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The Outcasts

Flanagan, John
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young adult historical fantasy past tense third limited POV ~426 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

adventurous gritty inspirational

A young adult. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, humor.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 70
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 75
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count106,461
Page count~426 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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