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Phantastes A Faerie Romance

MacDonald George
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fantasy fairy tale / allegorical fantasy past tense third limited POV ~286 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

lyrical melancholic ethereal

A slow-burn fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable romance.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 40
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count71,625
Page count~286 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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