Legacy of ashes: the history of the CIA 📖

Legacy of ashes: the history of the CIA

Weiner, Tim
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historical fiction nonfiction history past tense third limited POV ~1,007 pp

Vibe

bleak grim paranoid

A dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 5%
seriouscomedic
Romance 0%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count251,785
Page count~1,007 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited