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Characterization labels used: 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

Relationships labels used: male friendship, mentor-student, father-son, romance, marriage, widowhood, grief bond, adoptive family, outsider-versus-community, dependency

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Cover of Attraverso la notte by William Sloane

Attraverso la notte

William Sloane · 2024

A man recounts a night of strange death, eerie marriage, and widening dread to uncover the truth behind a friend’s suicide.

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Characterization labels: young men · professor · astronomy professor · enigmatic woman · intelligent woman · beautiful woman · forbidding woman · rational man · protector figure · best friend · mentor · adoptive father figure · outsider figure · psychologically complex characters · flat characters (mixed)

Relationships labels: friendship · best friends · father-son relationship · adoptive father · mentor-student · marriage · newlywed couple · widowhood · romantic fixation · male bond · dependency · female outsider · family-like bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1316

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Illusionarium

Heather Dixon Wallwork · 2015

A young scientist must use dangerous illusion-tech to save his plague-stricken family and uncover a parallel world’s secrets.

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Characterization labels: ordinary hero · sarcastic protagonist · scientist protagonist · apprentice · prodigy · reckless · naive · loyal · brave · bookish · cocky rival · reformed rival · supportive father · feisty sister

Relationships labels: father-son · family bond · siblings · enemies-to-friends · rivalry · platonic bromance · friendship · mentor-mentee

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1545

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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

Relationships labels: family bond · parental motivation · marriage · stepfamily · friendship · colleague relationship · protection of loved ones · human and animal companionship · rivalry with antagonists · loyalty

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1690

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Cover of A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity by Nicole Valentine

A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity

Nicole Valentine · 2019

A science-minded boy learns his family can travel through time and must race to save his missing mother.

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Characterization labels: scientific protagonist · science nerd · relatable protagonist · loner · grieving child · loyal friend · fierce friend · distant father · mysterious grandmother · powerful antagonist · young hero

Relationships labels: mother-son · father-son · grandmother-grandson · best friends · family bonds · sibling bond · twin bond · friendship · extended family · secrets within family · parental absence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1703

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Cover of The Chimes by Anna Smaill

The Chimes

Anna Smaill · 2015

In a music-ruled London where memory resets daily, a young outsider pursues the truth and a way to change everything.

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Characterization labels: orphan protagonist · young male protagonist · gifted protagonist · memory-bearing protagonist · street urchins · charismatic leader · blind character · memory keepers · outsider protagonist

Relationships labels: mentor relationship · male-male romance · friendship · found family · group loyalty · companionship · parent-child loss · quest partnership

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1758

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Ascension

Nicholas Binge · 2023

A scientific expedition climbs a newly appeared Pacific mountain where time bends, memories fray, and reality turns hostile.

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Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · brilliant scientist · introverted · loner · emotionally stunted · genius protagonist · guilt-ridden · traumatized · psychologically unraveling · physicist · team specialist · military figures · anthropologist · biologist · geologist · chemist

Relationships labels: brother relationship · uncle-niece · family estrangement · ex-wife · marriage · parent-child · adopted child · team dynamics · romantic loss · rivalry · paranoia · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1789

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Cover of Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman

Einstein's Dreams

Alan Lightman · 1993

Einstein dreams alternate worlds where time behaves differently, turning physics questions into lyrical philosophical vignettes.

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Characterization labels: young genius · patent clerk · scientist protagonist · nameless figures · ordinary people · observer protagonist · philosophical character types · human condition focus

Relationships labels: lovers · parents and children · friends · colleague relationship · community · isolation · family bonds · social dependence · shared loss · separation

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1793

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Cover of Quantum Night by Robert J. Sawyer

Quantum Night

Robert J. Sawyer · 2016

A psychologist who can spot psychopaths uncovers a missing six months of his own life and a theory that could alter humanity.

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Characterization labels: experimental psychologist · quantum physicist · professor · expert witness · utilitarian protagonist · flawed hero · psychopath · mentor figure · ex-girlfriend · scientist protagonists · academic characters · politically opinionated characters

Relationships labels: romantic reunion · ex-girlfriend · mentor-mentee · spouses · parent-child · friendship · collegial relationships · family conflict

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1798

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Nano

Robin Cook · 2012 · Pia Grazdani

A troubled medical student joins a secretive nanotech institute and uncovers dangerous experiments hidden behind corporate secrecy.

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Characterization labels: medical student · medical researcher · socially awkward protagonist · unlikable protagonist · brilliant heroine · determined investigator · lecherous boss · corrupt executive · gay supporting doctor · estranged father · crime-boss father · obsessive antagonist · male gaze emphasis

Relationships labels: father-daughter · mentor-student · friends · potential romance · unrequited attraction · boss-employee · power imbalance · rescue dependency · rivalry

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1820

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Recursion

Blake Crouch · 2019

A cop and a neuroscientist confront a memory epidemic that warps identity, time, and reality itself.

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Characterization labels: detective protagonist · neuroscientist protagonist · brilliant scientist · grieving father · traumatized cop · well-intentioned inventor · wealthy benefactor · mysterious billionaire · obsessive investigator · idealistic researcher · emotionally driven characters · genius inventor

Relationships labels: romantic relationship · family grief · mother-daughter bond · parent-child loss · partnership · collaboration · power imbalance · mentor-like funding relationship · love story · marriage

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1823

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Cover of The Nightmare Brigade: The Girl from Déjà Vu by Franck Thilliez

The Nightmare Brigade: The Girl from Déjà Vu

Franck Thilliez · 2022 · La Brigade des cauchemars

Two teens enter patients’ nightmares to cure fear, but a new case and hidden secrets threaten their fragile team.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonists · scientist mentor · adopted child · amnesiac protagonist · disabled protagonist · brave · curious · secretive adults · troubled children

Relationships labels: found family · adoption · mentor-child · sibling-like bond · parent-child · teamwork · trust · protective

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1836

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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.

Why this is here

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

Relationships labels: family loss · marriage · parenthood · community · ally group · rescued survivors · power imbalance · human exploitation · betrayal by authorities · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1843

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