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Theft of Swords (The Crown Conspiracy; Avempartha)

Sullivan, Michael J
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fantasy high fantasy adventure past tense third limited POV ~797 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense oppressive grim

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

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count199,149
Page count~797 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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