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Nightbane

Alex Aster
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fantasy high fantasy romance past tense third limited POV ~466 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive visceral romantic

A propulsive fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 80
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 90%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 85%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count116,424
Page count~466 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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