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Erak's Ransom

Flanagan, John
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fantasy sword and sorcery past tense third limited POV ~420 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense adventurous heroic

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends with catharsis. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 80
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count105,040
Page count~420 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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