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Valerie Valdes

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Similar in characterization

These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Chilling Effect.

Characterization labels used: foulmouthed heroine, flawed protagonist, antiheroic, grey morality, streetwise, impulsive, reckless, selfish, loyal, secretive, hotheaded, competent, stubborn, snarky, misfit crew, one-dimensional side characters, mechanic alien, pilot, medic, PTSD

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.

Cover of Doubleblind by Ann Aguirre

Doubleblind

Ann Aguirre · 2009 · Sirantha Jax

A damaged ambassador must win an alien alliance while navigating politics, betrayal, and a lover lost to trauma.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1505

Cover of The Dragonfly Gambit by A.D. Sui

The Dragonfly Gambit

A.D. Sui · 2024

A disabled former pilot infiltrates the empire that made her, plotting revenge through lies, seduction, and sabotage.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1523

Cover of Grimspace by Ann Aguirre

Grimspace

Ann Aguirre · 2008 · Sirantha Jax

A traumatized space navigator with a rare gene escapes prison and joins rebels in a fight against corporate control.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1547

Cover of One Day All This Will Be Yours by Adrian Tchaikovsky

One Day All This Will Be Yours

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2021 · Terrible Worlds: Destinations

A murderous time-war survivor guards the end of time, until future visitors force him to confront his broken mission.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1581

Cover of The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind by Jackson Ford

The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t with Her Mind

Jackson Ford · 2019 · The Frost Files

A snarky psychokinetic government operative has 24 hours to clear her name after a murder points straight at her.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1585

Cover of Killing Gravity by Corey J. White

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1589

Cover of Space Force by Jeremy Robinson

Space Force

Jeremy Robinson · 2018

A defunded, misfit Space Force unit must fight grotesque aliens in a battle-royale invasion—with jokes flying as hard as bullets.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1600

Cover of Dot Slash Magic by Liz Shipton

Dot Slash Magic

Liz Shipton · 2025

A reluctant community-college coder discovers magic, channels it through AI, and gets blamed when monsters and deaths follow.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1608

Cover of The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills

The Wings Upon Her Back

Samantha Mills · 2024

A disillusioned winged enforcer must confront her past, her leader, and her god in a divided city.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1617