Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology 📖

Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology

Sterling, Bruce
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science fiction cyberpunk past tense third limited POV ~456 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

gritty paranoid neon

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 75%
noneexplicit
Humor 45%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count114,088
Page count~456 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited