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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.
On a failing generation ship, a sheriff’s search for his missing wife uncovers a deadly secret behind sealed hatches.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: sheriff protagonist · engineer wife · action hero · reluctant hero · overpowered protagonist · morally ambiguous characters · one-dimensional side characters · emotionally volatile protagonist · determined investigator · loyal spouse · lawman
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1747
A Laundry agent is sent to inspect a secret care facility for broken operatives and finds its secrets are still dangerous.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: low-ranking agent · civil servant · everyman hero · inspector · investigator · bureaucrat · humorous protagonist · ingenious protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · burned out staff · mad sorcerers · robot nurses · quirky characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1946
Miles Vorkosigan recounts three dangerous missions—murder inquiry, undercover rescue, and prison escape—under hospital-bed scrutiny.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: clever hero · resourceful underdog · physically disabled protagonist · military officer · secret agent · mercenary commander · judge · detective · judge-executioner · tactician · witty · impulsive · fast-talking · ethically driven
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1970
A space cop investigates a colleague’s mysterious death and uncovers a rogue-AI conspiracy threatening a far-future democracy.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: seasoned detective · stoic protagonist · overworked cop · idealistic law enforcer · mentoring · dedicated officer · rogue AI antagonist · complex antagonist · loyal colleague · female prefect · uplifted character · hyperpig
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1994
On the Moon, a new detective is pulled into cases where alien law demands brutal justice for human missteps.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: detective protagonist · rookie detective · experienced partner · private investigator · law enforcement · burned-out investigator · morally conflicted · sympathetic cop · imperfect characters · compassionate hero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2010
In a monarchy-run modern France, an antiroyalist girl infiltrates a televised courtship game that hides far darker secrets.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: antiheroine · intelligent protagonist · determined protagonist · courageous heroine · resilient heroine · spies and informants · sadistic antagonist · manipulative elites
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2037
A rogue FBI agent hunts a powerful mind-control conspiracy while evading the government and protecting her hidden son.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: resourceful heroine · badass heroine · rogue FBI agent · fugitive · widow · protective mother · relentless investigator · small-town sheriff · supporting allies · powerful villains · resourceful protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2038
In a sealed underground silo, one sheriff’s forbidden choice uncovers a dangerous secret about life outside.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: sheriff · female lead · mechanic · authority figure · investigator · condemned outsider · sympathetic characters · resourceful protagonist · questioning protagonist · antagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2046
An occult professor and his assistant are sent to 1929 New York, where survival, vampires, and romance collide.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: professor · teaching assistant · occult researcher · cold hero · vulnerable hero · witty heroine · street-smart heroine · underappreciated assistant · reluctant romantic lead · eccentric academic · supporting cast (strong) · villainous mobster · male protagonist with commitment issues · older hero · younger heroine
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2055
A detective probes a murder in one city and a forbidden neighboring city occupying the same space, where seeing itself is a crime.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: hardboiled detective · competent cop · cynical cop · weary investigator · mentor figure · young assistant · morally upright · incorruptible · underwritten characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2089
A Florida sheriff confronts a prehistoric sea monster that resurfaces, triggering deaths, chaos, and a survival fight offshore.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: flawed hero · small-town sheriff · marine scientist · conservationist · corrupt politician · mercenary · villainous humans · traumatized characters · competent monster · antagonist with POV
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2089
A smart home turns ominous when Hendrik’s fiancée vanishes and the house’s connected systems stop feeling safe.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: archetypal protagonist · investigative protagonist · doctor protagonist · fiancee · police investigator · assistant ally · psychology student · hacker · suspect ambiguity · naive protagonist · trusting protagonist · undercut police · dueling cops
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2093
