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Themes labels used: bodily autonomy, self-worth, choice, family abuse, human commodification, reproductive rights, survival, freedom, identity, belonging, value of human life, trauma recovery, class exploitation, gendered control

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Womb City

Tlotlo Tsamaase · 2024

In a surveillance state future Botswana, a controlled mother-to-be must survive a violent cover-up and a ghostly reckoning.

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Themes labels: bodily autonomy · reproductive control · motherhood · patriarchy · misogyny · racism · classism · colorism · identity · memory and identity · freedom · surveillance · power · corruption · criminality · justice · resistance · morality · consciousness · technology and ethics · grief · trauma · choice · complicity · nature vs nurture · religion · spirituality · ancestral memory · gender identity · nonbinary identity · sexuality · capitalism · social control

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Distance: 0.1048

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Cover of Omega's Capture by Lillian Sable

Omega's Capture

Lillian Sable · 2018 · Omegas of Pandora

A hidden Omega is claimed by a controlling Alpha in a dystopian world, forcing bond, secrecy, and family stakes.

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Themes labels: bodily autonomy · consent · coercion · power and control · free will · submission · identity · family duty · survival · class inequality · manipulation · trust · agency · freedom · reproductive control

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Distance: 0.0990

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Cover of Not So Little Green Man by Erin Tate

Not So Little Green Man

Erin Tate, Celia Kyle · 2016 · Vialea

A woman fleeing forced childbirth is matched with an alien ruler whose bonding customs may cost her identity.

Why this is here

Themes labels: bodily autonomy · reproductive control · parenthood · identity · freedom · choice · love over status · cultural misunderstanding · compromise · family · trust · agency · gender oppression · belonging

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Distance: 0.1036

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Cover of Engineering Fate by Alexis B. Osborne

Engineering Fate

Alexis B. Osborne · 2021 · Outer Limits Quadrant

A human engineer stranded in alien space teams with an undercover peacekeeper to survive captivity, trafficking, and forbidden attraction.

Why this is here

Themes labels: survival · bodily autonomy · consent · trauma · objectification · otherness · self-reliance · trust · freedom · commodification of sentient beings · political corruption · class oppression

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The Hierarchies

Ros Anderson · 2020

A sentient sex robot in a near-future hierarchy starts questioning her place, her programming, and what freedom costs.

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Themes labels: personhood · consent · autonomy · free will · female oppression · gender roles · patriarchy · objectification · exploitation · humanity · consciousness · technology and power · identity · selfhood · body politics · class inequality · sexual violence · representation of women · labor and ownership · ethics of creation

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Cover of Graceful Burdens by Roxane Gay

Graceful Burdens

Roxane Gay · 2020

In a tightly controlled future, one woman confronts a system that decides who may bear children—and who may only borrow them.

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Themes labels: reproductive rights · bodily autonomy · female autonomy · motherhood · identity · self-worth · genetic determinism · state power · bureaucracy · patriarchy · government control · resistance · fertility · women's empowerment · social worth · choice

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Distance: 0.1069

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Cover of Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Annie Bot

Sierra Greer · 2024

An AI girlfriend learns to question her owner’s control, exposing abuse, autonomy, and what it means to be human.

Why this is here

Themes labels: autonomy · consent · control · identity · personhood · free will · humanity · womanhood · misogyny · objectification · abuse · power dynamics · freedom · self-discovery · self-knowledge · empathy · ownership · agency · intimacy · ethics · technology ethics · gender roles · patriarchy · slavery allegory · body autonomy · self-reliance · growth

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Distance: 0.1079

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Cover of Good Deeds by Kathryn Moon

Good Deeds

Kathryn Moon · 2019

A stranded alien scavenger trades repairs for shelter in an android brothel, and accidental heat sparks unexpected love.

Why this is here

Themes labels: freedom · agency · consent · self-determination · personhood · human rights · sex work · objectification · independence · belonging · love and labor · ethics of AI · identity · programming vs choice · ownership · body autonomy · exploitation · emotional attachment

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Distance: 0.1080

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Cover of Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 by Yukito Kishiro

Battle Angel Alita Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1

Yukito Kishiro · 2017 · 銃夢 新装版 [Gunnm Shinsōban]

A memory-wiped cyborg in a lawless scrapyard rediscovers her fighting skills and hunts criminals to uncover who she is.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · humanity · body and mind · self-discovery · memory · social inequality · class oppression · survival · justice · free will · moral ambiguity · personhood · violence · compassion · bodily autonomy

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Distance: 0.1096

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Cover of Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie

Hullmetal Girls

Emily Skrutskie · 2018

Two teens become cyborg soldiers on a starship fleet and must survive training, secrets, and a brewing rebellion.

Why this is here

Themes labels: bodily autonomy · consent · agency · control · tyranny · classism · family duty · identity · memory · humanity · rebellion · loyalty · morality · religion · queerness · trans visibility · selfhood

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Distance: 0.1102

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Cover of Leech by Hiron Ennes

Leech

Hiron Ennes · 2022

A parasite-doctor in a frozen chateau investigates a death and encounters a rival infection threatening body and mind.

Why this is here

Themes labels: identity · autonomy · bodily autonomy · consent · medical ethics · oppression · control · personhood · trauma · grooming · abuse · survival · decay · humanity · colonization · self-discovery · memory · loss of agency

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Distance: 0.1104

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