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Micro: A Novel
Crichton, Michael
science fiction
speculative fiction / micro-fiction thriller
past tense
third limited POV
~468 pp
high worldbuilding
Vibe
tense
oppressive
visceral
A dark science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
75
sparsedense
Pacing
60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
40
externalintrospective
Ending
10
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
10%
noneexplicit
Speculative hardness
soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 116,953 |
| Page count | ~468 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |