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The Diamond of Darkhold

DuPrau, Jeanne
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young adult science fiction past tense third limited POV ~253 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

adventurous mysterious optimistic

A young adult. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 75
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 0%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count63,345
Page count~253 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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