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Ground Zero

Alan Gratz
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literary fiction historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~256 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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traumatic bleak existential

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count64,006
Page count~256 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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