The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight 📖

The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight

Redfield, James
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fantasy spiritual fantasy / adventure past tense first POV ~281 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

mystical tense philosophical

A propulsive fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 75
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 55
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count70,331
Page count~281 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst