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The Will of the Many

James Islington

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2/10

How central romantic relationships are to the book.

Little or noneOriginal profileAt the heart of it
7/10

How much physical action, combat, and confrontation drive the book.

QuietOriginal profileAction-packed
9/10

How much the book revolves around questions, secrets, and discovery.

Few secretsOriginal profileFull of questions
7/10

The strength of dread, cruelty, loss, and disturbing atmosphere.

LightOriginal profileVery dark
8/10

The speed and momentum of the reading experience.

ReflectiveOriginal profileRelentless
More ways to mix Worldbuilding, humor, emotion & complexity
9/10

How much attention the book gives its setting, history, and rules.

MinimalOriginal profileDeeply developed
3/10

The prominence of wit, banter, satire, and comedy.

SeriousOriginal profileVery funny
8/10

The emotional weight of relationships, loss, and character choices.

GentleOriginal profilePowerful
8/10

How demanding the prose, structure, systems, and ideas are to follow.

Easy to enterOriginal profileDemanding
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01 / Your mixClose match

A Game of Thrones

By George R. R. Martin

Action at 7/10 matches The Will of the Many; Romance at 3/10 is 1 point from The Will of the Many's 2/10.

  • Action 7/10
  • Romance 3/10
  • Mystery 8/10

What changes: a darker atmosphere (9/10; The Will of the Many 7/10); slower pacing (6/10; The Will of the Many 8/10).

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Mistborn: The Final Empire

By Brandon Sanderson

Pacing at 8/10 matches The Will of the Many; Emotional intensity at 8/10 matches The Will of the Many.

  • Pacing 8/10
  • Emotional intensity 8/10
  • Romance 3/10

What changes: more action (9/10; The Will of the Many 7/10); less mystery (7/10; The Will of the Many 9/10).

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03 / Your mixClose match

The Tainted Cup

By Robert Jackson Bennett

Worldbuilding at 9/10 matches The Will of the Many; Romance at 1/10 is 1 point from The Will of the Many's 2/10.

  • Worldbuilding 9/10
  • Romance 1/10
  • Mystery 10/10

What changes: less action (5/10; The Will of the Many 7/10); more humor (5/10; The Will of the Many 3/10).

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04 / Your mixWorth exploring

The Name of the Wind

By Patrick Rothfuss

Emotional intensity at 8/10 matches The Will of the Many; Darkness at 6/10 is 1 point from The Will of the Many's 7/10.

  • Emotional intensity 8/10
  • Darkness 6/10
  • Worldbuilding 10/10

What changes: slower pacing (5/10; The Will of the Many 8/10); more humor (6/10; The Will of the Many 3/10).

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The Fellowship of the Ring

By J. R. R. Tolkien

Darkness at 7/10 matches The Will of the Many; Complexity at 8/10 matches The Will of the Many.

  • Darkness 7/10
  • Complexity 8/10
  • Romance 1/10

What changes: less mystery (5/10; The Will of the Many 9/10); slower pacing (4/10; The Will of the Many 8/10).

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