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Premise labels used: underdog mission, shape-shifter hunt, undercover infiltration, enemy spy, bounty mission, second chance future, disability recovery, enemies to lovers, cat-and-mouse, mercenary ship

Setting labels used: spacefaring future, mercenary ship, spaceport, military future, alien-infiltration world, advanced technology, futuristic society, home world culture, rigid hierarchy, space opera setting

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The Icarus Plot

Timothy Zahn · 2022 · The Icarus Saga

An ex-bounty hunter and his alien partner chase a missing woman and a secret project in a twisty space conspiracy.

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Premise labels: missing person · secret project · cat-and-mouse · bounty hunt · planet survey · revenge quest · conspiracy · quest for truth · underworld intrigue · search mission

Setting labels: spacefaring future · interstellar · multiple planets · galactic politics · alien cultures · advanced technology · space travel · future economy · deep space · science fictional reality

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Distance: 0.1660

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Thanemonger

Bex McLynn · 2018 · The Ladyships

A kidnapped human mother and a feared alien leader collide in a tech-rich space culture where survival, home, and desire clash.

Why this is here

Premise labels: kidnapped heroine · homecoming quest · protective alien · forced proximity · found family · technopathic powers · alien culture clash · rescue mission

Setting labels: spacefaring future · alien society · centuries-old ship · human-alien contact · offworld captivity · distant Earth · military hierarchy · futuristic setting

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Distance: 0.1694

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Killing Gravity

Corey J. White · 2017 · Voidwitch Saga

A psychic supersoldier escapes her makers, joins a wary ship crew, and races to uncover who betrayed her.

Why this is here

Premise labels: psychic weapon · super-soldier · on the run · escaped experiment · revenge quest · self-discovery · truth-seeking · bounty hunter chase · ragtag crew · rescue from wreck

Setting labels: space opera setting · interstellar · spaceships · space stations · distant planets · corporate military future · brutal future · alien-inclusive future · augmented humans · dying spaceship

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Distance: 0.1694

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Ravenor Rogue

Dan Abnett · 2007 · Ravenor

An inquisitor goes rogue to pursue his nemesis, while a hidden traitor threatens to destroy his team from within.

Why this is here

Premise labels: inquisitorial pursuit · rogue investigator · hidden secret · team under threat · nemesis chase · outlaw mission · internal betrayal

Setting labels: spacefaring · far-future · dark future · inquisitorial setting · cosmic horror · void · hive city · underwater setting · ice-covered world · space and time travel · time travel

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Distance: 0.1699

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Bluebird

Ciel Pierlot · 2022

A rebellious lesbian gunslinger races across a faction-torn galaxy to save her sister and stop a devastating weapon.

Why this is here

Premise labels: gunslinger rebel · rescue mission · faction conflict · stolen schematics · galaxy-wide chase · outlaw protagonist · against empire · quest for leverage · secret weapon · spy hunt

Setting labels: spacefaring future · galaxy-wide · warring factions · interplanetary · off-world · humanoid aliens · religious factions · authoritarian systems · militarized society · cold war

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Distance: 0.1736

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The Pilot

Will Wight · 2025 · The Last Horizon

A misfit crew races to strike a secret galactic power first, but revenge, traps, and hidden forces raise the cost.

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Premise labels: infiltration mission · revenge quest · galactic threat · secret organization · team mission · stakes escalation

Setting labels: spacefaring setting · galactic scale · magical spaceship · sci-fantasy · cosmic conflict · advanced technology · world-building heavy · alien factions

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Distance: 0.1785

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Kestrel

Adrienne Lothy · 2024 · Starhawk

A retired, disabled bounty hunter hunts a galaxy-famous assassin and uncovers corruption, secrets, and unexpected love.

Why this is here

Premise labels: bounty hunter · assassin target · cat and mouse · corrupt system · forced alliance · forbidden attraction · intergalactic conspiracy · moral grayness

Setting labels: space opera · intergalactic · multiple worlds · alien species · deep space · galactic politics · futuristic society

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Distance: 0.1819

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Mass Effect: Initiation

N.K. Jemisin, Mac Walters · 2017 · Mass Effect: Andromeda Novels

A former commando must recover stolen AI tech for a colony mission while uncovering secrets that could doom it.

Why this is here

Premise labels: stolen technology · mission recovery · colonization project · AI threat · prequel hook · undercover retrieval · biotic protagonist · second-in-command

Setting labels: Andromeda galaxy · Milky Way · spacefaring future · interstellar colonization · military science fiction setting · alien societies · pre-launch setting

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Distance: 0.1829

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Wanderer's Escape

Simon Goodson · 2013 · Wanderer's Odyssey

A teenage slave escapes on a sentient starship and races through a brutal galaxy to survive, rebel, and free others.

Why this is here

Premise labels: escaped slave · sentient ship · stolen starship · fugitive crew · anti-slavery quest · coming of age · spacefaring survival · underdog escape

Setting labels: spacefaring future · interstellar empire · space stations · planets · ships · pirate space · slave economy · brutal universe · alien ship · futuristic society · interstellar travel

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Fortune's Pawn

Rachel Bach · 2013 · Paradox

A bold mercenary takes a deadly security job on a secretive space ship to fast-track her rise to the elite guard.

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Premise labels: mercenary heroine · elite guard ambition · dangerous assignment · mystery ship · secret crew · career fast-track

Setting labels: space · far future · interstellar · trading ship · space ship crew · military society · feudal space polity · alien species

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Decision at Thunder Rift

William H. Keith Jr. · 1999 · Saga of the Gray Death Legion

A stranded young MechWarrior heir must survive a hostile world, win battles, and build a unit from the ruins.

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Premise labels: mecha warfare · mercenary unit · revenge quest · stranded protagonist · underdog survival · planetary defense

Setting labels: alien planet · backwater world · single-world setting · hostile environment · war-torn future · interstellar empire · futuristic feudalism · post-collapse society

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The Wrath Of Khan

Vonda N. McIntyre, Jack B. Sowards, Harve Bennett · 1983 · Star Trek TOS: Movie Novelizations

A Star Trek novelization that expands a revenge-driven space adventure with deeper character backstory and higher stakes.

Why this is here

Premise labels: revenge quest · space mission · genetic engineering · terraforming project · superweapon · capture the ship · villain pursuit · crew under threat

Setting labels: space · starship setting · space station · research lab · interplanetary voyage · futuristic setting · military science fiction · near-future future history

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Distance: 0.1849

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