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The Vampire's Assistant

Shan, Darren
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fantasy urban fantasy past tense first POV ~174 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense gritty uncanny

A propulsive fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 55
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 65
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count43,484
Page count~174 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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