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Characterization labels used: sheriff protagonist, engineer wife, action hero, reluctant hero, overpowered protagonist, morally ambiguous characters, one-dimensional side characters, emotionally volatile protagonist, determined investigator, loyal spouse, lawman

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The Wool Trilogy

Hugh Howey · 2014 · Silo

In a sealed underground silo, a mechanic turned sheriff uncovers secrets that could upend the last human society.

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Characterization labels: strong female protagonist · engineer protagonist · mechanic protagonist · sheriff protagonist · adult characters · well-developed characters · sympathetic characters · heroic characters · curious protagonist · rule-breaker · no-nonsense heroine · morally compromised authority · elite administrator

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Distance: 0.1482

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To Serve and Protect

Glynn Stewart · 2020 · ONSET

A small-town cop is recruited into a secret government force after a vampire attack reveals a hidden supernatural war.

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Characterization labels: cop protagonist · dutiful hero · morally upright hero · skeptical protagonist · overpowered protagonist · enhanced human · wishy-washy protagonist · stubborn hero · honorable hero · professional protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1648

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Terms of Use

Scott Allan Morrison · 2016

After a social network is hacked and a murder follows, an engineer must expose a conspiracy before he’s framed and hunted.

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Characterization labels: engineer protagonist · unlikely hero · resourceful protagonist · intelligent protagonist · doctor love interest · headstrong heroine · ethical conscience · secondary characters · FBI antagonist · hired assassin

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1669

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Pandemic

Robin Cook · 2018 · Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery

A NYC medical examiner investigates a sudden death tied to transplantation, gene editing, and a feared outbreak.

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Characterization labels: medical examiner · forensic pathologist · sarcastic protagonist · unlikeable protagonist · whiny protagonist · self-centered protagonist · brilliant investigator · boss-wife dynamic · bossy wife · wealthy businessman · villainous scientist · stiff characters · wooden characters · cartoonish villains · family-strained protagonist

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Distance: 0.1670

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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

Characterization labels: badass heroine · overpowered protagonist · ruthless protagonist · angry protagonist · damaged protagonist · mistrustful protagonist · loner · psychic supersoldier · engineered weapon · misfit crew

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1704

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The 13th Hour

Richard Doetsch · 2009 · Nick Quinn Thrillers

A man accused of murdering his wife gets 12 hours of reverse time travel to find the real killer and save her.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: wrongly accused husband · devoted husband · idealized characters · stock characters · flat characters · perfect couple · heroic protagonist · cliché characters · black-and-white morality · crooked cops · evil villains · loyal friend

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Distance: 0.1715

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The Phantom Castle

Vasily Mahanenko · 2016 · The Way of the Shaman

A prisoner-gamer and clan leader must claim a haunted castle while dodging rival clans and escalating game-world twists.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: overpowered protagonist · lucky protagonist · competent leader · crafting specialist · shaman · clan leader · prisoner protagonist · mentor-student dynamic · sarky side character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1726

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Before the Incal

Alejandro Jodorowsky, Zoran Janjetov · 2013 · The Incal Saga

A young private detective’s early life in a corrupt dystopian megacity leads toward the events of The Incal.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young protagonist · reluctant hero · antihero · private detective · cynical protagonist · proactive protagonist · broken hero · strong-willed character · morally complex characters · strong female characters

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Distance: 0.1726

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The Cobweb

Neal Stephenson, J. Frederick George · 2005

A small-town Iowa deputy and a CIA analyst uncover a bioweapon plot tangled in government bureaucracy during the Gulf War.

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Characterization labels: deputy sheriff · CIA analyst · small-town cop · grad student · bureaucrats · intelligence officers · competent underdog · unlikely hero · ordinary hero · clever characters · sympathetic characters · believable characters · political operators · careerist officials · formidable wife · smart protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1747

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Strange Adventures

Tom King · 2021 · Strange Adventures (2020-2021)

A celebrated space hero returns home under suspicion, and a detective’s investigation uncovers buried truths about war and identity.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: ambiguous hero · deconstructed hero · war hero · war criminal · investigator · iconic side character · formidable wife · brilliant detective · minor-character spotlight · traumatized characters · secretive characters · morally compromised protagonist · secondary-character focus

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1752

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