All Systems Red 📖

All Systems Red

Wells Martha
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science fiction space opera past tense first POV ~127 pp

Vibe

tense gritty paranoid

A propulsive science fiction. Expect epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 55
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count31,804
Page count~127 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst