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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Change Agent.
Characterization labels used: Interpol agent, analyst, researcher, goody-two-shoes protagonist, family man, genetic crime boss, criminal syndicate boss, criminal doctor, hit man, competent sidekick
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
In a near-future New York ravaged by antibiotic resistance, a detective hunts a mystery tied to a boy everyone wants.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: detective protagonist · widower · single father · sick child · ex-girlfriend doctor · partnered cops · tween protagonist · immune child · likable characters · cunning characters · mercenaries · extremist villains · corrupt officials · wealthy power brokers
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2159
A stranded time agent must choose between the future he lost and the daughter he raised in the past.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: family man · secret agent · time agent · time cop · father · daughter · wife · fiancee · morally gray · sympathetic protagonist · flawed characters · relatable protagonist · driven woman · strong women · adult child · protective parent
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2198
A stranded detective must solve a murder in a future where a few hundred humans struggle to restart humanity after extinction.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: detective protagonist · ex-cop · competent protagonist · skeptical protagonist · persistent investigator · high-tech faction · low-tech faction · faction leaders · lonely survivor · murderer · power seeker · ordinary-citizen lead
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2285
A detective revisits a brutal unsolved serial-killer case when the murderer returns and makes her the next target.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: tough detective · driven investigator · kick-ass cop · capable heroine · serial killer · psychopath · charismatic couple · supporting ensemble · father-figure dynamic · competent team
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2388
A weary city enforcer investigates a missing heir and uncovers corruption, cartel violence, and hidden power in a hive-city underworld.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: weary detective · middle-aged investigator · lawman · hard-boiled cop · family man · morally grounded protagonist · disillusioned officer · ruthless elites · shady informant
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2408
A food-powered detective chases a killer while his dead sister guides him from beyond and family secrets unravel.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: detective protagonist · cop protagonist · antihero · grieving brother · dead mentor · manic sibling · daughter character · girlfriend character · double agent · ruthless protagonist · ensemble cast · family ensemble
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2410
A gifted ex-agent races to stop civil war and a deadly power play in a near-future America on the brink.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: special agent · brilliant protagonist · righteous hero · family man · former government agent · terrorist mastermind · militia leader · scientist · strong female characters · morally gray characters · overpowered protagonist · love triangle
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2413
A British occult agent is sent to investigate too many concrete cows, uncovering a weaponized surveillance conspiracy.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: bureaucrat-turned-spy · geek protagonist · competent agent · accidental field agent · competent policewoman · power-hungry boss · bureaucratic antagonists · technical thinker · lowly techie
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2446
Han Solo returns to Corellia with his family, where a trade summit unearths political unrest and a hidden crisis.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: family man · smuggler hero · political leader · spacefarer · competent agent · child characters · comic foil · scheming cousin · hyper-competent woman · newcomer characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2450
A diver navigates a seductive virtual world and a dangerous rescue mission where freedom, identity, and reality blur.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: diver · hacker · criminal protagonist · rescue specialist · antihero · morally flexible · idealistic · mysterious figure · romantic interest · corporate power brokers
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2476
As Molly and her surviving doubles try to build a life, buried Cold War secrets and old enemies hunt them down.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: clone protagonist · murderous doppelgangers · female lead · older agent · spy operative · defector · fighter · traumatized characters · violent duplicate · family unit
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2479
A powerful imager juggles family life, rising authority, and a web of plots that could push his city to war.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: apprentice-turned-master · law officer · spymaster · family man · powerful protagonist · morally ambiguous protagonist · bureaucrat
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2481
