Find similar books by
Combine common axes
These books are ranked using the themes labels extracted for The Ship Who Searched.
Themes labels used: disability, bodily autonomy, accessibility, love and acceptance, identity, agency, medical ethics, caregiving, persistence, social stigma, humanity and machine, exploration, duty, plague prevention, doing what is right
Focused on “agency” where exact label matches exist.
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their themes embeddings are close.
A disabled girl becomes the mind of a starship and navigates missions, love, grief, and the ethics of her existence.
Why this is here
Themes labels: disability · eugenics · personhood · humanity · grief · loss · love · agency · consent · ethics · identity · bodily autonomy · social worth · companionate love · art and music · gender roles · alienation · growth · choice
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1212
A blind human and her guide dog are sold to a gentle alien rancher, where an unlikely bond turns to love.
Why this is here
Themes labels: disability representation · blindness · agency · choice · consent · kindness · respect · acceptance · caregiving · belonging · home · independence · gender roles · femininity performance · animal companionship
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1390
In near-future reunified Korea, estranged siblings and a found robot child collide amid a murder case and family secrets.
Why this is here
Themes labels: humanity · personhood · identity · memory · grief · loss · family estrangement · connection · ethics · agency · autonomy · technology and humanity · robot rights · body and identity · gender · queerness · disability · chronic illness · war trauma · moral ambiguity · capitalism · consumerism · social inequality · class hierarchy · exploitation · violence · love · authenticity · memory and selfhood · creation and control · religion · salvation · posthumanism
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1411
An autistic man in a near-future workplace faces pressure to accept an experimental cure that could change who he is.
Why this is here
Themes labels: normality · identity · selfhood · disability rights · medicalization · acceptance · humanity · choice and consent · sensory experience · prejudice · change · autonomy · neurodiversity · ethics
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1145
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
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1465
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
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1496
A hereditary disease born from a cancer cure forces one young woman to confront stigma, control, and survival.
Why this is here
Themes labels: genetic determinism · free will · agency · identity · social stigma · discrimination · medical ethics · bioethics · eugenics · isolation · community · responsibility · collective responsibility · self-determination · human dignity · mental illness · disability · inheritance · parent-child legacy · survival · compassion · belonging · autonomy · class stratification · feminism · racial discrimination · othering
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1521
A rogue security construct seeks the truth behind its erased past, aided by a sharp-witted transport AI.
Why this is here
Themes labels: personhood · sentience · free will · autonomy · identity · memory · trauma · control · governance · trust · agency · humanity · empathy · social alienation · corporate power · protector duty · fear · choice · self-discovery · moral responsibility
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1527
A wounded alien commander adopts a difficult human helper, only to uncover secrets that could upend their world.
Why this is here
Themes labels: consent · bodily autonomy · ableism · disability acceptance · trauma · healing · trust · power and control · deception · exploitation · survival · identity · privilege · secrets · truth versus propaganda
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1239
A sheltered teen genius in foster care joins a secret hacker squad, but the offer may be another trap.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · morality · good and evil · trust · belonging · choice · agency · foster care · disability · ableism · surveillance · loyalty · family · coming of age · manipulation
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1548
An unusually gifted orphan flees a controlled upbringing and finds herself pulled into a dangerous far-future crew.
Why this is here
Themes labels: identity · self-discovery · coming of age · freedom · personhood · AI rights · transhumanism · ethics of modification · sexuality · loyalty · agency · survival · social prejudice · slavery · power and responsibility
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1550
On the run after escaping captivity, Rhine and Gabriel face new horrors while racing toward Manhattan and a missing brother.
Why this is here
Themes labels: freedom · captivity · oppression · survival · sexual exploitation · bodily autonomy · trauma · hope · despair · feminist issues · medical ethics · power · identity · family · mortality · resource scarcity · choice · agency
Semantic match: ranked by themes
Distance: 0.1552
