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Footfall

Niven, Larry; Pournelle, Jerry
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science fiction hard science fiction invasion past tense third limited POV ~788 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

apocalyptic grim alien

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 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 40
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count197,116
Page count~788 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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