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Master Commander

Patrick OBrian
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historical fiction naval adventure past tense third limited POV ~577 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic heroic ironic

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

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 15%
noneexplicit
Humor 75%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count144,298
Page count~577 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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