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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
features extracted 2026-04-12

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.

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

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