Hiddensci-fi
Cover of The Lost Steersman by Rosemary Kirstein
Exploring from

The Lost Steersman

Rosemary Kirstein

Book page

← Back to graph Explore

Similar in characterization + relationships

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

Characterization labels used: curious protagonist, logical thinker, field scientist, cartographer, archivist, isolated protagonist, competent heroine, morally serious, traumatized character, mysterious outsider, newcomer character, endearing side character

Relationships labels used: friendship, mentor-mentee, companion bond, strained alliance, mistrust, separation, order hierarchy, power imbalance, betrayal

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

Cover of Noble Conflict by Malorie Blackman

Noble Conflict

Malorie Blackman · 2013

A new Guardian uncovers dangerous lies about his peaceful society after a rebel encounter leaves him questioning everything.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1273

Cover of The Dregs of Empire by Christopher Ruocchio

The Dregs of Empire

Christopher Ruocchio · 2023 · The Sun Eater

A Sun Eater side story follows Lorian Aristedes on a brutal prison planet after book 5, forcing survival and escape.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1351

Cover of Stitch: Reimagining Frankenstein by Pádraig Kenny

Stitch: Reimagining Frankenstein

Pádraig Kenny · 2025

A gentle gothic retelling of Frankenstein follows a created boy who leaves his castle home to save his friend and learn what makes a person.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1401

Cover of Hive by A.J. Betts

Hive

A.J. Betts · 2018 · Hive

In a sealed hive-like community, a curious teen beekeeper uncovers a tiny impossibility that cracks open her world.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1411

Cover of 전지적 독자 시점 3 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 3] by singNsong

전지적 독자 시점 3 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 3]

singNsong, 싱숑 · 2018 · 전지적 독자 시점 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom] (Novel) (5.5 Volumes)

A reader trapped inside his favorite apocalypse novel uses foreknowledge to survive as reality turns into scenarios.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1420

Cover of Atlas Alone by Emma Newman

Atlas Alone

Emma Newman · 2019 · Planetfall

A traumatized gamer on a colony ship hunts Earth’s killers through VR, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1428

Cover of The Box and the Dragonfly by Ted  Sanders

The Box and the Dragonfly

Ted Sanders · 2015 · The Keepers

A curious boy follows a sign with his name to a hidden warehouse and is drawn into a dangerous conflict over magical objects.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1452

Cover of Notes from the Burning Age by Claire North

Notes from the Burning Age

Claire North · 2021

In a post-climate-collapse future, an archive keeper is pulled into espionage over forbidden knowledge and the future of humanity.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1481

Cover of Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman

Dark Orbit

Carolyn Ives Gilman · 2015 · Twenty Planets

A disgraced exoethnologist joins a deep-space survey and confronts a hidden world, a murder, and radically unfamiliar minds.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1482

Cover of The Female Breeders by Melanie Bokstad Horev

The Female Breeders

Melanie Bokstad Horev · 2025 · The Female Saga

In a female-run dystopia, a young scientist screens imprisoned men for breeding and uncovers a brutal conspiracy.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1488

Cover of The Doomed City by Arkady Strugatsky

The Doomed City

Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky, Andrew Bromfield · 2016

A young believer is dropped into a baffling experimental city and rises through its chaos as its hidden logic unravels.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1492

Cover of Asfixia by Alex Mírez

Asfixia

Alex Mírez · 2016

After a toxic air catastrophe kills nearly everyone, one immune survivor uncovers hidden factions and a buried truth.

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1495