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A Court of Wings and Ruin

Sarah J Maas
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fantasy high fantasy epic past tense third limited POV ~798 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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tense oppressive desperate

A dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 70
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 15%
seriouscomedic
Romance 60%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count199,435
Page count~798 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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