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Temple of the Winds

Goodkind, Terry
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fantasy high fantasy epic past tense third limited POV ~1,117 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

tragic 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 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 30%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count279,280
Page count~1,117 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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