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A Kiss of Shadows

Hamilton, Laurell K
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fantasy urban fantasy past tense first POV ~655 pp high worldbuilding
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Vibe

sensual oppressive mythic

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 95%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count163,870
Page count~655 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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