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Characterization labels used: strong female protagonist, selfless protagonist, tough soldier, loyal soldier, advanced AI, mech protagonist, human-mech hybrid, villainous antagonist, God complex, kindhearted hero, determined hero, complex characters

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Crossover

Joel Shepherd · 2006 · Cassandra Kresnov

An escaped android super-soldier seeks a normal life in enemy territory, but politics, violence, and identity questions pull her back in.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · android heroine · super-soldier · kickass heroine · conflicted protagonist · sympathetic protagonist · witty protagonist · empathetic protagonist · strong supporting women · bisexual supporting character · politically aware characters

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Distance: 0.1216

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An Officer's Duty

Jean Johnson · 2012 · Theirs Not to Reason Why

A precognitive soldier enters officer training while trying to prepare her family and the galaxy for a coming war.

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Characterization labels: overpowered protagonist · precognitive heroine · strong female lead · career soldier · dutiful heroine · humanized powerhouse · idealized protagonist · female super-soldier

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Distance: 0.1238

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This Green Hell

Greig Beck · 2011 · Alex Hunter

A jungle drilling project unleashes a deadly microbe, forcing a damaged super-soldier and his team into a rescue mission.

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Characterization labels: super-soldier · unstable protagonist · tortured hero · hard-bitten characters · elite military team · scientist heroine · strong female characters · badass hero · villainous antagonist · side characters

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Distance: 0.1259

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Velocity Weapon

Megan E. O'Keefe · 2019 · The Protectorate

A stranded gunnery sergeant wakes on an enemy AI ship centuries later while her brother hunts her across a fractured star empire.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · military officer · gunnery sergeant · younger brother · Keeper · sentient AI · rogue AI · spy · smuggler · thief · criminal · disabled protagonist · amputee · snarky protagonist · competent protagonist · reckless protagonist · political character

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Distance: 0.1261

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Aftermath

D.J. Molles · 2012 · The Remaining

A wounded soldier must win survivors' trust, defend their camp, and keep a rebuild mission alive in an infected wasteland.

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Characterization labels: soldier protagonist · trained leader · reluctant hero · wounded protagonist · resourceful survivor · tactical competence · determined · selfless · morally driven · flawed hero · secondary character growth · female characters

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Distance: 0.1302

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Refugees

D.J. Molles · 2012 · The Remaining

A soldier-turned-leader fights to hold a growing refuge together as the infected evolve and human rivals close in.

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Characterization labels: soldier protagonist · commander · flawed hero · indefatigable hero · resourceful leader · military survivors · political rival · scientist character · fanatic follower · strong women characters · side characters

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Distance: 0.1302

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The Calamitous Bob

Álex Gilbert · 2021 · The Calamitous Bob

A French medic is dropped into a deadly magic wasteland and must level up, survive undead, and find civilization.

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Characterization labels: female medic · soldier · combat medic · competent protagonist · wisecracking protagonist · hard-bitten heroine · practical heroine · antihero · flawed hero · badass female lead · vengeful protagonist · strong female lead · underdog · chosen one · villainous side

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Distance: 0.1307

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Reboot

Amy Tintera · 2013 · Reboot

A lethal teenage soldier who was dead for 178 minutes must train a nearly human newcomer—and choose between orders and freedom.

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Characterization labels: emotionless heroine · badass heroine · female soldier · elite fighter · ruthless soldier · stoic protagonist · conflicted heroine · humorous hero · adorable hero · morally stubborn hero · roommate character · strong female lead · tough girl

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Distance: 0.1364

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Word Puppets

Mary Robinette Kowal · 2015 · Lady Astronaut Universe

A chronological short-story collection blending fantasy, sci-fi, and alternate history, with recurring themes of loss, AI, and time travel.

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Characterization labels: strong female characters · older protagonists · time-traveling heroine · puppeteer protagonist · AI character · documentarian protagonist · clones · warrior heroine · professional artist · moral dilemma protagonists

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Distance: 0.1369

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Dark Matters

Michelle Diener · 2022 · Class 5

A hidden Earth woman, a sentient warship, and a conflicted commander race to survive an alien coverup on Tecra.

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Characterization labels: resourceful heroine · brave heroine · strong heroine · determined heroine · human woman · alien commander · military officer · sentient ship · thinking system · AI character · supportive hero · protective hero · angry AI · loyal AI · conflicted hero

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Distance: 0.1370

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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.

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

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Distance: 0.1379

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Behind Blue Eyes

Anna Mocikat · 2023 · Behind Blue Eyes

In 2095, a cyborg enforcer’s glitch cracks open a perfect society and leads her toward forbidden love and rebellion.

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Characterization labels: cyborg heroine · elite soldier · killer cyborg · brainwashed operative · strong female lead · complex protagonist · conflicted protagonist · humanized machine · sadistic antagonist · manipulative leader · nerdy programmer · human rebel · ruthless enforcers · antiheroic lead

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Distance: 0.1394

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