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Characterization labels used: genius protagonist, private investigator, schizophrenic lead, unreliable-seeming mind, hallucinatory companions, butler, mentor figure, old flame, quippy supporting cast, distinct alter egos

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Cover of Skin Deep by Brandon Sanderson

Skin Deep

Brandon Sanderson · 2014 · Legion

A genius with hallucinatory specialist “aspects” investigates a stolen corpse hiding dangerous biotech data.

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Characterization labels: genius protagonist · unreliable mind · compartmentalized knowledge · multiple personas · hallucinated companions · specialist sidekicks · witty banter · self-aware psychosis · socially awkward · private investigator type · trigger-happy sidekick · sarcastic sidekick · quirky ensemble · morally ambiguous

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1457

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Lies of the Beholder

Brandon Sanderson · 2018 · Legion

A genius with hallucinatory experts faces a missing mentor, broken aspects, and a reality-bending final case.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: genius protagonist · unreliable narrator · hallucinated companions · psychological dependence · damaged mentor figure · supportive side characters · deteriorating mental state

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1647

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Cover of Injection, Vol. 1 by Warren Ellis

Injection, Vol. 1

Warren Ellis · 2015 · Injection

Five brilliant specialists unleash an experiment that warps reality, and must face the strange fallout years later.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: eccentric geniuses · gifted specialists · jaded protagonists · flawed heroes · messed-up adults · mad scientist · hacker · spy · paranormal investigator · shaman · logician · secret agent · sarcastic characters · diverse team

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1895

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VALIS

Philip K. Dick · 1981 · VALIS Trilogy

A self-divided writer chases a pink-light revelation into Gnostic theology, madness, and the meaning of reality.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: schizophrenic protagonist · autobiographical narrator · alter ego · author-protagonist · intellectual protagonist · paranoid thinker · self-divided character · religious seeker · mad genius

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Distance: 0.2007

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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Douglas Adams · 2006 · Dirk Gently

A holistic detective traces an airport explosion, odd gods, and tangled coincidences through modern London.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: eccentric detective · holistic investigator · bumbling genius · absent-minded savant · quirky protagonist · disheveled exterior · sharp mind · depressed deities · bizarre supporting cast · underdeveloped characters · female lead · client role

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Distance: 0.2124

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Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work

Guy Haley · 2020 · Warhammer 40,000

A genius Tech-Priest leads a dead-world expedition into buried xenos secrets while past and present collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: genius protagonist · mad scientist · arrogant protagonist · eccentric scientist · charismatic antihero · heretical thinker · loner genius · tortured backstory · stoic warriors · transhuman characters · divisive protagonist

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Distance: 0.2156

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Cover of Injection, Vol. 2 by Warren Ellis

Injection, Vol. 2

Warren Ellis · 2016 · Injection

A rogue internet intelligence and a Holmes-like detective collide in a grotesque, occult-laced mystery in modern New York.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: brilliant detective · eccentric investigator · socially inept genius · snarky protagonist · wealthy protagonist · Holmesian figure · cunning man · hacker · spy · scientist · faithful sidekick · unlikeable genius · morally ambiguous

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2170

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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.

Why this is here

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

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Distance: 0.2176

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Cover of Winter World by A.G. Riddle

Winter World

A.G. Riddle · 2019 · The Long Winter

As Earth freezes in a sudden new ice age, a prisoner and an astronaut join a desperate space mission to find the cause.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: genius protagonist · brilliant scientist · astronaut · mission commander · prisoner · troubled genius · Mary Sue · Gary Stu · strong female lead (contested) · competent team

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Distance: 0.2203

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