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Assegai

Smith, Wilbur
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historical fiction adventure romance past tense third limited POV ~705 pp high worldbuilding
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adventurous gritty romantic

A historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, romance, humor, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 70%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count176,290
Page count~705 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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