The Sword of Shannara The Elfstones of Shannara 📖

The Sword of Shannara The Elfstones of Shannara

Terry Brooks
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fantasy high fantasy epic past tense third limited POV ~1,705 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

epic grim mythic

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count426,264
Page count~1,705 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited