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Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

Joshua Whitehead

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Characterization labels used: Two-Spirit characters, queer protagonists, Indigenous protagonists, trans characters, teen protagonists, young adult protagonists, AI characters, sentient AI, family-centered characters

Relationships labels used: family, romance, m/m romance, same-sex relationships, AI romance, kinship, community, friendship, love

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Catfishing on CatNet

Naomi Kritzer · 2019 · CatNet

A teen on the run finds safety in an online cat-photo community, until an AI ally and hidden pasts collide.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · sentient AI · benevolent AI · socially isolated teen · queer teens · supportive friend group · anxious protagonist · protective mentor figure · resourceful hacker · abusive parent · paranoid parent · young adult voice

Relationships labels: found family · online friendship · friend group · mother daughter · romance subplot · queer friendship · peer support · community care · protective bond · trust issues

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Distance: 0.1608

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20020: An American football story

Jon Bois · 2020 · The Future of Football

In a far-future America, sentient satellites and immortal football players collide in a strange, heartfelt game.

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Characterization labels: immortal characters · sentient probes · oddball characters · underdogs · endearing protagonists · personable characters · character-driven · growth arc · realistic characters · philosophical characters · committed characters

Relationships labels: romance · gay couple · marriage · sibling dynamic · family bond · found family · friendship · love across time · loyalty · teamwork · community

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Distance: 0.1634

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Awakened

A.E. Osworth · 2025

A newly Awakened queer Brooklynite joins a coven of trans witches to confront a malicious AI and find belonging.

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Characterization labels: trans ensemble · nonbinary lead · teen witch · older queer adults · seer · portal traveler · caretaker · found family members · messy adults · cynical protagonist · vulnerable undercurrent · morally complex villain · sentient AI

Relationships labels: found family · chosen family · mother-daughter · romance · polyamory · queer community · caretaking · trust issues · intergenerational tension · group conflict · friendship · family building

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Distance: 0.1644

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Ces jours qui disparaissent

Timothé Le Boucher · 2017

After losing every other day to a hidden double self, a young acrobat fights to keep his own life from disappearing.

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Characterization labels: young adult protagonist · acrobat · split self · contrasting selves · socially adept · community-oriented · vulnerable protagonist · sympathetic protagonist · psychological fragmentation · distinct dual personalities

Relationships labels: friendship · romance · family ties · community support · identity rivalry · shared body · partnership under strain · attachment · care network

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Distance: 0.1656

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Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1

Hitoshi Ashinano, 芦奈野ひとし · 2022 · ヨコハマ買い出し紀行新装版 [Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (Shinsouban)]

An android cafe owner waits for her absent owner in a gently decaying future Japan, savoring life as the world winds down.

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Characterization labels: android protagonist · humanoid robot · wholesome protagonist · contemplative character · curious child · humanlike robot · patient character · gentle character

Relationships labels: friendship · community bonds · caretaking · romantic subtext · queer subtext · neighbors

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Distance: 0.1664

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The Trials of Koli

M.R. Carey · 2020 · Rampart Trilogy

Exiled from his village, Koli travels through a deadly future England while a second narrator reveals what’s unfolding back home.

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Characterization labels: naive protagonist · coming-of-age · sensitive protagonist · skeptical companion · trans girl · healer · sentient AI · mature female narrator · found family group · mismatched companions

Relationships labels: found family · romantic interest · former love interest · childhood friend · companionship · mentor relationship · trust issues · marriage · community conflict · power imbalance

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Distance: 0.1682

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The Prettiest Star

Jadzia Axelrod · 2022 · Galaxy

An alien princess hiding as a human boy on Earth must choose between safety and living openly when she falls in love.

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Characterization labels: trans girl · alien princess · teen protagonist · basketball player · closeted protagonist · conflicted protagonist · supportive girlfriend · protective guardian · supporting sibling · talking corgi · robot companion · disabled supporting character · Black lesbian supporting character

Relationships labels: romantic relationship · first love · family tension · protective parent · supportive mother · supportive sibling · adoptive family · found family · guardian-child · queer relationship · friendship

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Distance: 0.1683

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Saga, Volume 8

Brian K. Vaughan · 2017 · Saga

After devastating loss, Hazel's family seeks a dangerous solution on a strange frontier world while old allies return.

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Characterization labels: young protagonist · maturing child · pregnant mother · grieving parents · supporting character spotlight · trans character · robot character · outsider

Relationships labels: parent child · family bond · found family · romantic pairing · interspecies relationship · coparenting · mentor child · friendship

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Distance: 0.1708

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Midnight Horizon

Daniel José Older · 2022 · Star Wars: The High Republic

Jedi and local allies investigate a suspected Nihil attack on Corellia, uncovering a larger plot tied to galactic turmoil.

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Characterization labels: Jedi Masters · Padawans · teen protagonists · security specialist · found family · young ensemble · coming of age · identity search · trauma processing · queer characters · non-binary character · romantic tension · friendship duo · mentor-student dynamics · character-driven

Relationships labels: friendship · mentor-student · romance · queer romance · found family · teamwork · partnership · attachment · brotherhood

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1721

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The Book That Held Her Heart

Mark Lawrence · 2025 · The Library Trilogy

In an infinite library’s final crisis, scattered allies race across time and realities to decide its fate.

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Characterization labels: young woman protagonist · young man protagonist · adopted siblings · librarian · Jewish girl · new POV character · scattered ensemble · complicated characters · ancillary characters · mechanical creations · magical creations

Relationships labels: romance · love story · family bond · adopted family · friendship · companionship · bond under strain · reunion quest · factional conflict · proxy conflict

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Distance: 0.1729

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The Aliens' Mate

Delaney Rain · 2021

Abducted humans and alien prisoners escape together, then must survive a strange planet while love grows across a language barrier.

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Characterization labels: human protagonist · gay protagonist · alien love interests · warrior · scholar · scientist · supporting women · secondary characters · gruff protector · gentle intellectual · strong female characters

Relationships labels: MMM triangle · polyamorous relationship · throuple · shared partner · interspecies romance · found family · romantic pairing · group survival · consensual sex · instalove

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Lunar Boy

Jacinta Wibowo, Jessica Wibowo · 2024

A trans boy from the moon struggles to fit into a new Earth family and discovers belonging in queer community.

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Characterization labels: trans boy protagonist · adopted child · lonely outsider · gentle protagonist · queer ensemble · trans girl mentor · supportive parent · new sibling

Relationships labels: adoption · blended family · stepfamily · mother-son · siblings · pen pal romance · friendship · chosen family · queer community · mentorship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1741

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