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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Relentless Moon.
Characterization labels used: competent heroine, middle-aged protagonist, female pilot, astronaut, political operator, former spy, recovering anorexic, flawed but capable, self-contained, stubborn, polished public persona, multi-skilled
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A wounded starship captain returns to duty just as rival powers launch a war meant to save a failing regime.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: competent heroine · female officer · flag captain · loyal crew · rival officer · political leaders · command hierarchy · wounded protagonist · reluctant vulnerability · larger-than-life hero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1834
A newly promoted starship captain is exiled to a neglected frontier station, where competence, politics, and war collide.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: competent heroine · female commander · military officer · tactical genius · stoic protagonist · honorable protagonist · overachiever · crew ensemble · aristocratic rivals · bureaucratic antagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1838
After a near-catastrophic flight, an aircraft executive races to uncover the cause before a company, and its future, crash.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: competent heroine · female executive · single mother · professional protagonist · aviation expert · journalist foil · test pilot · engineer · intern · stereotyped characters · thin characterization · functional characterization
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1875
A rookie drop-ship pilot inherits a notoriously unlucky craft and proves that skill can outfly superstition.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: rookie pilot · competent protagonist · tough female lead · pragmatic soldier · wry humor · reliable ally · hard-edged competence
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1931
A NASA flight controller is drawn into a Cold War defection plot when a Soviet MiG and its pilot land in 1973 Israel.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: fighter pilot · test pilot · NASA controller · astronaut · defector · cosmonaut · military officer · expert protagonist · competent hero · female supporting character · villainous antagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1972
A presumed-dead pilot and a notorious pirate-scientist are forced to ally in enemy prison, sparking escape and tension.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female pilot · strong heroine · snarky heroine · competent woman · scientist-pirate · mad scientist · antihero · brooding man · resourceful survivor · wartime officer
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1992
In 1975, a joint U.S.-Soviet space mission is thrown into chaos by disaster, espionage, and a secret Chinese launch.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: competent protagonist · action hero · recurring protagonist · one-eyed protagonist · fighter pilot · NASA flight controller · Soviet cosmonaut · female cosmonaut · steady heroine · technical expert · stoic hero · supporting cast (large) · real historical figures
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2000
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: 0.2023
An astronaut stranded on the ISS turns her silence into a global protest to force action on an unfolding Amazon crisis.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female astronaut · strong-willed protagonist · stubborn hero · naval officer · fighter pilot · doctor · aid worker · recent graduate · Russian astronauts · political leaders · moral protagonist · headstrong women
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2025
A fledgling colony must improvise defense against pirates and aggressors as new worlds race to build their own order.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: former soldier · naval officer · marine · hacker · politician · bureaucrat · colony leader · idealistic heroes · competent underdogs · self-sacrificing · duty-bound · morally upright · strong female characters · competent protagonists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2038
A spy posing as a diplomat investigates a murder in a conquered city where erased gods and buried history may still be alive.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female lead · strong heroine · intelligent protagonist · spy protagonist · investigator · bodyguard · operative · diplomat cover · competent adults · middle-aged woman · disabled protagonist · flawed characters · complex motivations · morally gray · capable sidekick · terrifying enforcer · retired general · resourceful heroine · bookish heroine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2055
A newly certified interstellar pilot navigates sabotage, terraforming politics, and first contact in the early days of spaceflight.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young heroine · female pilot · competent rookie · ambitious · determined · mentor figure · tortured male · reluctant retiree · character study · coming of career
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2068
