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Characterization labels used: scientist protagonist, female lead, tough heroine, intelligent heroine, isolated protagonist, jaded protagonist, bitter protagonist, determined investigator, curious protagonist, flawed protagonist, strong female lead, government agents, dying mentor, secondary characters, antagonists, authoritarian leadership

Relationships labels used: mentor protege, estranged mentor, ex husband, sister-in-law, romantic subplots, forced romance, government control, betrayal, allies, family estrangement, power imbalance

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Simulacron 3

Daniel F. Galouye · 1999

A corporate simulation designer starts doubting reality itself after a death and a string of impossible disappearances.

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Characterization labels: investigator protagonist · corporate employee · scientist inventor · corporate executive · female love interest · paranoid protagonist · logical protagonist

Relationships labels: mentor-protege · father-daughter · corporate hierarchy · romantic subplot · rivalry · betrayal · power struggle · dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1335

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Invasive

Chuck Wendig · 2016 · Zer0es

An FBI futurist investigates a bizarre insect-linked killing and uncovers a genetically engineered threat on a remote island.

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Characterization labels: female investigator · strong heroine · futurist · FBI consultant · survivalist upbringing · anxious protagonist · flawed heroine · entomologist ally · billionaire antagonist · hostile scientists · deductive lead · competent investigator

Relationships labels: professional partnership · friendship · mentor-like trust · family tension · romantic tension · complicated attraction · power imbalance · investigator-suspect · colleague collaboration · team distrust

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1418

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Cut

Annelie Wendeberg · 2018 · 1/2986

A suicidal teen in a ruined future is offered an apprenticeship that could help save humanity—or force her to kill to survive.

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Characterization labels: teenage heroine · female protagonist · damaged protagonist · suicidal protagonist · self-harming protagonist · outcast · misfit · strong female lead · complex character · resilient heroine · stoic mentor · enigmatic stranger · young adult protagonist · abused child · intelligent protagonist · snarky protagonist · flawed protagonist

Relationships labels: mentor-apprentice · father-daughter abuse · family neglect · trust issues · power imbalance · protective bond · conflicted companionship · community pressure

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1443

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The Female Breeders

Melanie Bokstad Horev · 2025 · The Female Saga

In a female-run dystopia, a young scientist screens imprisoned men for breeding and uncovers a brutal conspiracy.

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Characterization labels: young scientist · brilliant scientist · female protagonist · strong female lead · male lead · traumatized male · sympathetic protagonist · questioning authority · disaffected insider · powerful councilwoman · relatable characters · underdeveloped side characters · multiple agendas · morally conflicted

Relationships labels: forbidden attraction · cross-faction bond · friends to allies · friendship · romantic tension · trust issues · power imbalance · sympathy across enemy lines · mentorship · love amid oppression · rivalry · female friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1444

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Dark Orbit

Carolyn Ives Gilman · 2015 · Twenty Planets

A disgraced exoethnologist joins a deep-space survey and confronts a hidden world, a murder, and radically unfamiliar minds.

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Characterization labels: exoethnologist · scientist protagonist · skeptic · independent woman · mischievous protagonist · unstable crewmate · disgraced exile · mystic · political target · competent middle-aged protagonist · flawed characters · strong female characters

Relationships labels: mentor protégé · surveillance relationship · crew dynamics · authority conflict · interpersonal mistrust · scientist group · family separation · cultural misunderstanding · uneasy alliances · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1450

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Crown of Slaves

David Weber, Eric Flint · 2005 · Honorverse: Crown of Slaves

A covert diplomatic mission in the Honorverse spirals into espionage, rebellion, and the birth of a new state.

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Characterization labels: spy · superagent · teen protagonist · young adult protagonist · princess · noble · adopted daughter · assassin · terrorist-fighter · female agent · competent heroine · overpowered protagonists · minor characters promoted

Relationships labels: mentor-protege · adoptive family · found family · political alliance · temporary alliance · rival spies · romantic subplot · friendship · mother-daughter · uncle-niece · power struggle

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1454

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Before the Incal

Alejandro Jodorowsky, Zoran Janjetov · 2013 · The Incal Saga

A young private detective’s early life in a corrupt dystopian megacity leads toward the events of The Incal.

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Characterization labels: young protagonist · reluctant hero · antihero · private detective · cynical protagonist · proactive protagonist · broken hero · strong-willed character · morally complex characters · strong female characters

Relationships labels: romance · friendship · mentor-protégé · family backstory · parent-child · allies · rival factions · power imbalance · institutional oppression

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1462

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SAMPLER ONLY: Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins · 2012

A defiant Hunger Games victor is pulled back into a deadlier contest as rebellion spreads and the Capitol retaliates.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · reluctant hero · survivor · love triangle · young protagonist · traumatized survivor · strategic ally · mentor figure · antagonist ruler

Relationships labels: forced romance · love triangle · mentor-protégé · family loyalty · allies · rivals · romantic tension · protective bond · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1464

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Asfixia

Alex Mírez · 2016

After a toxic air catastrophe kills nearly everyone, one immune survivor uncovers hidden factions and a buried truth.

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Characterization labels: imperfect protagonist · resourceful survivor · isolated heroine · immune heroine · curious protagonist · strong-willed · impulsive · morally ambiguous cast · brooding commander · comic relief · scientist · soldier · enigmatic character · supportive friend

Relationships labels: found family · friendship · mentor dynamic · romantic tension · unresolved romance · rival factions · friendship-bond · protective relationship · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1469

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Weapon

Lynette Noni · 2019 · Whisper

A fugitive heroine races to uncover her past, survive betrayal, and stop a power-hungry scientist in a twisty finale.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · powerful protagonist · oblivious protagonist · determined protagonist · protective character · secretive character · manipulative antagonist · scientist antagonist · rebel characters · found family

Relationships labels: love triangle · friendship · found family · betrayal · romantic tension · siblings · family secret · mentor-like protection · enemy to ally · ally to enemy

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Distance: 0.1476

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The Business

Iain Banks · 1999

A globe-trotting executive in a secretive world-spanning business begins to suspect the organization she serves is hiding something.

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Characterization labels: career-focused woman · female executive · ambitious protagonist · reticent protagonist · clever protagonist · wealthy elite · poor-to-rich arc · groomed heir · mentor figure · eccentric supporting cast · unsympathetic men · strong female protagonist

Relationships labels: mentor-protege · romance · unrequited love · workplace hierarchy · power imbalance · family separation · marriage plot · rivalry · organizational loyalty

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1482

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Waking Gods

Sylvain Neuvel · 2017 · Themis Files

Years after an alien robot was assembled, larger machines appear worldwide and humanity scrambles to survive what comes next.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: scientist protagonists · military pilot · strong female lead · enigmatic narrator · pragmatic character · idealistic character · flawed characters · emotionally affected · character development · complex characters · child character

Relationships labels: romantic relationship · family reveal · parent-child relationship · team dynamic · professional alliance · loyalty · betrayal · found family · mentor-like role · power dynamics

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1504

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