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Alexandra Oliva

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Similar in characterization + relationships

These books are ranked using the characterization + relationships labels extracted for The Radiant Dark. Books rank higher when they are close on every selected axis.

Characterization labels used: new mother, scientist daughter, emotionally absent father, loyal son, ambitious daughter, cult member, working-class mother, conservationist

Relationships labels used: mother daughter, parent child, marriage breakdown, family estrangement, dysfunctional family, multi-generational family, sibling relationship, cult community

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

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Cover of The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel

The Last Animal

Ramona Ausubel · 2023

A grieving scientist and her two teen daughters chase a mammoth de-extinction experiment across the globe.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1678

Cover of Perfect People by Peter James

Perfect People

Peter James · 2011

A grieving couple turns to designer-baby science to avoid another genetic tragedy, only to face terrifying consequences.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1698

Cover of Chocky by John Wyndham

Chocky

John Wyndham · 1968

An English boy’s invisible companion may be an alien intelligence, forcing his family to decide what’s real.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1709

Cover of Vox by Christina Dalcher

Vox

Christina Dalcher · 2018

In a near-future America, one woman fights to protect her daughter after women are restricted to 100 words a day.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1743

Cover of Crossed, Vol. 2: Family Values by David Lapham

Crossed, Vol. 2: Family Values

David Lapham · 2011 · Crossed (Collected Editions)

A North Carolina ranch family’s secrets erupt as a brutal apocalypse forces them to face both infected horrors and human evil.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1769

Cover of The Possibilities by Yael Goldstein-Love

The Possibilities

Yael Goldstein-Love · 2023

A new mother’s search for her vanished baby opens into a multiverse where every version of her life feels dangerously real.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1836

Cover of Epidemin by Åsa Ericsdotter

Epidemin

Åsa Ericsdotter · 2016

In a near-future Sweden, a health party turns anti-obesity policy into a terrifying system of control.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1853

Cover of The Homing by John Saul

The Homing

John Saul · 1994

A widow’s return to her childhood town turns sinister when insect attacks and disappearances point to a hidden horror.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1868

Cover of A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

Madeleine L'Engle · 1981 · Time Quintet

A teen, a unicorn, and a telepathic sister race through history to avert nuclear war by altering one crucial family line.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1873

Cover of He eivät tiedä mitä tekevät by Jussi Valtonen

He eivät tiedä mitä tekevät

Jussi Valtonen · 2014

A cross-continental family saga about science, activism, and technology tests what people think they owe each other.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1875

Cover of The End is Now by John Joseph Adams

The End is Now

John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, Scott Sigler, Seanan McGuire, Jamie Ford, Elizabeth Bear, Ben H. Winters, Jonathan Maberry, Daniel H. Wilson, Robin Wasserman · 2014 · The Apocalypse Triptych

Connected apocalyptic short stories show the world collapsing from many angles, with continuations from earlier installments.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1876

Cover of The End We Start From by Megan  Hunter

The End We Start From

Megan Hunter · 2017

A new mother and her baby flee a flooded near-future London, finding love and survival amid upheaval.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1880