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Characterization labels used: writer protagonist, record executive, record-store clerk, author surrogate, double protagonist, paranoid protagonist, cynical protagonist, visionary protagonist, corrupt president, government agents, mystical believer, skeptical observer, everyman under pressure

Relationships labels used: male friendship, mentor-like friendship, confidant relationship, state persecution, power imbalance, community resistance, betrayal, collaboration, friend as witness

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Cover of The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow

The Bezzle

Cory Doctorow · 2024 · Martin Hench

A forensic accountant’s Catalina Island vacation triggers a decade-long battle against scams, prisons, and the ultra-rich.

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Characterization labels: forensic accountant · hardboiled hero · shaggy neo-noir hero · smart protagonist · cynical protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · kind protagonist · socially conscious protagonist · wealthy insider · ultra-wealthy antagonist · corrupt villain · sociopathic villain · friend in peril · compelling villain

Relationships labels: deep friendship · male friendship · loyalty · friend in prison · power imbalance · betrayal · protective friendship · community exploitation · rich-poor conflict

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1758

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Atlas Alone

Emma Newman · 2019 · Planetfall

A traumatized gamer on a colony ship hunts Earth’s killers through VR, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.

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Characterization labels: traumatized protagonist · flawed protagonist · isolated protagonist · gamer protagonist · vengeful protagonist · unlikeable protagonist · morally compromised protagonist · complicated protagonist · trust issues · emotionally armored · corporate slave · indentured worker · non-person

Relationships labels: friendship · power imbalance · manipulation · betrayal · co-conspirator · mistrust · dependence · shipboard hierarchy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1829

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The Thing Itself

Adam Roberts · 2015

An Antarctic SETI disaster launches a cross-time chase into Kant, AI, and the limits of human reality.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · disfigured protagonist · alcoholic protagonist · unlikable protagonist · obsessed philosopher · surly character · practical character · AI character · shadowy institute · traumatized survivor

Relationships labels: rivalry · male friendship · institutional control · romantic tension · love interest · workplace tension · trauma bond · power struggle · dependency · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1835

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Cover of The Doomed City by Arkady Strugatsky

The Doomed City

Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield · 2016

A young believer is dropped into a baffling experimental city and rises through its chaos as its hidden logic unravels.

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Characterization labels: idealistic protagonist · ideological protagonist · career rise · moral deterioration · bureaucrat · teacher-figure companion · enigmatic rulers · arrogant protagonist · antiheroic drift

Relationships labels: mentor-protégé · friendship under pressure · ideological rivalry · power hierarchy · political alliance · duty before friendship · betrayal · male-dominated cast · community bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1843

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Swords in the Mist

Fritz Leiber · 2014 · Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

A rogue barbarian and thief trade allies, gods, seas, and worlds in a linked set of witty sword-and-sorcery tales.

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Characterization labels: rogues · adventurers · brothers-in-arms · barbarian · thief · sorcerous mentor · acolyte · enforcer · extortionist · wily · cynical · good-hearted · competent · poetic · spiritual · bickering duo · comic foils

Relationships labels: friendship · male friendship · partnership · brotherhood · rivalry · temporary separation · reconciliation · mentor-mentee · criminal patronage · miscommunication

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1885

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The Lost Steersman

Rosemary Kirstein · 2003 · The Steerswoman

A truth-seeking steerswoman chases a dangerous mystery into an archive town and an ever stranger, alien world.

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Characterization labels: curious protagonist · logical thinker · field scientist · cartographer · archivist · isolated protagonist · competent heroine · morally serious · traumatized character · mysterious outsider · newcomer character · endearing side character

Relationships labels: friendship · mentor-mentee · companion bond · strained alliance · mistrust · separation · order hierarchy · power imbalance · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1890

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Cover of Fear by L. Ron Hubbard

Fear

L. Ron Hubbard · 2014

A skeptical professor loses four hours and his hat, then reality around him begins to warp into menace.

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Characterization labels: professor protagonist · skeptical protagonist · unreliable protagonist · paranoid descent · rationalist · intellectual protagonist · obsessive search · fraying sanity

Relationships labels: friendship · marriage · spousal support · community pressure · authority conflict · betrayal · trust crisis

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1892

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Cover of The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies by Clark Ashton Smith

The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies

Clark Ashton Smith · 2014

A curated collection of Clark Ashton Smith’s weird fiction, prose poems, and poetry, rich in ornate language and cosmic dread.

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Characterization labels: wizards · sorcerers · thieves · adventurers · occultists · scientists · narrators · doomed protagonists · nostalgic figures · aristocrats · apprentices

Relationships labels: friendship · mentor influence · correspondence · rivalry · romantic longing · doomed desire · master-servant · community loss · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1898

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Cover of Notes from the Burning Age by Claire North

Notes from the Burning Age

Claire North · 2021

In a post-climate-collapse future, an archive keeper is pulled into espionage over forbidden knowledge and the future of humanity.

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Characterization labels: scholar · priest · inquisitor · spy · translator · archivist · traitor · disaffected protagonist · ideological antagonist · frenemy dynamic · ambiguous characters · complex protagonist

Relationships labels: friendship · frenemies · mentor-mentee · captor-captive · adversarial partnership · political rivalry · ideological conflict · childhood connection · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1910

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Cover of 1984: An Audible Original adaptation by Joe White

1984: An Audible Original adaptation

Joe White, George Orwell · 2024

A condensed full-cast Audible drama of a surveillance-state classic, driven by voice acting, music, and dread.

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Characterization labels: rebellious protagonist · bureaucrat protagonist · state employee · defiant lover · mysterious figure · authoritarian figure · paranoid protagonist · quiet defiance · fragile hope · psychological breakdown · morally compromised system

Relationships labels: forbidden romance · state surveillance · power imbalance · betrayal · fear and dependency · love under oppression · friend-or-foe uncertainty · manipulative authority · community distrust

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1948

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Cover of The System of the World by Neal Stephenson

The System of the World

Neal Stephenson · 2005 · The Baroque Cycle 3-volume

In 1714 London, an aging philosopher is pulled into politics, science disputes, counterfeiting, and a search for lost gold.

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Characterization labels: philosopher · natural philosopher · scientist · mathematician · spy · thief · pirate · royalty · counterfeiter · mastermind · political operator · mischievous · withdrawn hero · ordinary genius · antiheroic · ageing protagonist · older protagonist · unassuming protagonist · cunning protagonist

Relationships labels: rivalry · friendship · mentorship · confidant · long-distance romance · family lineage · power struggle · political alliance · betrayal · feud · reconciliation · dependency · community ties

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1961

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Cover of Trans Galactic Insurance by Andrew Moriarty

Trans Galactic Insurance

Andrew Moriarty · Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant

A scholarship student in a space academy is framed for murder and must use accounting smarts to clear his name.

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Characterization labels: naive protagonist · book smart · street smart · poor student · hardworking student · smart underdog · everyman protagonist · belter · young man · accountant · accounting student · claims adjuster · suspicious helper · crooked authority

Relationships labels: friend betrayal · fake friends · mentor mistrust · romantic tension · trust issues · dependency · class divide · student rivalry · workplace exploitation · power imbalance · community pressure · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1964

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