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Characterization labels used: outsider protagonist, anxious protagonist, character growth, survival arc, competent survivor, privileged characters, urban dwellers, eco-idealists, hippies, tech-dependent characters, survivalist transformation

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Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse

John Joseph Adams, Ann Aguirre, Megan Arkenberg, Paolo Bacigalupi, Christopher Barzak, Lauren Beukes, David Brin, Orson Scott Card, Junot Díaz, Cory Doctorow, Tananarive Due, Toiya Kristen Finley, Milo James Fowler, Maria Dahvana Headley, Hugh Howey, Keffy R.M. Kehrli, Jake Kerr, Nancy Kress, Joe R. Lansdale, George R.R. Martin, Jack McDevitt, Seanan McGuire, Maureen F. McHugh, D. Thomas Minton, Rudy Rucker, Ramsey Shehadeh, Robert Silverberg, Bruce Sterling, Rachel Swirsky, Genevieve Valentine, James Van Pelt, Christie Yant · 2015 · Wastelands

A post-apocalyptic anthology gathering 30 varied stories about survival, collapse, plague, and what remains after the end.

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Characterization labels: survivors · veterinarian · cynical protagonist · asshole protagonist · young protagonists · child protagonist · caretakers · bloggers · musician protagonist · minority perspective · compassionate protagonist · self-centered characters · likable protagonists · unlikable characters

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The Wastelander

E.S. Luck · 2024 · Wastelander

A sheltered woman flees a deadly compound conspiracy and must survive the wasteland with a guarded rescuer.

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Characterization labels: sheltered heroine · naive protagonist · character growth · survival learning · protective hero · grumpy hero · capable survivor · mysterious survivor · kind caretaker · sister character · supportive duo · trauma response

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Cover of Cut Off: A Haunting YA Sci-Fi Mystery Thriller of Survival and Secrets in Virtual Reality by Adrianne Finlay

Cut Off: A Haunting YA Sci-Fi Mystery Thriller of Survival and Secrets in Virtual Reality

Adrianne Finlay · 2020

Teens in a high-tech wilderness reality show fight to survive when their escape fails and reality starts breaking down.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonists · survivalists · tech genius · loner · brainy character · wild card · closed-off character · anxiety disorder · trauma background · family loss · independent heroine · protective character · secretive character

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Pandemic

Yvonne Ventresca · 2014

A traumatized teen stockpiles for disaster, then must survive a deadly flu outbreak while her town falls apart.

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Characterization labels: anxious protagonist · paranoid protagonist · germaphobe · hoarder · resourceful teen · withdrawn teen · survivor arc · pessimistic protagonist · likable love interest · levelheaded character · traumatized teen

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The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories

Gene Wolfe · 1983

A 1970s short-fiction collection of eerie, layered tales where reality, memory, and storybooks keep slipping apart.

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Characterization labels: isolated protagonist · young boy protagonist · unreliable narrator · dreamer · survivor · outsider · alienated characters · enigmatic characters · morally bleak characters · psychologically intense characters

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Distance: 0.1520

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Cover of Frost by M.P. Kozlowsky

Frost

M.P. Kozlowsky · 2016

A sheltered teen crosses a ruined city with a robot companion to save her dying pet and confront what humanity means.

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Characterization labels: teen protagonist · female protagonist · hopeful protagonist · optimistic protagonist · isolated protagonist · protective father · robot companion · dying pet · survivor · compelling characters · underdeveloped characters · mysterious past · emotionally driven

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Redeemer of the Dead

Tao Wong · 2017 · The System Apocalypse

A stranded survivor navigates a game-like apocalypse as monsters, politics, and dungeon threats keep escalating.

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Characterization labels: flawed protagonist · angry loner · anti-social · self-loathing · emotionally repressed · divisive protagonist · survival-focused · power progression · character growth

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City of Illusions

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1967 · The Hainish Cycle

An amnesiac stranger crosses a ruined future Earth to uncover his identity and the truth behind a city ruled by lies.

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Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · alienated protagonist · questing hero · outsider · competent survivor · self-discovery arc · psychologically reserved · morally honest · mysterious identity

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Blood Over Bright Haven

M.L. Wang · 2024

A brilliant woman entering an elite mage order uncovers a world-shaking secret tied to magic, power, and oppression.

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Characterization labels: ambitious protagonist · flawed protagonist · unlikable protagonist · antihero · brilliant protagonist · selfish protagonist · morally gray characters · outsider character · resilient character · oppressed protagonist · character growth

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Cover of Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

Earth Abides

George R. Stewart · 1949

After a worldwide plague, one immune survivor watches civilization fade and a new society slowly emerge.

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Characterization labels: loner protagonist · educated protagonist · ecologist · observer · passive protagonist · elitist protagonist · self-important · scientific mindset · leader without authority · community builder · ordinary survivors · generational shift · dog companion · reluctant teacher

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