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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for City of Illusions.
Characterization labels used: amnesiac protagonist, alienated protagonist, questing hero, outsider, competent survivor, self-discovery arc, psychologically reserved, morally honest, mysterious identity
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
After a brutal attack, a man awakens in a strange in-between world and tries to piece together reality before it slips away.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · isolated consciousness · ordinary man · psychological trauma · searching protagonist · self-questioning · confused protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1037
An amnesiac space traveler returns to a strange future Earth and discovers his body hides multiple minds and a buried secret.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: amnesiac · synthetic human · outsider · fractured self · sympathetic nonhuman · philosophical protagonist · scientific mind · lonely protagonist · humanist characters · aliens with distinct temperaments
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1197
An amnesiac man follows clues left by his former self while a conceptual shark hunts his memories and identity.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · damaged protagonist · love interest · psychotherapist · eccentric scientist · conceptual monster · cat sidekick · unreliable guide · self-splitting identity
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1222
An amnesiac teen’s returning memories expose hidden loyalties, dangerous secrets, and a trap set by those she trusts.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · split identity · multiple selves · traumatized teen · secretive mentor · manipulative authority · rebellious fighter · moral ambiguity · complex characters · strong heroine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1253
A dying young man and an amnesiac protector flee deadly creatures while uncovering a secret that rewrites what shifters are.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: amnesiac hero · terminally ill protagonist · protector · mysterious stranger · conscience scientist · alpha male · beta dynamic · primal instinct
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1284
After a family tragedy leaves a teen girl alone in an ash-covered world, she must survive grief and rediscover hope.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: introverted protagonist · moody teen · survivor · partially blind protagonist · self-isolating · resourceful · guilt-driven · transformative arc
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1321
An amnesiac teen becomes the apprentice of a supernatural judge who punishes wrongdoing through terrifying games.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · mysterious mentor · cryptic figure · blank-slate protagonist · moral observer · apprentice · antagonist-less
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1333
A boy trapped in a sentient prison and a girl bound by court politics discover a key that links their worlds.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · restless heroine · rebellious heroine · prisoner protagonist · mentor figure · oathbrother · scheming ruler · selfish prince · loyal companion · moral ambiguity
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1352
An amnesiac man wakes in 1999 and rebuilds his identity through diary fragments from a life shattered by history.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · ordinary man · survivor · historical witness · scientist · doctor · first love · granddaughter love interest · morally reflective · melancholic
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1360
An amnesiac paraplegic is sent across a ruined wasteland on a mysterious mission that may reveal what he truly is.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: amnesiac lead · paraplegic protagonist · sympathetic protagonist · enigmatic leader · inscrutable companions · genetically engineered humans · mutated survivors · religious zealots · darkly comic side characters · human/nonhuman ambiguity · self-sacrificing characters · manipulative authority
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1361
A 1970s short-fiction collection of eerie, layered tales where reality, memory, and storybooks keep slipping apart.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: isolated protagonist · young boy protagonist · unreliable narrator · dreamer · survivor · outsider · alienated characters · enigmatic characters · morally bleak characters · psychologically intense characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1370
An amnesiac convict lands on a brutal prison planet where status comes from crime, and survival means uncovering the truth.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: amnesiac protagonist · convicted murderer · nonconformist hero · resourceful hero · lucky protagonist · action hero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1405
