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Lightning

Koontz, Dean Ray
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science fiction alternate history/time travel thriller past tense third limited POV ~557 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense oppressive existential

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 15%
seriouscomedic
Romance 25%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count139,369
Page count~557 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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