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The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume Two

L'Amour, Louis
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historical fiction western past tense first POV ~793 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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gritty violent hardboiled

A propulsive and dark historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding. Plot-driven and action-forward. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count198,222
Page count~793 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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