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Chainfire

Goodkind, Terry
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fantasy high fantasy epic past tense third limited POV ~1,023 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

oppressive desperate bleak

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 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count255,840
Page count~1,023 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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