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Peter Cawdron

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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.

Cover of The Object by Joshua T. Calvert

The Object

Joshua T. Calvert · 2024

A dismissed NASA physicist spots a solar-system anomaly and is pulled into a mission that could rewrite reality.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1198

Cover of Exigency by Michael Siemsen

Exigency

Michael Siemsen · 2015

Scientists studying an alien world crash onto its surface and must survive among two very different intelligent species.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1198

Cover of In the Ocean of Night by Gregory Benford

In the Ocean of Night

Gregory Benford · 2004 · Galactic Center

An astronaut’s asteroid mission uncovers an alien derelict and pulls him into a slow-burn first-contact mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1211

Cover of The Martian Way and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov

The Martian Way and Other Stories

Isaac Asimov · 1982 · The Complete Stories

Four classic Asimov SF stories explore Mars, alien contact, and space-age problems through ideas, twists, and hard choices.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1258

Cover of To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers · 2019

A crew of astronaut-scientists surveys alien worlds by adapting their bodies, then faces a far-reaching choice about home.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1332

Cover of Mission One by Samuel   Best

Mission One

Samuel Best · 2023 · Titan Chronicles

A private crew races to Titan on a flawed mission and uncovers a cover-up, a mystery, and something already there.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1343

Cover of 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke

2010: Odyssey Two

Arthur C. Clarke · 1982 · Space Odyssey

A multinational rescue mission to Jupiter uncovers the fate of Discovery, HAL, Bowman, and a mysterious monolith.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1382

Cover of Lunar Discovery: Let the Space Race Begin by Salvador Mercer

Lunar Discovery: Let the Space Race Begin

Salvador Mercer · 2015 · Discovery Series

A near-future lunar discovery sparks a tense U.S.-China-Russia race to reach an alien artifact first.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1404

Cover of Mutineers' Moon by David  Weber

Mutineers' Moon

David Weber · 1991 · Dahak

A lunar-orbit astronaut is pulled into a millennia-old mutiny when a sentient moonship recruits him to save Earth.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1428

Cover of Retrograde by Peter Cawdron

Retrograde

Peter Cawdron · 2013 · Mars Endeavour

A multinational Mars colony faces collapse when Earth is hit by nuclear war and suspicion spreads across the habitats.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1452