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The Colour of Magic

Terry Pratchett
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fantasy satirical fantasy past tense third limited POV ~265 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

absurdist adventurous chaotic

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, humor.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 90%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count66,292
Page count~265 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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