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Pale Blue Dot

Carl Sagan
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science fiction hard science fiction/speculative nonfiction past tense third limited POV ~416 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

cosmic philosophical sober

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 20%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count104,006
Page count~416 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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