The Black Prism 📖

The Black Prism

Brent Weeks
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fantasy epic fantasy past tense third limited POV ~841 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

gritty oppressive visceral

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count210,157
Page count~841 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited