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The Long Earth

Terry Baxter Stephen Pratchett
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science fiction speculative fiction past tense third limited POV ~412 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

cosmic horror existential dread lyrical

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count102,900
Page count~412 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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