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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The White Plague.
Characterization labels used: mad scientist, molecular biologist, terrorist, priest, scientists, politicians, revolutionaries, clergy, psychological breakdown, grief-driven, vengeful, unlikable cast, flat characters, broadly sketched characters
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A post-apocalyptic virologist runs a secret lab and faces an unexpected intruder, spies, and dangerous secrets.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: mad scientist · rogue scientist · virologist · snarky protagonist · deadpan narrator · strong characterization · chaotic competent · practical scientist · morally ambiguous · empathetic outsider · supporting cast · side characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1899
A disgraced physicist is thrust into a bizarre multiverse quest after an inheritance unlocks reality-bending secrets.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: disgraced scientist · bumbling protagonist · anti-hero · clueless protagonist · pathetic hero · eccentric supporting cast · unlikeable characters · archetypal supporting characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1934
A Navy-led deep-sea science team investigates a mysterious shipwreck and a strange sphere that warps reality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: psychologist protagonist · scientist team · military commander · math expert · biologist · astrophysicist · group dynamics · cynical scientist · analytical mind · emotion under pressure · flat characters · cookie-cutter personalities · stereotyped characters · frustrating scientists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1948
Two classic Wells novellas: one sends a scientist into a distant human future; the other unleashes a dangerous invisibility experiment.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: unnamed scientist · mad scientist · ambitious scientist · curious investigator · unlikable protagonist · irreverent protagonist · unsympathetic antagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1975
A biotech experiment to solve organ shortages unleashes deadly genetic predators on an isolated island.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · geneticists · biotech executives · mercenaries · security team · government agents · mad scientist · ruthless villain · cliché characters · large cast · character-driven · flawed characters · strong women
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2000
An experimental brain surgery meant to stop violent seizures instead turns one patient into a deadly threat.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: psychiatrist · surgeon · scientist · doctor · patient as test subject · violent protagonist · psychotic protagonist · paranoid protagonist · brilliant but unstable · arrogant experts · female doctor · beleaguered psychiatrist · paper-thin characters · limited character development
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2095
A biotech researcher’s forbidden experiment creates sentient cells that transform his body and then humanity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: brilliant scientist · mad scientist · socially awkward genius · anti-hero · isolated researcher · flat characters · ensemble cast · scientist protagonist · teen survivor · doctor figure · secondary characters underdeveloped
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2096
A rediscovered expanded draft of a classic Antarctic sci-fi horror tale pits scientists against a shape-shifting alien.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · research team · generic cast · interchangeable characters · pragmatic leader · methodical thinkers · cautious survivors · paranoid characters · logical problem-solvers
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2099
When all humanity shrinks to handspan size overnight, survivors must navigate a brutal, altered world and untangle why it happened.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: survivalist · scientist · mad scientist · crotchety character · snarky character · flawed characters · emotionally raw · resourceful · familial motivation · questionable morality · community builder
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2108
A scientist haunted by childhood tragedy pursues the mystery of ball lightning, pulling him into military research and radical physics.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: obsessive protagonist · physicist · soldier-scientist · brilliant scientist · eccentric scientist · mentally unstable characters · flat characters · cipher protagonist · morally driven scientist · female military officer
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2112
Mad scientists and secret powers clash in an alternate Cold War of conspiracies, violence, and world-scale ambition.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: mad scientists · evil genius · sociopaths · historical figures reimagined · ruthless antagonists · morally bankrupt cast · psychopathic characters · brilliant minds · power-hungry characters · fragmented psyche · multiple personalities · cynical scientists · villain protagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2135
A fertility doctor secretly engineers a genius child, then watches his experiment grow into a terrifying threat.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: mad scientist · obsessed scientist · geneticist · doctor protagonist · scientist father · anxious mother · child prodigy · evil genius · sociopathic child · emotionless child · naive protagonist · high-strung characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2165
