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Codex Alera 1 Furies of Calderon

Butcher Jim
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fantasy epic fantasy past tense third limited POV ~712 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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visceral oppressive melancholic

A propulsive and dark fantasy. 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 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count177,905
Page count~712 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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