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The Icebound Land
Flanagan, John
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fantasy
adventure fantasy
past tense
third limited POV
~301 pp
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2026-04-12
Vibe
tense
gritty
desperate
A fantasy. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence.
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Prose density
72
sparse
dense
Pacing
45
slow burn
propulsive
Emotional tone
30
dark
hopeful
Worldbuilding
65
minimal
maximal
Char / plot
80
character-driven
plot-driven
Interiority
60
external
introspective
Ending
40
unresolved
cathartic
Stakes
75
intimate
epic
Content
Violence
85%
none
extreme
Sexual content
10%
none
explicit
Humor
20%
serious
comedic
Romance
30%
none
central
Speculative hardness
soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic
Structure & Cast
Structure
Word count
75,368
Page count
~301 pp
Prologue
—
Epilogue
—
Tense
past
Cast & World
POV
third limited
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