The Clockwise Man 📖

The Clockwise Man

Richards, Justin
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science fiction steampunk adventure past tense third limited POV ~233 pp

Vibe

tense paranoid oppressive

A science fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 45
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count58,368
Page count~233 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited