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Thief of Time
Terry Pratchett
fantasy
urban fantasy with time travel elements
past tense
third limited POV
~407 pp
high worldbuilding
Vibe
whimsical
absurdist
philosophical
A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable humor.
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Style Fingerprint
Prose density
85
sparsedense
Pacing
40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone
60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding
95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot
60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority
70
externalintrospective
Ending
75
unresolvedcathartic
Content
Sexual content
10%
noneexplicit
Speculative hardness
soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic
Structure & Cast
Structure
| Word count | 101,714 |
| Page count | ~407 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |