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City of the Beasts

Allende, Isabel
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fantasy magical realism / adventure fantasy past tense third limited POV ~373 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

mysterious oppressive primal

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 65
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 20%
noneexplicit
Humor 15%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count93,130
Page count~373 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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