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Empire of the Summer Moon

Gwynne, S C
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historical fiction frontier history past tense third limited POV ~641 pp high worldbuilding
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gritty bleak moral_ambiguity

A dark historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 30
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count160,169
Page count~641 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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