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Characterization labels used: eccentric inventor, humans abroad, alien journalist, talking robot crew, sentient bomb, parrot, silly caricatures, over-the-top characters, underdeveloped characters, bureaucratic antagonists, obsequious robots, sex-obsessed characters, irreverent protagonists

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Cover of Three Days in April by Edward Ashton

Three Days in April

Edward Ashton · 2015

In a near-future city split by genetic enhancement, a mass-death mystery pulls a misfit group into chaos.

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Characterization labels: misfits · hackers · cyborg · engineered humans · genetically modified humans · unmodified humans · quirky characters · sarcastic characters · adorkable characters · adorable idiot characters · female characters · nerd characters · religious zealot · technophobe · government agents · corporate actors · sentient AI

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Distance: 0.1809

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Cover of The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 5: The Eye of The Sibyl by Philip K. Dick

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 5: The Eye of The Sibyl

Philip K. Dick · 1992

Philip K. Dick’s final collected stories volume gathers late-era SF tales of reality, faith, paranoia, and damaged futures.

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Characterization labels: paranoid protagonists · unreliable narrator · alien intelligence · androids · robots · telepaths · messiah figure · everyday people

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Distance: 0.1852

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Cover of Colony One Mars by Gerald M. Kilby

Colony One Mars

Gerald M. Kilby · 2019 · Colony Mars

A Mars survey team investigates a lost colony and finds a hidden survivor, a spreading illness, and a deadly secret.

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Characterization labels: astronauts · scientists · engineers · biologist · doctor · commander · spy · double agent · robot sidekick · plucky robot · flat characters · shallow characterization · underdeveloped characters

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Distance: 0.2013

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Cover of On the Origin of Species and Other Stories by Kim Bo-young

On the Origin of Species and Other Stories

Kim Bo-young · 2021

A short story collection where robots, humans, dragons, and time travelers probe evolution, identity, and what counts as life.

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Characterization labels: robots · androids · AI · human-like robots · nonhuman protagonists · marginalized characters · vulnerable characters · scientists · researchers · time travelers · adolescent characters · older generation · last survivor · rogue scientists · outsiders

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Distance: 0.2020

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Cover of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts by Douglas Adams

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts

Douglas Adams · 2002 · The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

An ordinary Earthman is swept into an absurd intergalactic odyssey after Earth’s destruction.

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Characterization labels: ordinary protagonist · confused protagonist · alien guide · depressed robot · eccentric leaders · deadpan character · antiheroic figures · courage under absurdity

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Distance: 0.2042

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Cover of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Douglas Adams · 2005 · The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

An improbability-fueled sequel sends Arthur Dent and friends toward the universe’s edge in a riot of satire and absurdity.

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Characterization labels: absurdist characters · eccentric ensemble · antihero protagonist · passive protagonists · comic bumblers · depressed robot · self-centered character · bureaucratic villain

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Distance: 0.2059

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Run Program

Scott Meyer · 2017

A childlike AI escapes the lab, forcing its caretakers to track it down before its mischief sparks a global crisis.

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Characterization labels: childlike intelligence · mischievous AI · impish protagonist · lab assistant · computer scientist · quirky characters · oddball characters · caricatures · stock characters · flat characters · static characters · unlikeable characters · arrogant characters · klutzy colleague · narcissistic villain · heartless boss · voice of reason

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Distance: 0.2082

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Cover of S. N. U. F. F. by Victor Pelevin

S. N. U. F. F.

Victor Pelevin, Виктор Пелевин · 2011

In a far-future media state, a drone pilot’s work and his AI partner drag him into staged war and social satire.

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Characterization labels: cynical protagonist · caricatures · unlikable characters · limited agency · philosophical types · manipulative partner · artificial being · media worker · drone pilot · satirical grotesques

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Distance: 0.2092

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Not Till We Are Lost

Dennis E. Taylor · 2024 · Bobiverse

The Bobs face anti-Bob backlash, rogue AI, and a galaxy-spanning mystery as separate missions push toward a new threat.

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Characterization labels: clones · replicants · multiple selves · uploaded consciousness · AI entities · engineer protagonists · nerdy protagonists · snarky characters · quippy characters · competent protagonists · spacefaring deities

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Distance: 0.2117

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