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Characterization labels used: flawed protagonist, angry loner, anti-social, self-loathing, emotionally repressed, divisive protagonist, survival-focused, power progression, character growth

Relationships labels used: survivor community, friend conflict, romantic tension, alien relations, human politics, group loyalty, betrayal, ostracism, power dynamics, friendship

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Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse

John Joseph Adams, Ann Aguirre, Megan Arkenberg, Paolo Bacigalupi, Christopher Barzak, Lauren Beukes, David Brin, Orson Scott Card, Junot Díaz, Cory Doctorow, Tananarive Due, Toiya Kristen Finley, Milo James Fowler, Maria Dahvana Headley, Hugh Howey, Keffy R.M. Kehrli, Jake Kerr, Nancy Kress, Joe R. Lansdale, George R.R. Martin, Jack McDevitt, Seanan McGuire, Maureen F. McHugh, D. Thomas Minton, Rudy Rucker, Ramsey Shehadeh, Robert Silverberg, Bruce Sterling, Rachel Swirsky, Genevieve Valentine, James Van Pelt, Christie Yant · 2015 · Wastelands

A post-apocalyptic anthology gathering 30 varied stories about survival, collapse, plague, and what remains after the end.

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Characterization labels: survivors · veterinarian · cynical protagonist · asshole protagonist · young protagonists · child protagonist · caretakers · bloggers · musician protagonist · minority perspective · compassionate protagonist · self-centered characters · likable protagonists · unlikable characters

Relationships labels: survivor communities · family bonds · parent-child · romantic tension · community cooperation · betrayal · caretaking · power imbalance · rivalry · dependency

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Distance: 0.1421

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The Road to Woodbury

Jay Bonansinga, Robert Kirkman · 2012 · The Walking Dead: Novels

A survivor group travels through a zombie apocalypse to a walled refuge where safety hides a brutal new order.

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Characterization labels: anxious protagonist · timid protagonist · female survivor · male protector · hulking man · drunk medic · stoner characters · sociopathic leader · psychotic ruler · manipulative leader · morally compromised survivors · character-driven · underdeveloped cast · stereotyped characters

Relationships labels: uneasy friendship · protective bond · romantic tension · group dynamics · survivor community · leader-subject power · gendered judgment · inter-character conflict

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Distance: 0.1469

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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

Cory Doctorow · 2003

In a post-death future, a Disney World ride manager fights to preserve the park’s old magic against a technological takeover.

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Characterization labels: annoying protagonist · stubborn protagonist · disagreeable protagonist · immortal characters · unlikeable characters · underdeveloped characters · petty characters

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · betrayal · rivalry · factional conflict · community · power struggle

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Distance: 0.1522

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Life in the North

Tao Wong · 2017 · The System Apocalypse

Camping in the Yukon, a broken man wakes to Earth remade as a deadly RPG and must survive, adapt, and get home.

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Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · angsty hero · rage issues · loner · PTSD · survivor · brooder · self-destructive · reluctant leader · bisexual protagonist · POC protagonist · socially awkward · damaged goods · competent under pressure · emotionally repressed

Relationships labels: ex-girlfriend · found family · companions · friendship · ally companion · romantic tension · community conflict · town politics · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1555

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Malevil

Robert Merle · 1983

After a nuclear blast leaves a few survivors in a castle, they must rebuild society, survive rivals, and redefine power.

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Characterization labels: survivors · community leader · male protagonist · charismatic leader · pragmatic leader · military strategist · clerical authority · self-serving authority · ordinary people under pressure · psychological types · multiple character types · strong protagonist · female characters sidelined

Relationships labels: survivor group · community cohesion · power struggle · leader and followers · religious conflict · male-dominated relations · sexual politics · marriage norms · shared partnership · rival communities · friendship · betrayal

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Distance: 0.1568

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Mountain Man

Keith C. Blackmore · 2011 · Mountain Man

An alcoholic loner survives the zombie apocalypse from a mountain fortress until another survivor changes everything.

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Characterization labels: everyman protagonist · anti-hero · alcoholic protagonist · loner · flawed hero · ordinary survivor · serial killer antagonist · psychopath · female survivor

Relationships labels: friendship · buddy dynamic · male bonding · survivor alliance · rivalry · predator-prey · trust issues · community loss

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Distance: 0.1580

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Dead Fire

Bobby Adair · 2014 · Slow Burn

After an attack on a fortified survivor compound, an infected-adjacent man is forced to survive alone and find his way back.

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Characterization labels: reluctant hero · survivor · emotionally guarded · impulsive · naive · resourceful · luck-driven · slow burn · guilt-ridden · complex protagonist · secondary characters · new recruits · traitor figure · smart infected

Relationships labels: group dynamics · loyalty · betrayal · friendship · found family · romantic tension · survivor distrust · power imbalance · protective bond · companionship

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Distance: 0.1580

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The People of Sparks

Jeanne DuPrau · 2004 · Book of Ember

After leaving Ember, Lina and Doon help their people survive above ground while a fragile new settlement edges toward conflict.

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Characterization labels: young protagonists · coming of age · curious heroine · impulsive heroine · temperamental hero · morally guided · character growth · new characters · villainous temperaments · simple characterization

Relationships labels: friendship · community conflict · ingroup outgroup · refugee host tension · adult child tension · power imbalance · collective responsibility · rival communities

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Distance: 0.1599

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White Gold Wielder

Stephen R. Donaldson · 1983 · The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

A guilt-ridden anti-hero returns to a ravaged fantasy world for one last, costly showdown with evil.

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Characterization labels: anti-hero · flawed protagonist · guilt-ridden · self-loathing · brooding · tragic figure · damaged characters · character-driven · unlikely hero · morally compromised

Relationships labels: companionship · love relationship · romantic tension · loyalty · group quest · friendship · conflict between companions · leader-follower

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Distance: 0.1631

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Uglies, The Collector's Set

Scott Westerfeld · 2009 · Uglies

In a future where turning pretty is mandatory at 16, one girl’s choices expose the cost of beauty control.

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Characterization labels: flawed heroine · unsympathetic protagonist · morally ambiguous character · selfish protagonist · resourceful character · rebel heroine · character growth · personality change · confused protagonist · antagonist not purely evil

Relationships labels: friendship · best friends · love triangle · romantic tension · betrayal · rivalry · dependency · community bonds · friendship conflict

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Distance: 0.1635

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Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

Max Brooks · 2020

A high-tech eco-community cut off by a volcanic eruption faces a deadly siege from a lurking Bigfoot-like predator.

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Characterization labels: outsider protagonist · anxious protagonist · character growth · survival arc · competent survivor · privileged characters · urban dwellers · eco-idealists · hippies · tech-dependent characters · survivalist transformation

Relationships labels: marital strain · community conflict · group dynamics · power struggles · rivalry · dependency · family ties · collective survival

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Distance: 0.1636

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Atlas Alone

Emma Newman · 2019 · Planetfall

A traumatized gamer on a colony ship hunts Earth’s killers through VR, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.

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Characterization labels: traumatized protagonist · flawed protagonist · isolated protagonist · gamer protagonist · vengeful protagonist · unlikeable protagonist · morally compromised protagonist · complicated protagonist · trust issues · emotionally armored · corporate slave · indentured worker · non-person

Relationships labels: friendship · power imbalance · manipulation · betrayal · co-conspirator · mistrust · dependence · shipboard hierarchy

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Distance: 0.1639

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