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Demon Seed

Koontz, Dean Ray
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science fiction cyberpunk thriller past tense third limited POV ~196 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive psychological horror claustrophobic

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

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count49,075
Page count~196 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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