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Similar in characterization

These books are ranked using the characterization labels extracted for Polaris.

Characterization labels used: antiquities dealer, female pilot, assistant, amateur sleuth, wealthy protagonist, capable woman, smart protagonist, eccentric, unimpressed boss, good-natured, competent partner, larger-than-life secondary cast

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their characterization embeddings are close.

Cover of Seeker by Jack McDevitt

Seeker

Jack McDevitt · 2006 · Alex Benedict

A far-future antiquities dealer and his assistant chase a relic from a vanished colony ship into a dangerous interstellar mystery.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1203

Cover of The Business by Iain Banks

The Business

Iain Banks · 1999

A globe-trotting executive in a secretive world-spanning business begins to suspect the organization she serves is hiding something.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2305

Cover of Ice revelation by Kevin Tinto

Ice revelation

Kevin Tinto · 2020 · Dr. Leah Andrews and Jack Hobson Thrillers

In Antarctica, rivals race to stop an alien-powered threat and reach a hidden source before a global catastrophe wins.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2308

Cover of Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb

Rapture in Death

J.D. Robb · 2006 · In Death

A future-set cop novel where Eve Dallas investigates suicides that may be murders linked to virtual reality mind control.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2319

Cover of Doctor Who: The Ruby's Curse by Alex Kingston

Doctor Who: The Ruby's Curse

Alex Kingston, Jacqueline Rayner · 2021 · Melody Malone Mystery

A time-twisting Doctor Who mystery where River Song and her fictional alter ego chase a cursed artifact across realities.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2325

Cover of The Secret People by John Wyndham

The Secret People

John Wyndham · 1972

A rocket-plane accident drops a young couple into a hidden underground civilization threatened by rising waters.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2344

Cover of Capital Murder by Dan Willis

Capital Murder

Dan Willis · 2021 · Arcane Casebook

A rune-wielding PI in 1930s America investigates a senator’s murder while uncovering a wider political conspiracy.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2397

Cover of Lost Contact by Nathan Hystad

Lost Contact

Nathan Hystad · 2021 · The Bridge Sequence

An anthropology professor hunts a vanished father’s clues to a hidden alien bridge while a cult races him to it.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2420