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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Losing Mars.
Characterization labels used: astronauts, mission specialists, scientists, engineer types, well-developed characters, human, flawed protagonists, self-aware protagonist, ordinary heroes
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A dismissed NASA physicist spots a solar-system anomaly and is pulled into a mission that could rewrite reality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · astronaut candidate · physicist · astronomer · dismissed outsider · determined heroine · moral conviction · competent crew · multi-national team · politically shaped characters · flat characters · relatable characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1198
Scientists studying an alien world crash onto its surface and must survive among two very different intelligent species.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · astronauts · ensemble cast · generalist leader · linguist · mission commander · deputy commander · medic · psychologist · specialists · morally flawed · believable characters · character-driven
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1198
An astronaut’s asteroid mission uncovers an alien derelict and pulls him into a slow-burn first-contact mystery.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: astronaut · scientist protagonist · rebellious protagonist · insubordinate protagonist · cynical protagonist · clever protagonist · male-centered cast · misunderstood genius
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1211
Four classic Asimov SF stories explore Mars, alien contact, and space-age problems through ideas, twists, and hard choices.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · astronauts · colonists · young boys · aliens · specialist characters · savant character · arrogant scientists · politicians · resourceful protagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1258
A starship investigates a missing sister ship on a barren planet and uncovers an alien mystery beyond human control.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: crew ensemble · engineers · scientists · military crew · flawed protagonist · practical protagonist · skeptical protagonist · human-centered perspective
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1295
A crew of astronaut-scientists surveys alien worlds by adapting their bodies, then faces a far-reaching choice about home.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · astronauts · engineer narrator · competent crew · curious protagonist · respectful explorer · professional crew · introspective narrator · supportive team · found family · diverse cast · emotionally restrained crew
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1332
A private crew races to Titan on a flawed mission and uncovers a cover-up, a mystery, and something already there.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: astronaut · engineer · mission director · ground control · young entrepreneur · billionaire · corporate executive · crew of four · smart but flawed · heroic but vulnerable · cynical skeptic · cookie-cutter characters · well-developed characters · likable characters · compelling characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1343
A multinational rescue mission to Jupiter uncovers the fate of Discovery, HAL, Bowman, and a mysterious monolith.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · astronauts · crew ensemble · female captain · politician protagonist · computer character · enigmatic being · family man · competent professionals · thin characterization
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1382
A test flight into faster-than-light travel goes wrong, trapping a crew in deep-space strangeness and mounting dread.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: mission lead · astronaut crew · scientists · engineers · military liaison · skeptical team · secretive authority figure · flat characters · practical characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1404
A near-future lunar discovery sparks a tense U.S.-China-Russia race to reach an alien artifact first.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · engineers · astronauts · politicians · mission controllers · bureaucrats · courageous heroes · stereotypical characters · thin characterization · flat characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1404
A lunar-orbit astronaut is pulled into a millennia-old mutiny when a sentient moonship recruits him to save Earth.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: astronaut protagonist · military officer · competent hero · practical hero · chosen one · AI character · sentient ship · morally gray characters · shades of gray · superhuman soldiers · genetically altered humans · competent leaders
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1428
A multinational Mars colony faces collapse when Earth is hit by nuclear war and suspicion spreads across the habitats.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · astronauts · engineers · medical staff · support staff · female protagonist · micropaleobiologist · naive protagonist · competent professionals · multi-national cast · AI antagonist · cultural conflict · emotionally strained
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1452
