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Red Prophet

Card, Orson Scott
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historical fiction magical realism / alternate history past tense third limited POV ~436 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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apocalyptic mythic melancholic

A dark historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 85
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

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

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count108,923
Page count~436 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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