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Earth Abides

George R. Stewart
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literary fiction post-apocalyptic fiction past tense third limited POV ~534 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic existential bleak

A literary fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count133,402
Page count~534 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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