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The Princess and the Goblin

George MacDonald
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fantasy children's fantasy past tense third limited POV ~208 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

whimsical atmospheric mysterious

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 60
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count52,112
Page count~208 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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