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Virtual Light

Gibson, William
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science fiction cyberpunk past tense third limited POV ~341 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

noir gritty desolate

A dark 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 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count85,162
Page count~341 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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