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Sloan, Robin
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literary fiction magical realism past tense first POV ~309 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

lyrical whimsical earnest

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 45
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count77,140
Page count~309 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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