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Academ's Fury

Butcher, Jim
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fantasy high fantasy epic past tense third limited POV ~731 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense grim oppressive

A dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count182,866
Page count~731 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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