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Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths

Evslin, Bernard; Hofmann, William
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fantasy mythology retelling past tense third limited POV ~228 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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mythic lyrical folksy

A dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 40
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 40%
seriouscomedic
Romance 50%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count56,941
Page count~228 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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