'll Stop the World

Lauren Thoman · 2023

A teen from 2023 lands in 1985 and teams with a local girl to stop a tragedy tied to his family.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · ensemble cast · relatable characters · multiracial cast · queer characters · older teen · high school seniors · outsider · hopeless protagonist · determined heroine · optimistic heroine · ADHD · alcoholic parent · bully

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · unrequited love · young love · family conflict · sibling relationship · best friends · community ties · love triangle · queer relationship · intergenerational family · friendship group

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Distance: 0.1934

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Willful Machines

Tim Floreen · 2015

A closeted president’s son is caught between a rogue AI attack and a new boy at school who may not be human.

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Characterization labels: closeted teen · gay protagonist · nerdy teen · robotics geek · shy protagonist · anxious protagonist · depressed protagonist · suicidal ideation · self-deprecating protagonist · president character · angsty teen · eccentric boy · Shakespeare geek · AI antagonist · sympathetic villain · supportive best friend · protective family pressure

Relationships labels: m/m romance · first love · secret relationship · closeted relationship · father-son conflict · best friends · romantic distrust · power imbalance · family secrecy

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Distance: 0.1937

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The Only Light Left Burning

Erik J. Brown · 2024 · All That's Left in the World

In a ruined world, two teen lovers must survive a storm, old enemies, and conflicting dreams of home.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · young lovers · survivors · protective · guarded · trust issues · anxious · witty · bubbly · serious · found family cast · new side characters · orphaned kids · small child character · trans man character

Relationships labels: m/m romance · couple conflict · found family · romantic tension · trust issues · love and safety · community bonds · parental surrogate · friendship network · power imbalance · separation and reunion

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Distance: 0.1974

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Slug and Other Stories

Megan Milks · 2021

A queer experimental story collection where bodies, desires, and genres mutate into grotesque, funny, and startling forms.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: messy characters · queer characters · trans characters · sexual agency · bodies as unstable · desire-driven · vulnerable characters · adolescent voice · adult voice

Relationships labels: queer relationships · codependency · monogamy · family conflict · sibling relationship · parent-child tension · romantic rivalry · bullying · intimacy · vulnerability

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Distance: 0.1993

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The Woods, Vol. 2: The Swarm

James Tynion IV · 2015 · The Woods

Stranded teens and staff keep surviving an alien wilderness while flashbacks reveal who they were before the disappearance.

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Characterization labels: teen ensemble · teachers · students · staff · troubled teen · outsider · popular kid · quiet kid · smart kid · rebellious teen · self-doubting · mysterious figure · power-seeking · love-struck · sympathetic cast

Relationships labels: friendship · crushes · unrequited love · love triangle · romantic tension · gay romance · group loyalty · rescue mission · parent-child conflict · teacher-student conflict · betrayal · coming out · found family

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Distance: 0.2054

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Les Mobilisés

Margot Dessenne · 2023 · Absolu

In a sealed dystopian city, a group of chosen youths enters the Zone to face a deadly unknown and hidden power struggles.

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Characterization labels: ensemble cast · courageous youths · elite specialists · linguist character · soldier character · anxious character · loyal character · cerebral character · survivor roles · imperfect characters · complex characters · attachable characters

Relationships labels: childhood friends · friendship · found family · team bonds · romantic thread · power rivalries · clan conflict · betrayal · loyalty · community conflict

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Distance: 0.2059

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Central Station

Lavie Tidhar · 2016 · Central Station

In a future Tel Aviv spaceport, linked lives, memories, faiths, and machines form a mosaic of human and posthuman change.

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Characterization labels: ensemble cast · marginalized characters · refugees · migrants · returning exile · cyborg soldiers · robot priests · data vampires · artificial intelligences · alien entities · children with powers · genetically engineered children · street-level lives · working-class characters · posthuman beings · obsolete robots

Relationships labels: family ties · ex-lovers · adoptive parent-child · intergenerational memory · forbidden love · community ties · shared ancestry · cross-cultural coexistence · human-machine relationships · neighbor networks · social interdependence

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Distance: 0.2060

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Hold Fast Through the Fire

K.B. Wagers · 2021 · NeoG

A space-patrol crew faces a personnel shakeup, hidden secrets, and a conspiracy threatening the solar system.

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Characterization labels: ensemble cast · competence porn · deeply flawed characters · emotionally intelligent characters · character growth · new recruit · promoted leader · retiring officers · street-rat engineer · nonbinary main character · polyamorous characters

Relationships labels: found family · team bonding · trust and communication · secrets and lies · friendship · romantic relationships · polyamory · queer relationships · family ties · workplace camaraderie · betrayal · loyalty

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Distance: 0.2064

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Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride & Joy

Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona · 2006 · Runaways (2003-2009) (Collected Editions)

Six teens discover their parents are secret supervillains and run away together to survive, resist, and uncover the truth.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: distinct personalities · relatable teens · teen angst · wisecracking teens · strong ensemble · moral innocence · naive youth · capable girls · smart strategist · snarky character · youngest-child behavior · diverse cast · mischievous · brave · vulnerable

Relationships labels: parent-child conflict · teen friendship · ensemble teamwork · family secrets · secret romance · rivalry with parents · bonded group · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2072

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Smoke and Iron

Rachel Caine · 2019 · The Great Library

A rebel band battles a censoring super-library as scattered allies race through dangerous, interconnected missions.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: ensemble cast · teen protagonists · scholars · smugglers · thieves · rebels · leaders · strategists · martyr figures · imprisoned characters · cunning protagonist · brave heroine · protective mentor · redeemed character · diverse cast · flawed characters · matured characters

Relationships labels: found family · romantic relationship · gay relationship · gay couple · friendship · loyalty · betrayal · sibling bond · twin relationship · mentor-student · protective partnership · family conflict · team dynamics

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2072

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