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Enders Shadow

Orson Scott Card
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science fiction military science fiction past tense third limited POV ~570 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

psychological oppressive existential

A dark science fiction. Expect rich 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 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 95
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 100
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count142,591
Page count~570 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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