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Dragon Tears

Koontz, Dean
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horror supernatural thriller past tense third limited POV ~491 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive paranoid nightmarish

A propulsive and dark horror. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count122,741
Page count~491 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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