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Project Hail Mary

Weir Andy
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science fiction hard science fiction past tense first POV ~598 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

existential claustrophobic desperate

A propulsive science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 100
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count149,465
Page count~598 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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