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A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold, Part 2

George R.R. Martin
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fantasy high fantasy epic past tense third limited POV ~854 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

grim oppressive bleak

A dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. 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 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count213,468
Page count~854 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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