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Sharpe's Tiger

Cornwell, Bernard
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historical fiction military historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~486 pp high worldbuilding
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gritty violent military

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count121,595
Page count~486 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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