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Characterization labels used: middle-aged protagonist, older heroine, mature romance, musician protagonist, computer programmer daughter, mysterious gentleman, dragon in human form, philosophical hero, strong characterization, eccentric characters, truth-seeker, independent daughter, ordinary villain

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Crazy Food Truck, Vol. 1

Rokurou Ogaki · 2022 · Crazy Food Truck

A gruff food-truck cook and a mysterious hungry girl outrun soldiers across a post-apocalyptic desert.

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Characterization labels: gruff protagonist · middle-aged man · older protagonist · cook protagonist · loner · badass lead · mysterious past · former soldier · protective guardian · naive girl · glutton · super-strong girl · weaponized girl · childlike behavior · hidden ability · mystery character

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1808

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Defiant

Brandon Sanderson · 2023 · Skyward

A changed pilot returns to a galaxy on the brink and must reunite her crew to stop total collapse.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · coming of age · character growth · matured protagonist · impulsive protagonist · morally conflicted · leader character · sentient AI · loyal sidekick · complex antagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1835

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The Phlebotomist

Chris Panatier · 2020

In a blood-rationed post-nuclear dystopia, a veteran phlebotomist uncovers a secret that puts her and her grandson on the run.

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Characterization labels: older protagonist · grandmother protagonist · female lead · competent heroine · badass heroine · mature protagonist · smart heroine · brave protagonist · determined protagonist · blood hacker · ex-marine hacker · orphan caretaker · child protector · naive protagonist (mixed)

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1906

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Disruption

Jessica Shirvington · 2014 · Disruption

In a surveillance-driven near future, a determined teen uses a powerful heir to try to rescue her vanished father.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · antiheroine · manipulative protagonist · determined protagonist · flawed heroine · smart heroine · witty heroine · cold-blooded heroine · naive love interest · heir character · hacker side character · protective mother · distant brother · absent father

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1934

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The Emancipation of Veronica McAllister

Shawn Inmon · 2018 · Middle Falls Time Travel

An elderly woman dies, wakes as her teenage self in 1958, and gets repeated chances to live differently.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: elderly protagonist · teen protagonist · female lead · regretful character · tenacious protagonist · unhappy wife · mother-daughter conflict · self-actualization · materially practical · determined · believable characters · relatable characters · mature perspective · character growth

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1935

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Concealed

Christina Diaz Gonzalez · 2021

A girl in witness protection races to save her missing parents and uncover the truth about her hidden past.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female protagonist · clever protagonist · resourceful protagonist · curious protagonist · smart girl · young teen protagonist · computer whiz · hacker · foster kid · scientist parent · mysterious handler · untrustworthy adult · loyal friend · brave kids

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Distance: 0.1976

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An Acceptable Time

Madeleine L'Engle · 1990 · Time Quintet

A teen sent to study with her grandparents slips through a time gate into a dangerous past of druids, tribes, and sacrifice.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: teen protagonist · young adult protagonist · smart heroine · naive heroine · self-centered male character · illness-driven character · protective adults · skeptical elders · mature teenagers · romantic interest

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1988

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The Soprano Sorceress

L.E. Modesitt Jr. · 1998 · Spellsong Cycle

A frustrated middle-aged singer is pulled into a world where song is magic and becomes a dangerously powerful sorceress.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: middle-aged heroine · divorced woman · music teacher · opera singer · university instructor · mature protagonist · strong female lead · conflicted heroine · relatable protagonist · overpowered protagonist · self-doubting protagonist · moral ambiguity

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Distance: 0.1990

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Phoenix Extravagant

Yoon Ha Lee · 2020

A nonbinary painter in an occupied homeland is forced to animate war machines, then risks everything with a dragon.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: artist protagonist · nonbinary protagonist · pacifist protagonist · ordinary person protagonist · naive protagonist · reluctant collaborator · underdog · oblivious protagonist · morally gray characters · sentient dragon · duelist · older sister · revolutionary sibling

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1992

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Come Again

Robert Webb · 2020

A grieving widow wakes in her 18-year-old body and gets one strange chance to relive, and maybe save, her first love.

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Characterization labels: grieving widow · suicidal protagonist · middle-aged mind in young body · strong female lead · witty heroine · depressed protagonist · flawed characters · competent heroine · karate champion · computer expert · IT worker · resourceful protagonist · irritated older self · self-destructive behavior

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2007

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Variable Star

Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson · 2006

A broke would-be composer boards a relativistic colony ship after a love-and-family betrayal, only to face cosmic disaster.

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Characterization labels: young protagonist · musician protagonist · composer protagonist · socially awkward protagonist · gifted protagonist · flawed hero · headstrong hero · rich heiress · ruthless patriarch · competent characters · stock characters

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Distance: 0.2008

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Bearing Gifts

Sean Fenian · 2024 · The Stardock Trilogy

A retired engineer is chosen to operate an alien shipyard gifted to Earth, and must reshape humanity before a looming threat arrives.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: retired engineer · older protagonist · competent protagonist · idealistic protagonist · polymath hero · selfless hero · neurodivergent protagonist · benevolent AI · flat characters · likable MC

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.2015

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