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The Long Mars

Pratchett, Terry; Baxter, Stephen
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science fiction hard science fiction/speculative fiction past tense third limited POV ~433 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

cosmic horror speculative existential dread

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 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count108,230
Page count~433 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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