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Childhoods End
C Clarke Arthur
science fiction
hard science fiction/speculative fiction
past tense
third limited POV
~288 pp
high worldbuilding
Vibe
cosmic horror
philosophical
bleak
A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note.
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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
Content
Sexual content
10%
noneexplicit
Speculative hardness
soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 72,021 |
| Page count | ~288 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |