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Characterization labels used: middle-aged protagonist, freelance reporter, married protagonist, alter ego conflict, godlike hero, villainous superhuman, government agent, scientific creator, everyman hero

Relationships labels used: marriage, secret identity, alter ego tension, family conflict, government control, hero-villain rivalry, betrayal

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Blake Crouch · 2022

A government agent is genetically upgraded against his will and must stop a plan to alter humanity itself.

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Characterization labels: everyman hero · government agent · scientist protagonist · family man · complicated protagonist · guilt-ridden · reluctant hero · genius mother · upgraded protagonist

Relationships labels: mother son · family drama · wife and daughter · sister relationship · work partner · romantic component · betrayal · trust · loyalty · conflict of ideals · power struggle

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Distance: 0.1846

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Kallocain

Karin Boye · 1952

A scientist in a totalitarian future invents a truth serum that exposes even private thoughts, with devastating consequences.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · loyal functionary · naive collaborator · disillusioned soldier · psychological portrait · cautious citizens · distrustful society · wife as key foil · superior officer

Relationships labels: marriage · family separation · spousal distrust · authority hierarchy · professional rivalry · social mistrust · informing on family · collective loyalty

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Distance: 0.1859

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Man Plus

Frederik Pohl · 2000 · Man Plus

An astronaut is remade into a cyborg to survive Mars, while the project’s human, political, and hidden costs mount.

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Characterization labels: astronaut protagonist · reluctant subject · everyman hero · cyborg · scientist · bioengineer · president · wife · priest · best friend

Relationships labels: marriage · love triangle · affair · husband wife · friend betrayal · professional dependency · state control · human machine · mentor subject · romantic alienation

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Distance: 0.1873

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Touched

Walter Mosley · 2023

A Black family man wakes to a cosmic mission, a violent alter ego, and a world where life itself is on trial.

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Characterization labels: middle-aged family man · Black protagonist · everyman protagonist · dual personality · alternate self · violent alter ego · caring father · wife and children · white supremacist antagonist · personification of death · superhuman protector · philosophical protagonist

Relationships labels: marriage · family unit · fatherhood · spousal infidelity · parent-child protection · community hostility · racialized conflict · power struggle · body-sharing

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Distance: 0.1922

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Forgotten

M.R. Forbes · 2017 · The Forgotten

On a failing generation ship, a sheriff’s search for his missing wife uncovers a deadly secret behind sealed hatches.

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Characterization labels: sheriff protagonist · engineer wife · action hero · reluctant hero · overpowered protagonist · morally ambiguous characters · one-dimensional side characters · emotionally volatile protagonist · determined investigator · loyal spouse · lawman

Relationships labels: marriage · husband-wife relationship · family line · authority vs citizens · community distrust · protective devotion · romance subplot · rivalry · dependence · loss · betrayal

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Distance: 0.1924

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Grass

Sheri S. Tepper · 2002 · Arbai

On a plague-ravaged future Earth, a family visits an isolated alien world whose strange ecology may hide humanity’s cure.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · middle-aged woman · ambassador · devout believer · equestrian · oppressed woman · strong heroine · complex protagonist · self-centered husband · patriarchal rulers · rural aristocrats · commoners · priests · monks · alien beings · complex ensemble

Relationships labels: marriage conflict · husband wife · parent child · family dynamics · romantic tension · power imbalance · sexual control · class divide · religious authority · human alien relations · community loyalty · betrayal

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Distance: 0.1934

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Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor, Vol. 1

Stan Lee · 2003 · Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four

Early Thor adventures mix secret identity drama, Norse myth, and Silver Age superhero battles in the Marvel Universe.

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Characterization labels: mild-mannered doctor · disabled hero · worthy hero · trickster antagonist · love interest · nurse character · godly alter ego

Relationships labels: secret identity · unrequited love · romantic tension · brother rivalry · family dynamic · engagement · team rivalry

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Distance: 0.1934

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Marvels

Kurt Busiek · 1994 · Marvels (Collected Editions)

A photojournalist watches Marvel heroes rise over decades, revealing how ordinary people react to the extraordinary.

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Characterization labels: everyman · photojournalist · freelance photographer · news photographer · reporter · husband · father · conflicted observer · unpowered protagonist · fickle protagonist · morally ambivalent public · ordinary citizens · mutant outsiders

Relationships labels: family life · marriage · fatherhood · public and hero · citizen and superhero · media influence · social distrust · community fear · mob mentality · hero worship

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Distance: 0.1945

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The Fog

James Herbert · 1999

An earthquake unleashes a mysterious fog across England, turning those who breathe it into violent madmen.

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Characterization labels: immune protagonist · government inspector · everyman hero · paper-thin characters · believable characters · minor-character vignettes · secondary-character spotlight

Relationships labels: romance subplot · marriage conflict · family conflict · father-daughter tension · community breakdown · authority vs public

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Distance: 0.1953

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Blind Faith

Ben Elton · 2008

In a flooded, theocratic future, one privacy-loving man quietly resists a world built on compulsory sharing and blind faith.

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Characterization labels: everyman protagonist · dissident protagonist · antihero · naive protagonist · relatable protagonist · skeptical protagonist

Relationships labels: marriage · family · parent-child · community surveillance · mob rule · power hierarchy · resistance network · social pressure · ostracism

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Distance: 0.1977

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Superman: Earth One, Volume 2

J. Michael Straczynski · 2012 · Superman: Earth One

A young Superman balances love, work, and public fear while facing a power-draining monster and global distrust.

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Characterization labels: young adult protagonist · alien outsider · reluctant hero · vulnerable hero · conflicted hero · idealistic hero · journalist protagonist · investigative reporter · dictator · serial killer · energy absorber · government officer · love interest · supporting cast · morally ambiguous villain · psychopathic villain

Relationships labels: romantic tension · neighbor romance · secret identity · workplace tension · mentor relationship · adoptive family · father son · public distrust · hero government conflict · hero villain rivalry · friendship · family loyalty

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Distance: 0.1989

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Kill Them with Kindness

Will Carver · 2025

A scientist races to stop a deadly virus by mutating it into compassion—until kindness becomes its own danger.

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Characterization labels: virologist · scientist-hero · benevolent protagonist · corrupt politician · power-hungry leaders · buffoon politician · caricatured figures · antihero leaders · optimist

Relationships labels: marriage · spouses · power struggle · government versus scientist · cabal conspiracy · citizen versus state · global rivalry · collegial trust · betrayal

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Distance: 0.1998

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