The Source of Magic 📖

The Source of Magic

Anthony, Piers
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fantasy high fantasy adventure past tense third limited POV ~442 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

mythic absurd bleak

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, humor.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 55
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count110,607
Page count~442 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited