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The Bands of Mourning: A Mistborn Novel

Brandon Sanderson
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fantasy urban fantasy / heist / political thriller past tense third limited POV ~521 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

epic gritty philosophical

A fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Contains notable violence, humor.

Style Fingerprint

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

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 70%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count130,210
Page count~521 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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