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Characterization labels used: scientist, researcher, protagonist genius, resourceful protagonist, likable protagonist, relatable protagonist, witty protagonist, quirky protagonist, handicap representation, emotionally restrained, determined, self-questioning, problem solver, heroic lead, father, husband, stepfather, caregiver motivation, optimistic protagonist

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Cover of Observer by Robert Lanza

Observer

Robert Lanza, Nancy Kress · 2023

A disgraced neurosurgeon joins a secret Caribbean research project that may let minds alter reality itself.

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Characterization labels: neurosurgeon · scientist · Nobel laureate · physicist · tech entrepreneur · skeptical protagonist · relatable protagonist · strong-willed protagonist · career setback · socially targeted woman · supportive sibling · disabled child caregiver · charismatic mentor · genius uncle · romantic tension · complex characters · well-developed characters

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Distance: 0.1178

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One Yellow Eye

Leigh Radford · 2025

A grieving scientist hides her infected husband while racing a covert lab to find a cure after a zombie outbreak.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · microbiologist · virologist · brilliant scientist · grieving widow · obsessive caregiver · difficult protagonist · selfish protagonist · resourceful protagonist · ethical transgressor · burnout · exhaustion · obsession · desperation · reckless · humanized monster

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Distance: 0.1260

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Cover of Victim Zero by Joshua Guess

Victim Zero

Joshua Guess · 2013 · The Fall

A brilliant scientist tied to a cure project must survive the outbreak he helped unleash as the world collapses.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · geneticist protagonist · biologist protagonist · guilt-ridden hero · conflicted hero · methodical protagonist · intelligent protagonist · physically imposing protagonist · genius hero · marty stu (minority) · character-driven

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Distance: 0.1269

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Cover of A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity by Nicole Valentine

A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity

Nicole Valentine · 2019

A science-minded boy learns his family can travel through time and must race to save his missing mother.

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Characterization labels: scientific protagonist · science nerd · relatable protagonist · loner · grieving child · loyal friend · fierce friend · distant father · mysterious grandmother · powerful antagonist · young hero

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Distance: 0.1284

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Cover of Citadel by C.M. Alongi

Citadel

C.M. Alongi · 2023

A nonverbal autistic outcast in a walled theocracy discovers the “demons” beyond the forest may be people.

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Characterization labels: nonverbal protagonist · autistic protagonist · outcast · curious protagonist · scientist protagonist · brave heroine · resourceful protagonist · complex villain · strict father · supportive friend · traditionalist parent

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Distance: 0.1340

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Cover of Gladiator by Philip Wylie

Gladiator

Philip Wylie · 1930

A super-strong man’s life unfolds as he searches for belonging while society fears the gift that sets him apart.

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Characterization labels: superhuman protagonist · alienated outsider · angsty protagonist · morally conflicted · idealistic protagonist · gifted child · scientist father · biologist father · unethical scientist · overpowered protagonist · relatable outsider · emotionally isolated · intelligent protagonist · arrogant protagonist · self-interested protagonist · sensitive protagonist

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Distance: 0.1373

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Cover of Labyrinth by Lois McMaster Bujold

Labyrinth

Lois McMaster Bujold · 2009 · Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Miles takes a covert rescue job on a corrupt world, only to confront genetic exploitation and an unlikely ally.

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Characterization labels: brilliant protagonist · charismatic protagonist · resourceful protagonist · compassionate protagonist · impulsive protagonist · outsider protagonist · physically impaired protagonist · mercenary captain · genetically engineered soldier · geneticist · quaddie · hermaphrodite character · mutant · monster girl · teen soldier · young prisoner · villainous scientist · criminal boss

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Distance: 0.1374

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Cover of A Gift of Time by Jerry Merritt

A Gift of Time

Jerry Merritt · 2016

An aging, suicidal man gets a chance to relive his life from age ten and tries to fix the mistake that haunts him.

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Characterization labels: suicidal protagonist · older protagonist · child protagonist · physicist protagonist · engineer protagonist · likable characters · well-developed characters · morally conflicted protagonist · emotionally distant protagonist · precocious child

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Distance: 0.1405

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Cover of The Expert of Subtle Revisions by Kirsten Menger-Anderson

The Expert of Subtle Revisions

Kirsten Menger-Anderson · 2025

A woman chasing her missing father is pulled into a dual-timeline mystery linking Wikipedia edits, Vienna academics, and time travel.

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Characterization labels: quirky protagonist · introverted protagonist · self-reliant protagonist · brilliant mathematician · closeted gay man · academics · intellectuals · unlikeable antagonist · complex villain · messy characters · flawed characters · highly educated characters · reclusive parent

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Distance: 0.1405

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Cover of 36 by Nieves Delgado

36

Nieves Delgado · 2017

A newly awakened AI questions identity, gender, and belonging while trying to live among humans in a near future.

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Characterization labels: artificial protagonist · intellectual protagonist · curious protagonist · nonhuman protagonist · socially adept · fast learner · rational character · stoic character · mentor figure · scientist characters · psychologist characters · technician characters · secondary characters underdeveloped

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Distance: 0.1446

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Cover of Under Story by Chloe Benjamin

Under Story

Chloe Benjamin · 2026

A grieving scientist in Antarctica discovers a strange light that may open a door to second chances, love, and time itself.

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Characterization labels: biologist · mycologist · physicist · scientist protagonist · grieving parent · divorced protagonist · messy protagonist · emotionally fractured · brilliant scientist · ambitious · flawed characters · found family

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Distance: 0.1460

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Cover of The Rim of Morning: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror by William Sloane

The Rim of Morning: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror

William Sloane · 2015

Two 1930s novellas unite science, mystery, and dread as brilliant men confront deaths, secrets, and the unknown.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · genius scientist · academic protagonist · mentor figure · young male narrator · older male mentor · mysterious woman · widow · widower · eccentric professor · isolated recluse · townspeople · male friendship · adoptive family · cautious narrator · passive protagonist · obsessive character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1469

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