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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Induction.
Characterization labels used: immature protagonist, college-age protagonist, reluctant hero, overpowered protagonist, loot-focused, smart MC (mixed), socially awkward, self-aware narrator, young adult lead, supporting cast, alien characters
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A superpowered teen alien hunter follows a deadly list of targets while chasing the alien who killed his parents.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · alien protagonist · lonely hero · overpowered hero · smart protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · immature villain
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.0982
An alien bored with her life steals a madness coat and wakes in a hated Earth teen's body, where school and identity turn surreal.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: alien protagonist · teen girl · bored protagonist · morally flawed characters · mean girl · bully · self-interested protagonist · outsider · fan-girl · coming-of-age protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1294
A young woman pulled into a government alien-coverup becomes the only human able to communicate with an extraterrestrial.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: college dropout · whistleblower daughter · estranged father · passive protagonist · young adult protagonist · curious protagonist · reluctant intermediary · alien individual · broody alien · unlikable protagonist · underdeveloped side characters · stubborn protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1324
A teen girl survives a rain-born apocalypse and crosses England seeking her father while water becomes deadly.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · immature protagonist · shallow protagonist · self-centered protagonist · bratty protagonist · unlikeable protagonist · realistic teen voice · strong female lead · survival-inexperienced · character growth (mixed) · determined survivor
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1363
A college student’s eBay find awakens a moon-hidden starship AI and launches him and his friends into space.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: college students · recent graduates · unlikely heroes · nerdy protagonists · young adult cast · AI character · alien characters · paper-thin characters · likeable cast · underdeveloped characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1451
In a frozen alternate Wales, a new winter guardian investigates deadly viral dreams while society hibernates.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: outsider protagonist · plucky hero · naive protagonist · competent-incompetent lead · young adult protagonist · misfit cast · eccentric characters · morally ambiguous characters · corrupt authority · likeable narrator · zany ensemble
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1472
A teen survives an alien parasite invasion when one invader fails to take his brain and takes his hand instead.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · ordinary student · parasite companion · talking hand · symbiotic duo · logical alien · emotionless alien · panicked protagonist · character growth · morally complex antagonist · alien intelligence
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1482
A teen gamer starts waking in new universes each day, until one reality pulls him and his talking cat into space.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen gamer · nerdy protagonist · socially awkward · slacker · reluctant hero · hapless protagonist · talking cat · snarky companion · cyborg pet · strong female leads · alien couriers · villain archetypes · archetypal characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1486
A gamer-ruler keeps leveling, building, and surviving escalating threats while quests, loot, and crude humor pile up.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: immature protagonist · flawed hero · reckless protagonist · power-gamer · ruler protagonist · supporting cast · familiar companion · overpowered protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1497
A teenage outcast in a walled future village discovers secrets about old tech, power, and a deadly changed world.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonist · immature protagonist · self-aware narrator · thoughtful protagonist · naive protagonist · coming-of-age protagonist · outcast · young male lead · rampart elite · healer · artificial intelligence · woodsmith · authoritarian leaders · sympathetic protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1505
A teen wizard team investigates Mars’s hidden history and wakes a long-dormant force that could endanger Earth.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: teen protagonists · growing up · partnered heroes · curious protagonist · obsessive protagonist · rule-breaking · competent female lead · supporting ensemble · newcomer characters · alien wizard
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1516
An alien pilot returns to her homeworld to stop a political takeover and forge an alliance before both planets fall.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: alien protagonist · outsider · young protagonist · military crew · political leader · mentor figure · supporting ensemble · character development · reluctant ally
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1525
