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Relic

Preston, Douglas; Child, Lincoln
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horror supernatural thriller past tense third limited POV ~467 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense oppressive claustrophobic

A dark horror. Expect 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 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 40
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 50
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count116,796
Page count~467 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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