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Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

Gerald Brom; Brom
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historical fiction historical fantasy / witchcraft thriller past tense third limited POV ~480 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive visceral melancholic

A dark historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count119,939
Page count~480 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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