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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Decorum.
Characterization labels used: assassin, courier, female assassin, willing/unwilling apprentice, polite assassin, likable characters, underdeveloped characters, archetypal characters, rogue, young girl, robot characters
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A betrayed Florentine youth trains as an assassin and hunts the conspirators behind his family's ruin.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young protagonist · assassin · revenge-driven · charismatic hero · skillful fighter · likable protagonist · fierce protagonist · one-dimensional characters · flat characters · supporting characters · historical figures · mentor figure
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1584
A covert diplomatic mission in the Honorverse spirals into espionage, rebellion, and the birth of a new state.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: spy · superagent · teen protagonist · young adult protagonist · princess · noble · adopted daughter · assassin · terrorist-fighter · female agent · competent heroine · overpowered protagonists · minor characters promoted
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1612
A rogue empire assassin infiltrates a Vandar raider horde, but her mission falters when she falls for the warlord she must kill.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female assassin · deadly operative · alpha male · alpha heroine · new leader · insecure leader · dominant hero · cunning heroine · fierce heroine · protective hero · trained killer · hidden vulnerability · duty-bound
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1627
Two psychic sisters are trapped by a sinister school that weaponizes their gifts and threatens their bond.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: assassin · seer · reader · feeler · blind character · gifted teen · damaged protagonist · protective sibling · femme fatale · manipulative character · cunning character · naive character · morally compromised
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1628
A battered assassin is dragged into a reality-bending, god-warped final gamble that could remake everything.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: assassin · reluctant protagonist · badass hero · older protagonist · crippled protagonist · morally ambiguous protagonist · intense protagonist · philosophical protagonist · supporting characters grow
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1655
A queer Finnish fantasy about memory-haunted assassins, seasonal magic, and secrets in a sea-bound academy.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: assassin protagonists · morally conflicted · gentle killers · memory-frayed · secretive characters · caregiver figure · trickster character · loyal companions · asexual character
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1685
Black Widow uses a former enemy to take on a new Red Room and save young assassins from her own past.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: rogue operative · female spy · assassin · redeeming antihero · competent heroine · traumatized protagonist · young assassins · telepath · villainous successor · headmistress figure · vile antagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1727
In a blood-rationed post-nuclear dystopia, a veteran phlebotomist uncovers a secret that puts her and her grandson on the run.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: older protagonist · grandmother protagonist · female lead · competent heroine · badass heroine · mature protagonist · smart heroine · brave protagonist · determined protagonist · blood hacker · ex-marine hacker · orphan caretaker · child protector · naive protagonist (mixed)
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1733
A time-shifted teen agent must repair a fractured timeline and stop a fascist empire from reshaping Europe.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young agent · teen protagonist · magician in training · reluctant hero · clever protagonist · snarky protagonist · morally upright protagonist · villainous mastermind · villain with ideology · eccentric inventor · gang leader · comic relief character · strong female protagonist · antihero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1750
A debt-burdened new mage leaves academy life behind to survive, learn fast, and earn her place in a dangerous magic world.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: young mage · overpowered protagonist · curious protagonist · headstrong protagonist · naive protagonist · resourceful protagonist · risk-taker · self-taught learner · female protagonist · underestimated protagonist · sheltered protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1782
A telekinetic assassin and his snarky AI flee a global bounty while uncovering the truth behind his mysterious past.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: assassin protagonist · antihero · telekinetic protagonist · snarky protagonist · lonely protagonist · depressed protagonist · morally selective killer · sarcastic AI · thief heroine · bounty target · eccentric cast · competent killer · mysterious parentage · memory loss · overpowered protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1795
A reluctant nun-spy in a floating city of cannibal magic must survive sisterhood politics, monsters, and escape plans.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: naive protagonist · chosen one · special protagonist · spy · acolyte · nun · priestess · young woman · passive protagonist · self-doubting protagonist · hallucinating protagonist · devoted friend · rebel insider · bureaucratic enforcer · supportive side cast · morally compromised characters · flawed characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1811
