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The Book of Lost Tales II

Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel
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fantasy mythological fantasy past tense third limited POV ~710 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

mythic bleak ancient

A slow-burn and dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Character-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 15
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 5%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count177,435
Page count~710 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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