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State of fear
Crichton, Michael
thriller
political thriller / techno-thriller
past tense
third limited POV
~682 pp
Vibe
tense
paranoid
apocalyptic
A propulsive and dark thriller. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
80
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
40
externalintrospective
Ending
30
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
30%
noneexplicit
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 170,577 |
| Page count | ~682 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |