Sharpe's Eagle 📖

Sharpe's Eagle

Bernard Cornwell
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historical fiction military historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~368 pp

Vibe

gritty violent military

A historical fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count91,986
Page count~368 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited