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The Shadow of What Was Lost

Islington, James
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fantasy high fantasy epic past tense third limited POV ~916 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive grim mysterious

A dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. 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 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
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 count229,089
Page count~916 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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