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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Quicksilver.
Characterization labels used: natural philosopher, Puritan thinker, vagabond, soldier of fortune, street urchin, pirate, mercenary, former slave, spy, financial operator, courtier, inventor, observer, eccentric genius, caretaker, antihero, female operator, historical cameo
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A restless scholar moves through Restoration-era science, politics, and intrigue as modern thought begins to take shape.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: natural philosopher · scientist · mathematician · Puritan · curious scholar · passive protagonist · observer protagonist · intellectual ensemble · historical cameo cast · fictional guide · witty thinker · affable main character
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2100
Two interwoven 17th-century adventures span courts, oceans, science, and money as lovers, rogues, and thinkers race through upheaval.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: schemer · financier · vagabond · pirate · galley slave · privateer · spy · natural philosopher · mathematician · alchemist · rogue · resourceful woman · cunning planner · charismatic antihero · supporting ensemble · real historical figures
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2267
A remote-island utopia experiment unravels when the colonists discover the island’s real inhabitants are deadly, intelligent spiders.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: recently bereaved · social historian · pestologist · biologist · female scientist · idealists · misfits · competent woman · eccentric lord · colonists · intellectuals
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3045
Death debates a dying philosopher who thinks quantum theory can outwit mortality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: Death as character · philosopher · skeptical intellect · witty antagonist · coolly absolute figure · smug debater · philosophical thinker
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3081
A captain's exploitative deal with intelligent newts spirals into a worldwide satire of power, greed, and collapse.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: opportunist · sea captain · tycoon · industrialist · scientist · journalist · publicist · bureaucrat · mercenary mindset · collective protagonist · humanity as character · learnable species · disciplined workers · naive exploiter
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3083
A history professor turned enigmalogist joins a secret dig for an ancient pharaoh’s tomb where curse-like events mount.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: enigmalogist · history professor · archaeologist · treasure hunter · scientist · doctor · psychic · empath · reclusive millionaire · specialist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3148
A scholar’s investigation into strange documents uncovers an ancient cosmic entity, a cult, and a dread beyond reason.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: rational investigator · heir · academic · scholar · sailor · detective · artist · sculptor · cult leader · cultist · skeptical protagonist · obsessive researcher · sensitive artist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3198
A Challenger-series novel where a journalist and Challenger’s daughter investigate spiritualism and test the boundary between science and belief.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: skeptical scientist · reluctant convert · journalist protagonist · investigator · aging genius · pompous intellectual · ardent believer · medium figure · fraud and charlatan types
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3211
Future historians try to alter Columbus’s voyage to avert catastrophe and reshape humanity’s history.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: historical figure · scientist · historian · researcher · investigator · fanatic · charismatic leader · determined protagonist · weak characterization · idealistic
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3230
A respectable lawyer investigates a sinister connection between a doctor and his violent secret alter ego.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: respectable gentleman · lawyer protagonist · brilliant physician · scientist · hidden vice · morally divided character · reclusive character · violent antagonist · investigator
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3246
A children's picture-book retelling of a queer alien love story, with dual commentary framing the central tale.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: psychic character · future-seer · guard · soldier · aristocrat · commoner · impulsive · courageous · valiant · in awe · self-discovery · changeable identity · new identity
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3248
A Victorian doctor’s chemical experiment splits off his darkest self, and the consequences spread through a shadowy London.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist · lawyer · doctor · respectable facade · unscrupulous alter ego · obsessive · respectable gentleman · moral conflict · addiction allegory · introspective
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.3276
