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Chasm City

Reynolds, Alastair
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science fiction hard science fiction past tense third limited POV ~947 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

cosmic horror oppressive melancholic

A dark science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count236,689
Page count~947 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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