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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for The Third Rule of Time Travel.
Characterization labels used: scientist protagonist, physicist protagonist, grieving widow, single mother, female STEM lead, brilliant but flawed, determined protagonist, corporate antagonist, ruthless CEO, small cast, supporting cast
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A grieving researcher with an opioid habit is sent to a space station, where a deadly mystery may be tied to her disease cure.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female scientist · medical researcher · neurologist · radiologist · flawed protagonist · driven protagonist · grieving mother · addict protagonist · paranoid protagonist · resourceful heroine · intelligent heroine · compelling lead
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1698
A glaciologist trapped in Antarctic winter hears a nuclear-war broadcast and fights to survive as isolation deepens.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: 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
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1741
A science-minded boy learns his family can travel through time and must race to save his missing mother.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientific protagonist · science nerd · relatable protagonist · loner · grieving child · loyal friend · fierce friend · distant father · mysterious grandmother · powerful antagonist · young hero
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1786
A secret desert lab’s attempt to engineer a flu cure spirals into a deadly biosecurity crisis and survival chase.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · female scientist · visionary CEO · corporate boss · assistant · security director · former colleague · crusading professor · geneticist · biogenetics technician · feisty heroine · flawed protagonist · unlikable protagonist · mad scientist · stressed researchers · shady hacker
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1809
A physicist vanishes after baffling seizures, pulling his wife and a detective into a race through science, money, and suspicion.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: physicist · professor · detective · widow · wife · billionaire · investor · assistant · postdoc · college student · retired cop · missing person · scientist protagonist · grieving detective · hearing impaired protagonist · sympathetic characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1820
In a female-run dystopia, a young scientist screens imprisoned men for breeding and uncovers a brutal conspiracy.
Why this is here
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
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1836
A future investigator hunts her missing clone-sister and uncovers a buried first-contact secret among the stars.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · scientist protagonist · PR specialist · astrophysicist · clone · goal-oriented · impulsive heroine · relentless investigator · complex characters · fallible characters · supporting cast
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1850
An astronaut’s asteroid mission uncovers an alien derelict and pulls him into a slow-burn first-contact mystery.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: astronaut · scientist protagonist · rebellious protagonist · insubordinate protagonist · cynical protagonist · clever protagonist · male-centered cast · misunderstood genius
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1868
A stranded human crew on a pitch-black moon must survive, and communicate, as an alien intelligence studies them back.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: two protagonists · female protagonists · scientist protagonist · engineer character · specialist team · competent engineer · social mediator · corporate workers · replaceable labor · nonhuman intelligence · gestalt intelligence · hive mind · alien mind
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1871
A short prequel reveals the strange, secret history behind the zombie virus and the family ties behind it.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · physicist · genius scientist · arrogant scientist · family ancestor · familiar character cameo · quirky protagonist · protective figure · morally compromised institutions · inherited role
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1874
A second-chance couple must bend time and reality to save both their relationship and a collapsing world.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: geneticist · software engineer · physicist · physics professor · scientist · strong female lead · strong-willed · brilliant woman · risk taker · independent woman · kind hero · non-alpha male · supportive hero · easy-going hero · complex characters · well-developed characters · relatable characters · everyday people · damsel-in-distress inversion · self-sacrificing protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1947
In a near-future Britain, a scientist is dragged into a government secret after Earth’s rotation stops and chaos spreads.
Why this is here
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
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1951
