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Childhoods End

C Clarke Arthur
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science fiction hard science fiction/speculative fiction past tense third limited POV ~288 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. Ends on an unresolved note.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count72,021
Page count~288 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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