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Words of Radiance

Brandon Sanderson
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fantasy epic fantasy past tense third limited POV ~1,615 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive grandiose anxious

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count403,864
Page count~1,615 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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