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A Short Stay in Hell

Peck, Steven L
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literary fiction speculative fiction past tense third limited POV ~110 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

existential bleak melancholic

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 15
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count27,598
Page count~110 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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