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A Brief History of Time From the Big Bang to Black Holes

Stephen W Hawking
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science fiction hard science fiction past tense third limited POV ~266 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

lyrical speculative contemplative

A slow-burn science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 10
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count66,591
Page count~266 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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