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Owen D. Pomery

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Characterization labels used: ragtag crew, scavengers, smugglers, freighter crew, hard-scrabble, working-class, resourceful, smart, snarky, likable, warm, underdeveloped characters, octopus engineer, talking octopus, alien crew member, diverse cast

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.

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Cover of Terminal Alliance by Jim C. Hines

Terminal Alliance

Jim C. Hines · 2017 · Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse

A post-apocalyptic space opera about janitors forced to save their ship, crew, and species after a bioweapon attack.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1738

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Contagion

Erin Bowman · 2018 · Contagion

A rescue crew answers a distress call on a remote planet and finds a deadly infection, hidden secrets, and no easy escape.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1767

Cover of Kingdom Come by J.N. Chaney

Kingdom Come

J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert · 2022 · Backyard Starship

A bounty-beset crew races across the galaxy to expose a conspiracy while dodging the law and chasing justice.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1814

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Under Fortunate Stars

Ren Hutchings · 2022

Two stranded crews from different eras must survive a space rift while untangling a history that may be wrong.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1817

Cover of Terminal Uprising by Jim C. Hines

Terminal Uprising

Jim C. Hines · 2019 · Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse

A rogue crew of space janitors returns to Earth to uncover the truth behind humanity’s plague and a secret alien weapon.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1846

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Dark Run

Mike Brooks · 2015 · Keiko

A blackmailed smuggler captain must complete a secret run to Earth, while his misfit crew faces betrayal and revenge.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1847

Cover of Anvil Dark by J.N. Chaney

Anvil Dark

J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert · 2021 · Backyard Starship

A spacefaring investigator and his crew chase a guild-wide conspiracy, a kidnapping, and stolen minds across the galaxy.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1863

Cover of Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Lords of Uncreation

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2023 · The Final Architecture

The final Final Architecture novel brings humanity’s war with the Architects to a universe-scale reckoning.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1896

Cover of Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Eyes of the Void

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2022 · The Final Architecture

With the Architects back and no planet safe, Idris and a ragtag crew race through unspace to stop galactic collapse.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1919

Cover of Soldiers of Fortune by Joshua Dalzelle

Soldiers of Fortune

Joshua Dalzelle · 2013 · Omega Force

A ragtag mercenary crew takes on a rescue job that leads to an undercover hunt for attackers threatening star systems.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2009

Cover of To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

To Be Taught, If Fortunate

Becky Chambers · 2019

A crew of astronaut-scientists surveys alien worlds by adapting their bodies, then faces a far-reaching choice about home.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2021

Cover of Bowl of Heaven by Gregory Benford

Bowl of Heaven

Gregory Benford, Larry Niven · 2012 · Bowl of Heaven

A human starship on a colonizing mission encounters a colossal artificial bowl-world and becomes split between escape and exploration.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2069