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The Regulators

King, Stephen
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science fiction science fiction horror / urban fantasy past tense third limited POV ~479 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

nightmarish chaotic desperate

A propulsive and dark science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 92
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 45
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 15%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count119,778
Page count~479 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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