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This Present Darkness

Frank Peretti
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fantasy urban fantasy / spiritual thriller past tense third limited POV ~638 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tense oppressive moral

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

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

Content

Violence 80%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count159,526
Page count~638 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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