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The Ministry for the Future

Stanley Robinson Kim
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science fiction climate fiction (cli-fi) past tense third limited POV ~733 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

apocalyptic lyrical urgent

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 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count183,305
Page count~733 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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