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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Colony Two Mars.
Characterization labels used: sole survivor, female protagonist, strong female protagonist, biologist, astronaut, robot sidekick, AI character, clones, geneticists, evil scientist, autocrat, survivor, human antagonist, moral center
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A reporter and her dog trek through a collapsing alien-torn North America toward a rumored refuge in Alaska.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · reporter protagonist · survivor · resourceful survivor · reluctant driver · canine companion · strong female characters · children in peril · scientist · space station commander · antagonistic aliens · inconsistent protagonist · determined heroine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1211
An abducted human teams with a sentient ship AI and an alien captain amid interstellar politics and a dangerous secret.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · human heroine · linguist · resourceful heroine · smart heroine · loyal heroine · kindhearted heroine · traumatized survivor · alien captain · AI character · sentient AI · emergent intelligence · cunning ally · moral guide · mysterious survivor · protective hero · character-driven · underestimated heroine · competent FMC
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1425
A survival-hardened wanderer boards a mutant’s monster-haunted machine and finds danger, desire, and a possible home.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivor · loner · mutant · human survivor · grumpy / soft · protective love interest · guarded character · witty protagonist · possessive love interest · sassy AI
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1547
Earth’s survivors face returning alien forces, internal conflict, and a desperate choice that could save or doom humanity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivors · scientist astronaut · family man · strong female lead · pregnant character · child-centered motivation · genius protagonist · savior figure · antagonistic rival · flat characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1551
A pregnant anthropologist wakes into an empty, myth-haunted New Mexico and must survive while rethinking science, faith, and ancestry.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: anthropologist protagonist · scientist protagonist · pregnant heroine · mother protagonist · resilient heroine · skeptical protagonist · strong female lead · survivor ensemble · child seer · trickster figure · badass woman
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1559
Captured in zombie-ravaged London, B is forced into brutal gladiator fights against the undead.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · survivor · feisty protagonist · badass protagonist · tomboy · socially withdrawn · emotionally guarded · character growth · moral resolve · humanized zombie · rich antagonists · psychopathic villain · child killer · mercenary · zombie hunter
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1609
In a collapsing near-future, a human-parasite hybrid fights quarantine, factions, and identity to bring her family home.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · proactive heroine · reactive protagonist · captive protagonist · survivor · chimera · sapient parasite · mad scientist · megalomaniac villain · obsessive villain · scientist-leader · loyal protector · mother figure · childlike character · video game coping · dyslexic protagonist · disabled protagonist · morally gray characters · villainous scientist · hard decision-maker
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1616
After an Earth-shattering catastrophe, a survivor races through a frozen world to protect dangerous data and reach sanctuary.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · resilient heroine · resourceful survivor · persistent protagonist · injury-prone hero · military background · physically battered characters · enigmatic ally · scientist parent · billionaire genius · traitors · villains · survivor group
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1618
An AI reborn in an illegal human body and a cloned mechanic's pasts intertwine in a hopeful search for identity and belonging.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: AI protagonist · clone protagonist · engineer · outcast · misfit · survivor · child slave · self-questioning · empathetic · independent
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1623
A lone astronaut must outwit terrorists who seize the ISS and threaten to turn it into a weapon against Earth.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female astronaut · strong female lead · resourceful heroine · scientist protagonist · lone protector · ex-husband support character · terrorists as antagonists · stereotypical villains · brilliant problem-solver · MacGyver-like ingenuity · newly divorced protagonist · military / astronaut personnel
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1629
On Europa, a stranded scientist faces alien life, rival human agendas, and a question that could change everything.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: gutsy heroine · female protagonist · elite scientists · engineer protagonist · astronaut protagonist · resourceful survivor · morally driven · idealistic · brilliant
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1634
Amanda Ripley follows a lead on her missing mother to a ruined space station where an alien hunt becomes a fight to survive.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: driven protagonist · determined heroine · resourceful survivor · traumatized backstory · tough female lead · engineer protagonist · guarded personality · resilient daughter · corporate agents · androids
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1641
