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Themes labels used: 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

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The Positronic Man

Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg · 1994 · Robot

A household robot develops self-awareness and fights to be recognized as human, body and all.

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Themes labels: humanity · personhood · rights · prejudice · freedom · slavery · civil rights · identity · self-definition · mortality · immortality · love · friendship · loneliness · consciousness · self-awareness · individuality · acceptance · technology and society · philosophy · morality · language · creativity · bureaucracy · law · law and justice · human condition

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Distance: 0.1122

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Wild Seed

Octavia E. Butler · 1980 · Patternist

Two immortal shapeshifters clash across centuries as one seeks control and the other fights for family, freedom, and survival.

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Themes labels: slavery · eugenics · patriarchy · feminism · gender roles · racial identity · race · power · control · autonomy · freedom · identity · family · community · loneliness · immortality · ethics · morality · consent · oppression · survival · humanity · exploitation · sexuality · class · empathy · loyalty · reproduction

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Distance: 0.1163

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Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2017

A scientist’s pursuit of life beyond death unleashes a tragic chain of responsibility, rejection, and ruin.

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Themes labels: ambition · responsibility · morality · humanity · alienation · loneliness · rejection · nature vs nurture · prejudice · class · ethics · science and ethics · knowledge and consequences · love and belonging · identity · grief · obsession · isolation · social judgement

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Distance: 0.1177

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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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Themes labels: normalcy · difference · humanity · identity · acceptance · self-acceptance · disability · genetic engineering · ethics · exploitation · personal autonomy · dignity · class inequality · body image · othering · morality · free will

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Distance: 0.1190

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Imago

Octavia E. Butler · 1989 · Xenogenesis

A hybrid outsider becomes the first of a new alien-human form and must master dangerous powers before they reshape everyone.

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Themes labels: consent · autonomy · coercion · colonialism · assimilation · xenophobia · alterity · identity · belonging · gender · sexuality · transformation · metamorphosis · humanity · survival · morality · free will · body autonomy · genetic engineering · disability · evolution · social justice · hierarchy · codependence

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Distance: 0.1228

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Cover of Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels

Upgrade Soul

Ezra Claytan Daniels · 2018 · Upgrade Soul

An elderly couple enters a risky rejuvenation experiment and must face the unsettling consequences of cloning, memory, and identity.

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Themes labels: identity · personhood · humanity · memory · aging · mortality · ethics · medical ethics · scientific ethics · transhumanism · selfhood · body image · beauty standards · disfigurement · disability · race · privilege · legacy · love · family · greed · selfishness · continuity of self · soul

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The Loosening Skin

Aliya Whiteley · 2018

In a world where skin-shedding erases love, a woman with a rare condition is pulled into a stolen-skins mystery.

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Themes labels: love · loss · identity · change · memory · attachment · desire · emotional autonomy · bodily autonomy · selfhood · transience · renewal · loneliness · friendship · relationships · commitment · letting go · reinvention · human condition

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Distance: 0.1031

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Cover of The New Voices of Fantasy by Peter S. Beagle

The New Voices of Fantasy

Peter S. Beagle, Usman T. Malik, Carmen Maria Machado, Eugene Fischer, Adam Ehrlich Sachs, Kelly Sandoval, J.Y. Yang · 2017

A curated anthology of 19 contemporary fantasy stories showcasing rising voices, weird premises, and genre-bending moods.

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Themes labels: identity · otherness · desire · loneliness · loss · abandonment · family trauma · secrecy · trust · consent · gender politics · feminism · queerness · belonging · risk · fate · choice · human nature · mortality · coming of age · work/life tension · society · alienation · freedom · monstrosity

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Distance: 0.1041

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Cover of The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke

The Mad Scientist's Daughter

Cassandra Rose Clarke · 2013

A girl grows up with her android tutor as love, identity, and robot rights reshape both their lives.

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Themes labels: humanity · consciousness · sentience · free will · love · desire · identity · personhood · rights · autonomy · loss · grief · selfishness · moral ambiguity · social conformity · alienation · discrimination · othering · coming of age · emotional repression · compassion · redemption · choice · societal pressure

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Distance: 0.1046

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