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The Long War (US)

Pratchett, Terry; Baxter, Stephen
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science fiction speculative fiction past tense third limited POV ~490 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

cosmic horror existential dread weird fiction

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. 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 50
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 20%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count122,573
Page count~490 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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