Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 📖

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Larson, Erik
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historical fiction historical drama / maritime thriller past tense third limited POV ~518 pp

Vibe

historical devastating atmospheric

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count129,455
Page count~518 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited