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Characterization labels used: scientist protagonist, microbiologist, virologist, brilliant scientist, grieving widow, obsessive caregiver, difficult protagonist, selfish protagonist, resourceful protagonist, ethical transgressor, burnout, exhaustion, obsession, desperation, reckless, humanized monster

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Cover of Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini

Fractal Noise

Christopher Paolini · 2023 · Fractalverse

A grieving xenobiologist joins a perilous trek across an alien planet to investigate a perfect hole and the signal it emits.

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Characterization labels: grieving protagonist · depressed protagonist · widower · xenobiologist · scientist crew · religious character · geologist · chemist · flawed characters · unlikable characters · dysfunctional crew · traumatized characters · genetically modified human · morose protagonist

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Distance: 0.1004

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Under Story

Chloe Benjamin · 2026

A grieving scientist in Antarctica discovers a strange light that may open a door to second chances, love, and time itself.

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Characterization labels: biologist · mycologist · physicist · scientist protagonist · grieving parent · divorced protagonist · messy protagonist · emotionally fractured · brilliant scientist · ambitious · flawed characters · found family

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Distance: 0.1166

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The Thing Itself

Adam Roberts · 2015

An Antarctic SETI disaster launches a cross-time chase into Kant, AI, and the limits of human reality.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · disfigured protagonist · alcoholic protagonist · unlikable protagonist · obsessed philosopher · surly character · practical character · AI character · shadowy institute · traumatized survivor

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Distance: 0.1192

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Cover of Victim Zero by Joshua Guess

Victim Zero

Joshua Guess · 2013 · The Fall

A brilliant scientist tied to a cure project must survive the outbreak he helped unleash as the world collapses.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · geneticist protagonist · biologist protagonist · guilt-ridden hero · conflicted hero · methodical protagonist · intelligent protagonist · physically imposing protagonist · genius hero · marty stu (minority) · character-driven

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Distance: 0.1235

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Cover of Last Man Standing by Craig A. Falconer

Last Man Standing

Craig A. Falconer · 2022 · The Earthburst Saga

A lone scientist stranded on a sabotaged space station must survive, uncover the truth, and race to protect his family.

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Characterization labels: scientist · researcher · protagonist genius · resourceful protagonist · likable protagonist · relatable protagonist · witty protagonist · quirky protagonist · handicap representation · emotionally restrained · determined · self-questioning · problem solver · heroic lead · father · husband · stepfather · caregiver motivation · optimistic protagonist

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Distance: 0.1260

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Mount Dragon

Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child · 2005

A secret desert lab’s attempt to engineer a flu cure spirals into a deadly biosecurity crisis and survival chase.

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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

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Distance: 0.1266

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The Deep

Nick Cutter · 2015

A brother descends to a deep-sea research station amid a memory plague and finds the cure may be worse than the disease.

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Characterization labels: genius scientist · estranged brother · veterinarian protagonist · damaged protagonist · sociopathic scientist · brilliant but unhinged · sympathetic hero · unlikeable character · childhood trauma · traumatized adult

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Distance: 0.1342

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Cover of The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

The Echo Wife

Sarah Gailey · 2021

A cloning scientist finds her husband has replaced her with a better, obedient copy—then the dead body forces both wives to cooperate.

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Characterization labels: brilliant scientist · workaholic · cold protagonist · unlikable protagonist · morally compromised · angry protagonist · self-absorbed · controlling · docile clone · obedient clone · submissive wife · abusive father · career-driven woman · ethically ruthless · emotionally repressed · traumatized protagonist · morally gray characters

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Distance: 0.1367

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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: 0.1371

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Cover of Awakened by Laura Elliott

Awakened

Laura Elliott · 2025

In a post-sleep apocalypse, guilt-ridden scientists trapped in the Tower of London race to cure the monsters they helped create.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · morally grey · guilty · introspective · flawed · resilient · panicked · analytical · clinical · chronically ill caregiver · love interest tension · enigmatic outsider · survivor group · biomedical researcher

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Distance: 0.1409

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Cover of The Rim of Morning: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror by William Sloane

The Rim of Morning: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror

William Sloane · 2015

Two 1930s novellas unite science, mystery, and dread as brilliant men confront deaths, secrets, and the unknown.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · genius scientist · academic protagonist · mentor figure · young male narrator · older male mentor · mysterious woman · widow · widower · eccentric professor · isolated recluse · townspeople · male friendship · adoptive family · cautious narrator · passive protagonist · obsessive character

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Distance: 0.1414

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