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The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

Steinbeck, John
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historical fiction Arthurian legend past tense third limited POV ~560 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tragic mythic melancholic

A historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 80%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count140,021
Page count~560 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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