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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman.
Characterization labels used: rebel, iconoclast, trickster, enforcer, bureaucrat, antihero, outsider, mystery figure, symbolic characters
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
Two Foundation exiles chase a rumored truth about Earth and the Second Foundation while a stranger force reshapes the galaxy.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: councilman · historian · speaker · mayor · rebellious protagonist · intuitive protagonist · exiled characters · politician · academic · spy · female leader · secretive characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1842
A decades-spanning posthuman saga follows an exiled diplomat through a fractured solar system of warring human factions.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: aristocrat · diplomat · exile · outlaw · con artist · opportunist · political exile · ambitious protagonist · frenemy rivalry · posthuman characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1864
Batman and Alfred face a present-day conspiracy while Alfred’s secret past resurfaces in a parallel, globe-trotting story.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: butler · mentor · father figure · soldier · spy · mercenary · assassin · rebel · protector · detective · enabler · antihero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1886
A loyal Imperial Guard survives betrayal and hunts the usurper who killed his Emperor, forcing a wary alliance with Rebels.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: elite soldier · loyalist · traitor · antihero · fugitive · bounty hunter · villain protagonist · commanding villain · fanatical loyalty · brutal training · mysterious warrior
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1895
A nonlinear cowboy sci-fi odyssey follows a gay gunslinger outlaw through violence, rebellion, and cosmic escape routes.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · outlaw · gunslinger · assassin · rebel · misfit · gay protagonist · time traveler · leader · outsider
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1901
Two men in mirrored worlds chase impossible exits through a surreal bureaucracy and an alien forest.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: outsider protagonist · bureaucrat · stranded traveler · confused protagonist · unreliable understanding · static character arc · symbolic characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1902
Darth Vader is pulled into a galaxy-wide bounty-hunt crossover, where Han Solo and Luke become leverage in imperial power plays.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · obsessed protagonist · ruthless enforcer · loyal servant · political operator · double agent · bounty hunter · secondary antagonist · menacing villain
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1905
A fragmented, satirical collage of druggy visions, social critique, and grotesque shocks in Burroughs’s signature style.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: outsiders · junkies · cops · priests · bureaucrats · secret agents · pederast figures · revolutionary figures · misanthropic voices · alter ego · unsavory characters · antiheroes
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1908
A wisecracking mercenary antihero stumbles through violent Marvel crossovers, clashes, and absurd missions.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antihero · mercenary · unstable assassin · snarky protagonist · chaotic behavior · villainous streak · lovable rogue · blackly comic lead
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1924
A secretive primarch recounts his life and war, but every revelation may be another carefully crafted lie.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: primarch · demigod · secretive protagonist · cunning strategist · charismatic antihero · arrogant protagonist · smug protagonist · humanized giant · enigmatic character · thinking protagonist · mysterious siblings
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1924
A Culture agent is sent on a mission, while a reversed past slowly reveals the trauma and identity behind him.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: mercenary · soldier · assassin · tactician · military genius · troubled protagonist · damaged character · antihero · sympathetic monster · cypher · handler · agent · drone · AI minds · mysterious protagonist · morally compromised
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1937
Han Solo’s final pre-Episode IV adventure pulls him into Hutt politics, rebel schemes, and one last costly betrayal.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: lovable rogue · smuggler · scoundrel · bounty hunter · rebel leader · crime lord · loyal companion · tragic love interest · antihero · character growth
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1969
