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The Archer's Tale

Bernard Cornwell
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historical fiction military historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~538 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

gritty bleak melancholic

A dark historical fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count134,543
Page count~538 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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