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Stand on Zanzibar

John Brunner
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science fiction dystopian social satire past tense third limited POV ~774 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

dystopian oppressive alienating

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 35%
seriouscomedic
Romance 25%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count193,602
Page count~774 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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