A Memory of Light 📖

A Memory of Light

Robert Jordan; Brandon Sanderson
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fantasy high fantasy epic past tense third limited POV ~1,427 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

apocalyptic gritty melancholic

A propulsive and dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 40
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 100
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count356,715
Page count~1,427 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited