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The Crystal Shard

R A Salvatore
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fantasy high fantasy epic past tense third limited POV ~435 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

epic grim heroic

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count108,668
Page count~435 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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