Story Intelligence

The Cost of Healing: An Industrial Grimdark Fantasy

by JD Rook

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6,357

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Observed reader footprint

observed readers in the Scrykeeper graph

0.1%

of the current usable reader sample

This is behavioral coverage from Scrykeeper's observed Royal Road reader graph. It is not the story's total readership.

Story signals

Tags and positioning

Progression Anti-Hero Lead War and Military Grimdark Psychological Fantasy Horror Tragedy Dystopia Low Fantasy Magitech Multiple Lead Characters Ruling Class

Royal Road

Story details

Rating: 4.83
Pages: 115
Published: 2025-11-19
Last updated: 2026-01-14

Author identity

JD Rook

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Data coverage

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Intelligence snapshot: 2026-11-14

About these numbers

Observed readers and audience overlap describe Scrykeeper's sampled public Royal Road reader graph, not total readership. Author and commercial coverage may be incomplete.

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