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The Clockwise Man

Richards, Justin
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science fiction steampunk adventure past tense third limited POV ~233 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense paranoid oppressive

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

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

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