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Shadow of Night

Deborah Harkness
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fantasy historical fantasy past tense third limited POV ~879 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

gothic oppressive romantic

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 65
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count219,673
Page count~879 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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