ASURA: Tale Of The Vanquished 📖

ASURA: Tale Of The Vanquished

Neelakantan, Anand
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historical fiction mythological retelling past tense third limited POV ~738 pp high worldbuilding

Vibe

tragic oppressive mythic

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

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 95
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count184,465
Page count~738 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited