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The Gathering Storm

Jordan Brandon Sanderso Robert
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fantasy high fantasy epic past tense third limited POV ~1,285 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive chaotic bleak

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

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count321,212
Page count~1,285 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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