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Startide Rising

Brin, David
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science fiction hard science fiction with uplift themes past tense third limited POV ~555 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

existential oppressive desperate

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 72
sparsedense
Pacing 65
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 35
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count138,703
Page count~555 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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