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Zero History

Gibson, William
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literary fiction magical realism / neo-noir thriller past tense third limited POV ~451 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

surreal paranoid absurdist

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count112,715
Page count~451 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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