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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Whiteout.

Characterization labels used: glaciologist, scientist protagonist, female lead, resourceful survivor, determined, resilient, isolated protagonist, wife, mother, mentor, mentor figure, small cast, questionable decisions, flawed protagonist, stubborn, strong female lead

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Cover of The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray

The Last Day

Andrew Hunter Murray · 2020

In a near-future Britain, a scientist is dragged into a government secret after Earth’s rotation stops and chaos spreads.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · female lead · tough heroine · intelligent heroine · isolated protagonist · jaded protagonist · bitter protagonist · determined investigator · curious protagonist · flawed protagonist · strong female lead · government agents · dying mentor · secondary characters · antagonists · authoritarian leadership

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Distance: 0.1572

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Cover of Trinity Sight by Jennifer Givhan

Trinity Sight

Jennifer Givhan · 2019

A pregnant anthropologist wakes into an empty, myth-haunted New Mexico and must survive while rethinking science, faith, and ancestry.

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Characterization labels: anthropologist protagonist · scientist protagonist · pregnant heroine · mother protagonist · resilient heroine · skeptical protagonist · strong female lead · survivor ensemble · child seer · trickster figure · badass woman

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Distance: 0.1648

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Cover of Obscura by Joe Hart

Obscura

Joe Hart · 2018

A grieving researcher with an opioid habit is sent to a space station, where a deadly mystery may be tied to her disease cure.

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Characterization labels: female scientist · medical researcher · neurologist · radiologist · flawed protagonist · driven protagonist · grieving mother · addict protagonist · paranoid protagonist · resourceful heroine · intelligent heroine · compelling lead

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Distance: 0.1651

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Cover of The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson

The Last Woman in the World

Inga Simpson · 2021

A reclusive Australian artist must leave her shelter to help a mother and baby survive a mysterious, fear-fed catastrophe.

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Characterization labels: recluse · loner · glass artist · survivor · anxious protagonist · resourceful woman · strong female lead · female protagonists · mother · sick child · doctor sister · self-sufficient · traumatized · resilient · brave · flawed character · humanized characters

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Distance: 0.1702

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Cover of The Afterlife Project by Tim Weed

The Afterlife Project

Tim Weed · 2025

Two timelines race against human extinction: one scientist survives the deep future, while others search for a way to continue the species.

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Characterization labels: scientists · microbiologist · astrobiologist · doctor · quantum physicist · survivalist · brilliant woman · reluctant survivor · solitary protagonist · resilient characters · capable team · character study · scientific idealists · morally burdened

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Distance: 0.1726

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Cover of Sanctuary by Matthew Mather

Sanctuary

Matthew Mather · 2016 · Nomad

After an Earth-shattering catastrophe, a survivor races through a frozen world to protect dangerous data and reach sanctuary.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · resilient heroine · resourceful survivor · persistent protagonist · injury-prone hero · military background · physically battered characters · enigmatic ally · scientist parent · billionaire genius · traitors · villains · survivor group

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Distance: 0.1736

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Cover of The Third Rule of Time Travel by Philip Fracassi

The Third Rule of Time Travel

Philip Fracassi · 2025

A grieving scientist tests a limited time-travel device that only observes her past, until reality begins to shift.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · physicist protagonist · grieving widow · single mother · female STEM lead · brilliant but flawed · determined protagonist · corporate antagonist · ruthless CEO · small cast · supporting cast

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Distance: 0.1741

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Cover of Exodus by Paul Antony Jones

Exodus

Paul Antony Jones · 2013 · Extinction Point

A reporter and her dog trek through a collapsing alien-torn North America toward a rumored refuge in Alaska.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · reporter protagonist · survivor · resourceful survivor · reluctant driver · canine companion · strong female characters · children in peril · scientist · space station commander · antagonistic aliens · inconsistent protagonist · determined heroine

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Distance: 0.1748

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Cover of Extinction Point by Paul Antony Jones

Extinction Point

Paul Antony Jones · 2013 · Extinction Point

A New York reporter survives a deadly red rain and must escape a transformed world using only grit, supplies, and a bike.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · reporter · journalist · everywoman · lone survivor · infuriating protagonist · strong female lead · survivalist · compartmentalized trauma · determined · ordinary person

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Distance: 0.1756

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Cover of The Female Breeders by Melanie Bokstad Horev

The Female Breeders

Melanie Bokstad Horev · 2025 · The Female Saga

In a female-run dystopia, a young scientist screens imprisoned men for breeding and uncovers a brutal conspiracy.

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Characterization labels: young scientist · brilliant scientist · female protagonist · strong female lead · male lead · traumatized male · sympathetic protagonist · questioning authority · disaffected insider · powerful councilwoman · relatable characters · underdeveloped side characters · multiple agendas · morally conflicted

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Distance: 0.1759

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Cover of Wolf and Iron by Gordon R. Dickson

Wolf and Iron

Gordon R. Dickson · 1990

After economic collapse, a scientist treks across a lawless America, learning survival with a wolf companion.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · academic protagonist · social scientist · survival novice · bookish hero · introverted protagonist · prepared survivor · resourceful protagonist · human-nature learner · unheroic lead · strong female character · young woman character · wolf companion · animal character · semi-domesticated wolf · realistic animal behavior · unlikely hero

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Distance: 0.1775

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Cover of The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton

The Light Pirate

Lily Brooks-Dalton · 2022

A girl born in a hurricane grows up in a Florida reshaped by climate collapse, survival, and strange gifts.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · luminous child · survivalist · lineman · scientist · prepper · resourceful · resilient · lonely · different · coming-of-age protagonist · mentor figure · community builder · adaptable

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Distance: 0.1780

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