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Characterization labels used: enigmalogist, empath, history professor, intellectual protagonist, compassionate protagonist, skeptical investigator, ranger friend, scientist character, reclusive family, local rumor mill

Relationships labels used: old college friends, friendship, mentor-like assistance, local mistrust, community suspicion, family secrecy, investigator and ranger, protagonist and scientist

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Cover of The Whisperer in Darkness by H.P. Lovecraft

The Whisperer in Darkness

H.P. Lovecraft · 2016 · Dark Adventure Radio Theatre

A skeptical professor follows letters and reports of strange Vermont sightings into a hidden alien mystery with cosmic stakes.

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Characterization labels: academic protagonist · folklore scholar · skeptical narrator · isolated farmer · investigator · alien intelligences

Relationships labels: correspondence · mentor-like exchange · friendship · human-alien contact · mistrust · investigation partnership · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1854

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The Goblin Reservation

Clifford D. Simak · 1993

A professor returns to a future Earth where mythic beings, time travel, and an impossible double turn his life into a comic mystery.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: professor protagonist · academic protagonist · Neanderthal companion · ghost character · goblin character · female companion · talkative sidekick · sympathetic characters · amusing characters

Relationships labels: found family · friendship · bromance · academic rivalry · collegial conflict · workplace ties

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1938

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The Fold

Peter Clines · 2015 · Threshold

A genius schoolteacher with perfect memory investigates a secret teleportation project that may hide a reality-bending danger.

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Characterization labels: genius protagonist · reluctant hero · high school teacher · analytical mind · sympathetic lead · secretive scientists · supporting cast thin · likable protagonist · overqualified protagonist · outsider investigator

Relationships labels: old friend · friendship · government oversight · funding dependency · scientist team · mentor-like recruitment · romance subplot · romantic tension · hostile collaboration · professional distrust

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1940

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Cover of The Forgotten Room by Lincoln Child

The Forgotten Room

Lincoln Child · 2015 · Jeremy Logan

A consultant who solves strange phenomena uncovers a hidden room and long-buried experiment at a coastal think tank.

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Characterization labels: enigmalogist · investigator · scientist · history professor · empath · quirky protagonist · charismatic lead · moral center · believable characters · brilliant scientists · mad scientist · do-gooder hero

Relationships labels: former colleague · employer-employee · research team · board pressure · romantic subplot · family legacy · mentor-like connection · hostile colleagues · institutional conflict · inside man

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2012

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Merfolk

Jeremy Bates · 2021 · World's Scariest Legends

A disgraced marine-obsessed scientist leads a Sri Lanka expedition to prove merfolk exist, with deadly results.

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Characterization labels: marine biologist · scientist protagonist · obsessive investigator · disgraced expert · supportive ensemble · likable characters · unlikable protagonist · strong personalities · well-fleshed characters

Relationships labels: friend group · romantic triangle · ex-fling · assistant-protagonist relationship · team expedition · professional rivalry · scientific community backlash

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2014

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Cover of Νεκρονομικόν by H.P. Lovecraft

Νεκρονομικόν

H.P. Lovecraft, Abdul Alhazred · 2024

A large Lovecraft anthology gathering classic weird tales, cosmic horror, and recurring mythos stories in one volume.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: scholar protagonists · investigator protagonists · reclusive protagonists · occultists · scientists · explorers · madmen · curious observers · obsessive researchers · doomed narrators · intelligent protagonists

Relationships labels: friendship · family curse · ancestral legacy · investigator-source relationship · human-cosmic conflict · human-cult relationship · community ostracism · obsession

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2015

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Cover of The Poison Belt by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Poison Belt

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1976 · Professor Challenger

Professor Challenger gathers old companions in a sealed room as Earth passes through a deadly ether belt.

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Characterization labels: arrogant scientist · brilliant scientist · eccentric professor · pompous protagonist · bullish personality · scientific rival · adventurer · journalist narrator · female supporting character · group ensemble

Relationships labels: old friends · expedition comrades · scientific rivalry · marriage · husband-wife · colleague bickering · group reunion · mentor-like authority · shared crisis · friendship under pressure

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2034

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The Third Gate

Lincoln Child · 2012 · Jeremy Logan

A history professor turned enigmalogist joins a secret dig for an ancient pharaoh’s tomb where curse-like events mount.

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Characterization labels: enigmalogist · history professor · archaeologist · treasure hunter · scientist · doctor · psychic · empath · reclusive millionaire · specialist

Relationships labels: team dynamics · mentor hire · professional rivalry · married couple · colleague relationship · expedition hierarchy · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2057

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Cover of The Lost Steersman by Rosemary Kirstein

The Lost Steersman

Rosemary Kirstein · 2003 · The Steerswoman

A truth-seeking steerswoman chases a dangerous mystery into an archive town and an ever stranger, alien world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: curious protagonist · logical thinker · field scientist · cartographer · archivist · isolated protagonist · competent heroine · morally serious · traumatized character · mysterious outsider · newcomer character · endearing side character

Relationships labels: friendship · mentor-mentee · companion bond · strained alliance · mistrust · separation · order hierarchy · power imbalance · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2076

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Cover of The Amazon Code by Nick Thacker

The Amazon Code

Nick Thacker · 2016 · Harvey Bennett

Dream research uncovers a hidden message, sending a ragtag team into the Amazon to outrun mercenaries and a secret conspiracy.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: park ranger · scientist · neuroscientist · researcher · sniper · Jesuit priest · mercenary · conspiracy pursuer · resourceful protagonist · ragtag team · likable characters · female scientist · new girlfriend

Relationships labels: romantic partnership · team dynamics · found family · friend network · mentor ally · covert benefactors · hunter and hunted · rival organization · trust issues

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2137

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Out of Body

Jeffrey Ford · 2020

A small-town librarian’s sleep paralysis opens into a dangerous night world, where secrets and a century-old killer wait.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: librarian protagonist · loner · introverted protagonist · routine-bound · mentor figure · secondary guide · serial killer antagonist · voyeuristic protagonist · ordinary people

Relationships labels: mentor-mentee · neighbor watching · community secrets · friendship · team-up · predator-prey · small-town ties

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2152

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Cover of The Box and the Dragonfly by Ted Sanders

The Box and the Dragonfly

Ted Sanders · 2015 · The Keepers

A curious boy follows a sign with his name to a hidden warehouse and is drawn into a dangerous conflict over magical objects.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: bookish protagonist · scientific thinker · logical thinker · curious hero · timid but brave · headstrong girl · skeptical girl · instinctive thinker · villainous mentor · creepy villain · supportive parents · character development

Relationships labels: friendship · loyalty · trust · family bonds · parent child · mentor student · teamwork · bonded partners · found family · rival factions

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2158

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