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Royal Assassin Illustrated

Hobb Robin
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fantasy high fantasy past tense first POV ~1,041 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic oppressive solemn

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count260,337
Page count~1,041 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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