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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for A Case of Conscience.
Characterization labels used: Jesuit priest, priest-scientist, biologist, physicist, geologist, chemist, alien child, rationalist, humanist, atheist foil, moral absolutist, heretic, zealous
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A Jesuit astrophysicist on a deep-space mission uncovers a dead civilization and a discovery that shatters his faith.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: Jesuit priest · astrophysicist · devout scientist · crisis of faith · reflective narrator · skeptical crew · religious protagonist · intellectual conflict · moral seriousness
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2092
A traumatized Jesuit returns to a transformed alien world, where faith, forgiveness, and contact collide again.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: Jesuit priest · broken protagonist · traumatized survivor · recovering survivor · scientist-priest blend · new generation characters · autistic character · complex antagonists · gray morality · survivor · mission crew
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2283
A Jesuit-led first-contact mission to a singing alien world becomes a devastating inquiry into faith, guilt, and humanity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: Jesuit priest · linguist · astronomer · scientist · physician · engineer · computer expert · pilot · anthropologist · complex characters · likable characters · broken survivor · traumatized protagonist · morally serious · self-sacrificing · multi-skilled ensemble · diverse ensemble
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2665
A shipwrecked crew reaches a hidden island where Christian virtue and scientific knowledge shape a tightly ordered utopia.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist-ruler · wise rulers · patriarch · learned elite · pious citizens · virtuous citizens · chaste society · obedient society · foreign visitors · sailors · immigrants · scholars · priests
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2669
A priest investigates rumored miracles at a living cathedral on an asteroid, and the visit upends his beliefs.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: priest · investigator · pilgrims · scientists · fanaticism · skeptical protagonist · questing mind · life sacrifice
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2737
A climate-strained family spans generations and timelines as Earth falters and Mars beckons, with time travel in the mix.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist · physicist · fusion scientist · politician · climate activist · Mars colonist · first generation · family matriarch · father-daughter conflict · moral idealist · pragmatic · rationalist · flawed characters · emotionally isolated · alienated · determined · idealistic · restless · haunted by loss
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2860
Two scientists travel into biblical history, where one tries to debunk Jesus and the other races to stop a paradox.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · skeptic · believer · best friends · devout Christian · atheist · doubter · martyr figure · humanized Jesus · disciples
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2972
A monastery uses a computer to finish an ancient sacred task, and the result changes how the sky is seen.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: monks · scientists · engineers · technician · lama · astronauts · aliens · priest
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2975
A Jewish archaeologist is sent to A.D. 57 and must stop a physicist’s plan to kill Paul and change history.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: archaeologist · theoretical physicist · experimental physicist · linguist · Messianic Jew · secular Jew · angry antagonist · villainous scientist · reluctant believer · highly educated · strong-willed woman · cross-cultural outsider · scientist protagonist · love interest
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2986
An atheist paleontologist and a theistic alien debate whether the universe’s history points to a creator.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: atheist scientist · paleontologist · alien scientist · terminal illness · cancer patient · family man · skeptical protagonist · wise alien · stoic protagonist · ideological foil
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3005
A paleontologist joins a secret time-travel project to study living dinosaurs, only to face paradoxes, sabotage, and survival.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: paleontologist · scientist · administrator · military figure · mysterious stranger · fundamentalist extremist · creationist antagonist · brilliant rebel · curious scholar · petty scientists · realistic scientists · sexually frank scientists · multigenerational researchers · morally ambiguous scientist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3007
A near-future American epic where climate crisis and political breakdown pull a vast cast toward collapse and hard choices.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist · climate scientist · mathematician · neurodivergent character · drug addict · recovering addict · activist · eco-terrorist · religious zealot · politician · marketing professional · advertising strategist · actor-turned-zealot · veteran · maverick biologist · chief of staff · analyst · business people · ordinary people · flawed characters · unlikable characters · complex characters · radicalized characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3030
