The Ride of My Life 📖

The Ride of My Life

Hoffman, Mat; Lewman, Mark
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science fiction steampunk alternate history past tense third limited POV ~759 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

adventurous chaotic steampunk

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 80
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count189,856
Page count~759 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited