The Shadow of the Gods 📖

The Shadow of the Gods

John Gwynne
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fantasy mythic high fantasy past tense third limited POV ~635 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

grim mythic visceral

A dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count158,783
Page count~635 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited