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Neal Stephenson, J. Frederick George

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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Cobweb.

Characterization labels used: deputy sheriff, CIA analyst, small-town cop, grad student, bureaucrats, intelligence officers, competent underdog, unlikely hero, ordinary hero, clever characters, sympathetic characters, believable characters, political operators, careerist officials, formidable wife, smart protagonist

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 Forgotten by M.R. Forbes

Forgotten

M.R. Forbes · 2017 · The Forgotten

On a failing generation ship, a sheriff’s search for his missing wife uncovers a deadly secret behind sealed hatches.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1747

Cover of Down on the Farm by Charles Stross

Down on the Farm

Charles Stross · 2010 · Laundry Files

A Laundry agent is sent to inspect a secret care facility for broken operatives and finds its secrets are still dangerous.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1946

Cover of Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold

Borders of Infinity

Lois McMaster Bujold · 1999 · Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Miles Vorkosigan recounts three dangerous missions—murder inquiry, undercover rescue, and prison escape—under hospital-bed scrutiny.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1970

Cover of Machine Vendetta by Alastair Reynolds

Machine Vendetta

Alastair Reynolds · 2024 · Prefect Dreyfus Emergency

A space cop investigates a colleague’s mysterious death and uncovers a rogue-AI conspiracy threatening a far-future democracy.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1994

Cover of The Disappeared by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The Disappeared

Kristine Kathryn Rusch · 2002 · Retrieval Artist

On the Moon, a new detective is pulled into cases where alien law demands brutal justice for human missteps.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2010

Cover of Noblesse Oblige by Maiwenn Alix

Noblesse Oblige

Maiwenn Alix · 2024 · Noblesse Oblige

In a monarchy-run modern France, an antiroyalist girl infiltrates a televised courtship game that hides far darker secrets.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2037

Cover of The Whispering Room by Dean Koontz

The Whispering Room

Dean Koontz · 2017 · Jane Hawk

A rogue FBI agent hunts a powerful mind-control conspiracy while evading the government and protecting her hidden son.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2038

Cover of Out of Time by Monique Martin

Out of Time

Monique Martin · 2010 · Out of Time

An occult professor and his assistant are sent to 1929 New York, where survival, vampires, and romance collide.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2055

Cover of The City & the City by China Miéville

The City & the City

China Miéville · 2009

A detective probes a murder in one city and a forbidden neighboring city occupying the same space, where seeing itself is a crime.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2089

Cover of Kronos Rising by Max Hawthorne

Kronos Rising

Max Hawthorne · Kronos Rising

A Florida sheriff confronts a prehistoric sea monster that resurfaces, triggering deaths, chaos, and a survival fight offshore.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2089

Cover of Die App: Sie kennen dich. Sie wissen wo du wohnst by Arno Strobel

Die App: Sie kennen dich. Sie wissen wo du wohnst

Arno Strobel · 2020

A smart home turns ominous when Hendrik’s fiancée vanishes and the house’s connected systems stop feeling safe.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2093