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The Dolphins of Pern

McCaffrey, Anne
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science fiction fantasy/sci-fi hybrid past tense third limited POV ~378 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

adventurous lyrical whimsical

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count94,386
Page count~378 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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