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The Farthest Shore

Ursula K Le Guin
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fantasy high fantasy past tense third limited POV ~276 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

bleak existential solemn

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

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count69,090
Page count~276 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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