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The Sword of Summer

Rick Riordan Author
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fantasy urban fantasy past tense third limited POV ~490 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

mythic action-packed grim

A propulsive fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, humor.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count122,376
Page count~490 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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