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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

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Cover of Lady Mechanika Vol. 1: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse by Joe Benítez

Lady Mechanika Vol. 1: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse

Joe Benítez · 2015 · Lady Mechanika Volumes

An amnesiac cyborg adventuress in steampunk Victorian England hunts the truth behind her body and a new mechanical corpse.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · badass heroine · haunted heroine · determined investigator · compassionate protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · resourceful protagonist · female cyborg · amnesiac protagonist · sidekick · inventor · villainess · mad scientist · mysterious antagonist · strong female lead

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Distance: 0.0925

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Cover of The Female Breeders by Melanie Bokstad Horev

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

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Distance: 0.0958

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Cover of Mount Dragon by Douglas Preston

Mount Dragon

Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child · 2005

A secret desert lab’s attempt to engineer a flu cure spirals into a deadly biosecurity crisis and survival chase.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · female scientist · visionary CEO · corporate boss · assistant · security director · former colleague · crusading professor · geneticist · biogenetics technician · feisty heroine · flawed protagonist · unlikable protagonist · mad scientist · stressed researchers · shady hacker

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Distance: 0.1056

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Cover of Rebel Born by Amy A. Bartol

Rebel Born

Amy A. Bartol · 2019 · Secondborn

A captured rebel heroine fights mind control, hidden truths, and shifting realities in the final Secondborn showdown.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · badass heroine · tortured protagonist · overpowered protagonist · resilient leader · conflicted heroine · villainous antagonist · sadistic villain · comedic side character · bodyguard figure · scientist character · rogue scientist

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Distance: 0.1060

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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

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Distance: 0.1089

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Cover of Obscura by Joe Hart

Obscura

Joe Hart · 2018

A grieving researcher with an opioid habit is sent to a space station, where a deadly mystery may be tied to her disease cure.

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Characterization labels: female scientist · medical researcher · neurologist · radiologist · flawed protagonist · driven protagonist · grieving mother · addict protagonist · paranoid protagonist · resourceful heroine · intelligent heroine · compelling lead

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Distance: 0.1133

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Cover of Dead Space by Kali Wallace

Dead Space

Kali Wallace · 2021

A traumatized, indebted AI expert investigates a murder on a remote asteroid mine and uncovers a deeper corporate conspiracy.

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Characterization labels: traumatized protagonist · bitter protagonist · analytical protagonist · queer protagonist · disabled protagonist · amputee protagonist · cyborg body · AI expert · security officer · investigator · survivor · world-weary · flawed heroine · strong female lead

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Distance: 0.1136

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Cover of Born to Fight by Tara Brown

Born to Fight

Tara Brown, A.E. Watson · 2013 · Born

A captive genetic experiment escapes, learns her origins, and turns revenge on the people who made her.

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Characterization labels: strong female lead · flawed heroine · ruthless protagonist · reclusive protagonist · genetically engineered protagonist · emotionally volatile · matured heroine · protective sister · brooding love interest · abusive love interest · protective wolf · supportive female allies · genius scientist

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Distance: 0.1169

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Cover of Weapon by Lynette Noni

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

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Distance: 0.1176

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Cover of Marked Omega by Lizzy Bequin

Marked Omega

Lizzy Bequin · 2020 · Quarantine Omega

A scientist trapped in a quarantine zone is transformed and claimed by three alphas in a dangerous, steamy new world.

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Characterization labels: female scientist · research assistant · alpha pack leader · younger alpha · protective heroes · outsider heroine · feisty heroine · naive heroine · stubborn heroine · corrupt boss · evil doctor · sympathetic leads · distinct alpha personalities

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Distance: 0.1196

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Cover of Incubation by Adrienne Lecter

Incubation

Adrienne Lecter · 2015 · Green Fields

A lab biologist is trapped in a biotech siege that may be the hidden start of a zombie apocalypse.

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Characterization labels: female scientist · virologist · biochemist · reluctant hero · flawed protagonist · strong female lead · sociopathic love interest · charismatic villain · morally gray characters · smart but hesitant

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Distance: 0.1236

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Cover of Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman

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

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Distance: 0.1244

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