Rule of Wolves 📖

Rule of Wolves

Bardugo Leigh
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fantasy epic fantasy past tense third limited POV ~647 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

apocalyptic gritty heroic

A dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 70
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 40%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count161,700
Page count~647 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited