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Characterization labels used: sociopathic, pragmatic, ruthless, calculating, intelligent, tactician, survival-driven, morally ambiguous, ambitious, callous, bureaucratic mindset, corporate mindset, atheist, cynical, overpowered protagonist, child soldier

Relationships labels used: human vs god, mentor-subordinate, chain of command, superior officer, unit comradeship, rank hierarchy, body-soul split, internal duality, enemy combatants

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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4: The Minority Report

Philip K. Dick · 1987

Early Philip K. Dick stories of warped reality, war, precognition, and mind-bending ideas in a classic SF collection.

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Characterization labels: ordinary protagonist · outsider · repairman · scientist · soldier · inventor · bureaucrat · agency chief · blackmailer · survivor · dog perspective · robot characters · mutants · pre-cog mutants · mechanical villain · naive protagonist

Relationships labels: human vs machine · individual vs system · authority vs dissident · family dog · colleague rivalry · survival group · power hierarchy · bureaucratic control · man vs war · community under pressure · programmed dependency · predator/prey

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Distance: 0.2110

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Deadpool, Volume 1: Secret Invasion

Daniel Way · 2009 · Deadpool (2008) (Collected Editions)

Deadpool tangles with a Skrull invasion and a zombie-making doctor in two chaotic, violent, darkly comic missions.

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Characterization labels: mercenary · antihero · unpredictable · insane · brutal · sarcastic · mouthy · scheming · clever · reckless · self-aware · madcap · lone wolf · morally ambiguous · regenerating

Relationships labels: betrayal · double-crossing · temporary alliance · employer-employee · manipulation · rivalry · enemy cooperation · self-conflict

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Distance: 0.2142

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The Reunion

K.A. Applegate, Katherine Applegate · 1999 · Animorphs

Marco confronts his possessed mother and a deadly war plan that could save the world or destroy him.

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Characterization labels: strategist · pragmatist · jokester · ruthless · morally conflicted · child soldier · leader under pressure · compromised protagonist · emotionally detached · anguished · calculating · supportive team · coldly competent · traumatized

Relationships labels: mother-son relationship · family loyalty · friendship · team dynamic · leader-subordinate · rivalry · betrayal · trust under strain · dependency

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Distance: 0.2144

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Greatest Hits

Harlan Ellison · 2024

A themed best-of anthology of Harlan Ellison’s short fiction, mixing iconic SF, horror, and surreal, unsettling tales.

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Characterization labels: antiheroic · morally ambiguous · obsessive · rebel · underdog · telepath · serial killer · AI antagonist · child protagonist · manipulative

Relationships labels: friendship · power imbalance · survivor group · human vs machine · good and evil

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Distance: 0.2146

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Armor

John Steakley · 1984

A traumatized soldier in powered armor survives an endless bug war, while a rogue’s later scheme uncovers his story.

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Characterization labels: soldier protagonist · scout · loner · broken man · survivor · antihero · pirate · rogue · con man · sociopath · moral ambiguity · traumatized soldier · relentless survivor · split personality · alter ego · psychological fragmentation

Relationships labels: comradeship · chain of command · soldier unit · scientist collaboration · mentor authority · betrayal · uneasy alliance · romance subplot · power imbalance · dehumanized troops

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Distance: 0.2149

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The Primal Hunter

Zogarth · 2022 · The Primal Hunter

An office worker is thrust into a multiverse tutorial where monster hunting, stats, and ruthless survival decide who grows strongest.

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Characterization labels: loner · office worker · archer · alchemist · poison-focused · overpowered · edgelord · social misfit · introvert · self-reliant · proactive · opportunistic · intelligent · detail-oriented · growth arc · psychopath antagonist · moral conflict

Relationships labels: coworkers · group survival · rivalry · human conflict · mentor-deity relationship · protagonist-antagonist parallel · fellow competitors · team fragmentation · isolated protagonist

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Distance: 0.2153

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Dust World

B.V. Larson · 2014 · Undying Mercenaries

A rebellious cloned soldier is sent to a dusty frontier world where a lost human colony, aliens, and imperial law collide.

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Characterization labels: rebellious protagonist · resourceful soldier · anti-authority · insubordinate · lucky protagonist · immortal soldier · witty protagonist · womanizing lead · morally flawed · idealistic soldier · bureaucrats · military commanders

Relationships labels: chain of command · authority conflict · squad camaraderie · romantic pursuit · sexual conquest · team loyalty · human-alien conflict · commander-subordinate tension · us-vs-them

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Distance: 0.2153

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Vulcan's Hammer

Philip K. Dick · 1976

A postwar world is run by a supercomputer, but a rebel challenge exposes dangerous fractures in the machine-backed order.

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Characterization labels: morally conflicted hero · bureaucrat protagonist · regional director · government officials · rebels · fanatics · religious zealots · technocrat · middle manager · self-doubt · thin characterization

Relationships labels: man vs machine · man vs bureaucracy · power struggle · human-machine dependency · leader and subordinate · factional conflict · rebel movement · institutional loyalty · betrayal · criss-crossing loyalties · parent-child · family of rebels

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Distance: 0.2157

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ワンパンマン 18 [Wanpanman 18]

ONE · 2018 · ワンパンマン [One Punch Man]

A hero hunter and an oblivious overpowered hero cross paths as monster politics and rescue tensions escalate.

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Characterization labels: overpowered protagonist · deadpan protagonist · antihero · redeemable villain · protective kid

Relationships labels: mentor-disciple · protector-protected · hero-monster conflict · rivalry

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Distance: 0.2165

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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.

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Characterization labels: charismatic rogue · wisecracking hero · resourceful protagonist · antihero · criminal mastermind · cynical protagonist · young protagonist · caricature villains · pacifist civilians · military leaders

Relationships labels: revenge · mentor loss · forced alliance · comradeship · enemy pursuit · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.2182

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Star Soldiers

Andre Norton · 2002 · Central Control

Two connected-in-theme 1950s space adventure novels follow human soldiers and rangers navigating alien rule, survival, and decline.

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Characterization labels: rookie soldier · mercenary · patroller · telepath · survivor · novice hero · competent teammate · moral leader · youthful protagonist · honorable protagonists · sinister villains · likeable characters

Relationships labels: unit cohesion · military hierarchy · betrayal · leadership · teamwork · survivor group · human-alien cooperation · inter-species interaction · power imbalance · rival factions · community

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Distance: 0.2183

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Steel World

B.V. Larson · 2013 · Undying Mercenaries

A broke college dropout joins Earth’s mercenary legions and is sent to a dangerous alien world where death isn’t the end.

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Characterization labels: young recruit · slacker protagonist · rebellious rookie · anti-hero · maverick · hotheaded · arrogant · resourceful · reluctant soldier · male wish fulfillment · Gary Stu · Mary Sue · jock type · womanizer · immature

Relationships labels: command hierarchy · mentor-protege · rivalry · romance · sexual tension · squad camaraderie · male friendship · authority conflict · subordinates vs superiors

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.2193

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