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This Is How You Lose the Time War

Amal Gladstone Max El-Mohtar
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science fiction time travel thriller past tense third limited POV ~149 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

lyrical oppressive obsessive

A science fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count37,190
Page count~149 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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