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The Vertical Plane

Webster, Ken
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literary fiction paranormal mystery past tense first POV ~382 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic uncanny existential

A literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count95,561
Page count~382 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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