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The Magicians

Lev Grossman
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fantasy urban fantasy / high fantasy past tense third limited POV ~593 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic oppressive existential

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

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Prose density 78
sparsedense
Pacing 45
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 25%
seriouscomedic
Romance 65%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count148,278
Page count~593 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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