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The Shadow of the Gods

John Gwynne
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fantasy mythic high fantasy past tense third limited POV ~635 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

grim mythic visceral

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

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

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