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These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Mars.
Characterization labels used: geologist protagonist, Navajo protagonist, half-Navajo protagonist, multinational crew, scientists, astronauts, political operators, female characters criticized, sex-obsessed characters
This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.
A Neanderthal scientist crosses into modern Canada, sparking a cross-cultural collision with a parallel human world.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: physicist protagonist · scientist protagonist · Neanderthal protagonist · female scientist · geneticist · anthropologist · accused partner · celebrity outsider · rational scientists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1784
A dismissed NASA physicist spots a solar-system anomaly and is pulled into a mission that could rewrite reality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · astronaut candidate · physicist · astronomer · dismissed outsider · determined heroine · moral conviction · competent crew · multi-national team · politically shaped characters · flat characters · relatable characters
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1900
An Icelandic volcanologist faces eruptions, family strain, and a dangerous emotional upheaval as disaster looms.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: volcanologist · female scientist · rational protagonist · emotionally repressed · intelligent woman · middle-aged protagonist · family-centered · scientific expert
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1901
A crew sent to Europa to find alien microbes discovers a far stranger, deadlier world beneath the ice.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · astronauts · oceanographer · biologist · geologist · crew ensemble · smart people doing stupid things · reckless curiosity · unscientific behavior · brilliant protagonist · female protagonist · stereotypical characters · likeable characters · weak characters · crew under pressure · adventurer-like scientists
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1916
A human anthropologist and an alien outcast form a bond while their peoples debate how to meet, study, and affect each other.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: anthropologist protagonist · outcast protagonist · smith character · female lead · nonconforming characters · outsider characters · complex characters · vulnerable explorers · political crew
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1924
An archaeologist in a future Dominican Republic loses 40 years in a pocket world and returns to a changed, corporate-dominated reality.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: archaeologist protagonist · biologist spouse · scientist protagonist · disgraced ex-agent · grieving mother · guilt-driven · idealistic turned disillusioned · flawed protagonist · estranged spouse · queer couple
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1960
A scientist’s Antarctic warning unravels an expedition into ancient ruins, alien history, and creeping cosmic dread.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: geologist protagonist · scientist narrator · expedition leader · academic explorers · survivor narrator · curious investigators · impossibly ancient beings
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.1994
A shipbound Antarctic rescue mission becomes a literary sequel that tries to explain Poe’s unresolved polar mystery.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · geological researcher · mineralogist · world traveler · ship captain · obsessed captain · survivor figure · mutinous sailor · villainous sailor · half-breed character · crew ensemble · taciturn sailor
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2055
A multinational Mars colony faces collapse when Earth is hit by nuclear war and suspicion spreads across the habitats.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: scientists · astronauts · engineers · medical staff · support staff · female protagonist · micropaleobiologist · naive protagonist · competent professionals · multi-national cast · AI antagonist · cultural conflict · emotionally strained
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2058
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: 0.2068
An archaeologist, an assassin, and a spacefaring crew converge around an extinct alien mystery with galaxy-shaking stakes.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: arrogant scientist · archaeologist · assassin · space crew · ruthless characters · morally gray · unlikable characters · female leads · strong women · transhuman · posthuman · morally suspect crew · self-absorbed · driven protagonist
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2068
A future anthropologist enters an authoritarian world where a suppressed oral culture may be the key to its past and future.
Why this is here
Characterization labels: female protagonist · lesbian protagonist · anthropologist · linguist · observer · diplomat · outsider · survivor · morally conflicted · emotionally guarded
Semantic match: ranked by characterization
Distance: 0.2073
