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Excession

Iain M Banks
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science fiction hard science fiction/speculative fiction mixed tense third limited POV ~615 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

cosmic horror philosophical bleak

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count153,666
Page count~615 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensemixed
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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