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The Stories Five Years of Original Fiction on Torcom

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science fiction hard science fiction past tense third limited POV ~4,482 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

surreal absurdist melancholic

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count1,120,412
Page count~4,482 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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