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The Assassins Blade

Sarah J Maas
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fantasy urban fantasy / assassin thriller past tense third limited POV ~484 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense gritty angsty

A propulsive fantasy. Expect 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 85
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 65
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count121,017
Page count~484 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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