Killing Time 📖

Killing Time

Howard, Linda
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science fiction time travel thriller past tense third limited POV ~378 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

tense paranoid romantic

A propulsive science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, epic scope. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count94,618
Page count~378 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited