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Illuminae (The Illuminae Files)

Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
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science fiction military sci-fi thriller past tense third limited POV ~358 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

claustrophobic paranoid desperate

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

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Prose density 72
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 88
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 45
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 92%
noneextreme
Sexual content 15%
noneexplicit
Humor 25%
seriouscomedic
Romance 35%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count89,377
Page count~358 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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