Stone Blind: A Novel 📖

Stone Blind: A Novel

Natalie Haynes
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mythological fiction retelling of Greek myths past tense third limited POV ~343 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

mythic bleak ironic

A mythological fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count85,799
Page count~343 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited