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Ancillary Sword

Publications, Locus
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nonfiction publishing industry news and commentary past tense third limited POV ~249 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

industry-insider informative professional

A nonfiction. Plot-driven.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 55
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 30
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 70
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 10%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count62,255
Page count~249 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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