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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for In Any Lifetime.

Characterization labels used: Nobel laureate, scientist protagonist, physicist, shy nerd, obsessive protagonist, devoted husband, heartbroken widower, artist wife, rival scientist, antagonist, narcissistic villain, mercenary figure, female love interest, single-minded hero, morally dubious protagonist

Focused on “physicist” where exact label matches exist.

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.

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Cover of Ball Lightning by Liu Cixin

Ball Lightning

Liu Cixin · 2018

A scientist haunted by childhood tragedy pursues the mystery of ball lightning, pulling him into military research and radical physics.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1617

Cover of Humans by Robert J. Sawyer

Humans

Robert J. Sawyer · 2003 · Neanderthal Parallax

A scientist from an alternate Neanderthal Earth returns to ours, and a fragile cultural exchange deepens his bond with Mary.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1674

Cover of Ascension by Nicholas Binge

Ascension

Nicholas Binge · 2023

A scientific expedition climbs a newly appeared Pacific mountain where time bends, memories fray, and reality turns hostile.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1682

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1838

Cover of One Yellow Eye by Leigh  Radford

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1547

Cover of Fifty Degrees Below by Kim Stanley Robinson

Fifty Degrees Below

Kim Stanley Robinson · 2007 · Science in the Capital

A Washington, DC scientist survives floods, surveillance, and a lethal climate shift while helping fight planetary collapse.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1616

Cover of Kallocain by Karin Boye

Kallocain

Karin Boye · 1952

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

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1622

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1930

Cover of Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer

Hominids

Robert J. Sawyer · 2002 · Neanderthal Parallax

A Neanderthal scientist crosses into modern Canada, sparking a cross-cultural collision with a parallel human world.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1642

Cover of Dr. Hugh Mann by Mark Tufo

Dr. Hugh Mann

Mark Tufo · 2011 · Zombie Fallout

A short prequel reveals the strange, secret history behind the zombie virus and the family ties behind it.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1955

Cover of The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

The Echo Wife

Sarah Gailey · 2021

A cloning scientist finds her husband has replaced her with a better, obedient copy—then the dead body forces both wives to cooperate.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1689

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.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1697