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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Halfway to Free.
Characterization labels used: curious protagonist, woman-centered, paired protagonists, like-minded partner, engineer, broody protagonist, secret longing, socially conditioned
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A young planetary researcher defies warnings and enters Venus’s forbidden forests, where fear and discovery collide.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: curious protagonist · rule-breaker · researcher protagonist · protective authorities · pragmatic colleagues · telepathic beings
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1410
A truth-seeking steerswoman chases a dangerous mystery into an archive town and an ever stranger, alien world.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: curious protagonist · logical thinker · field scientist · cartographer · archivist · isolated protagonist · competent heroine · morally serious · traumatized character · mysterious outsider · newcomer character · endearing side character
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1488
A reality-show mother starts seeing glitches in her world and can no longer trust what’s real.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · mother · bonus parent · smart protagonist · educated protagonist · egoist · self-aware character · socially observant · manic descent · bitter protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1496
Three dreamy queer sci-fi/fantasy comics follow lovers, memory, and a town facing a prophecy together.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: lovers · female protagonists · queer protagonists · engineer · ordinary people in extraordinary worlds · memory-burdened character · searching protagonist · collective townspeople · supportive strangers · mysterious creatures · protagonist in distress
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1503
On a layered jungle planet, an adventurous hunter guides stranded outsiders through a deadly alien ecology.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: curious protagonist · adventurous protagonist · proud protagonist · outcast protagonist · hunter hero · symbiotic partner · sympathetic characters · flat characters · static characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1520
In a post-apocalyptic crater city, an engineer helps a recluse chase human flight while danger, secrecy, and romance close in.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: rational heroine · engineer protagonist · reluctant romantic · reclusive inventor · young genius · orphaned youth · strong-willed protagonist · emotion-versus-logic · flawed heroine · eccentric characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1561
Abducted humans and alien prisoners escape together, then must survive a strange planet while love grows across a language barrier.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: human protagonist · gay protagonist · alien love interests · warrior · scholar · scientist · supporting women · secondary characters · gruff protector · gentle intellectual · strong female characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1562
A kidnapped English woman reaches an alternate world of animal peoples and becomes empress, exploring science, politics, and faith.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · curious heroine · educated woman · self-insert protagonist · empress · inventor figure · philosopher character · inquisitive lead · eccentric woman
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1567
A truth-bound scholar follows clues into a lethal frontier, where a nomadic culture and a sky mystery reshape her world.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: curious protagonist · analytical protagonist · competent woman · smart heroine · bookish heroine · truth-teller · nomadic guide · fierce warrior · poet-warrior · socially awkward · morally serious · resourceful · observant
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1568
A stranded human crew on a pitch-black moon must survive, and communicate, as an alien intelligence studies them back.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: two protagonists · female protagonists · scientist protagonist · engineer character · specialist team · competent engineer · social mediator · corporate workers · replaceable labor · nonhuman intelligence · gestalt intelligence · hive mind · alien mind
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1569
In alternate 1920s Montreal, an extracted memory who can think for herself is summoned back to the lab.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: self-aware protagonist · constructed being · exceptional memory · agency-seeking · thoughtful protagonist · isolated protagonist · questioning identity · female protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1569
After a meteor strike makes Earth uninhabitable, a brilliant 1950s pilot fights sexism to join the space race.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: brilliant protagonist · female engineer · mathematician · pilot · astronaut aspirant · anxious protagonist · socially awkward · privileged protagonist · self-aware arc · morally reflective · supportive spouse · strong female cast · competent women · male antagonist · bigoted authority
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1597
