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Elantris

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Jack Garrett
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Publisher's summary

Legendary science fiction author Orson Scott Card calls Brandon Sanderson a writer to watch.

Once the godlike rulers of the capital of Arelon, the inhabitans of Elantris have been imprisoned within themselves, unable to die after the city's magic failed years ago. But when a new prince falls victim to the curse, he refuses to accept his fate.

©2005, 2015 Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC. (P)2008 Recorded Books,LLC

Critic reviews

"...readers won't want to put it down." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Outstanding." ( Publisher's Weekly)

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Need a longer break between chapters.

The only slight complaint is that it could use a brief, one second pause after each chapter. It presently is about a quarter of a second.

I'm sure this is likely a byproduct of being originally produced for cds and they were probably trying to cut time to reduce the number of discs.

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Another Sanderson gem ... too long

I like this author's work a lot, but aside from the Mistborn series, I find his work too wordy.

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Pretty grand first entry into the Cosmere.

I don't know why people berate this book for not being the best thing he's ever written, as if that makes it bad. The narrator could have done better but the story itself was very good. Don't make this your first Sanderson book but don't miss out on it either.

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love the book

I wish he would make more of these, I love the magic and stuff :)

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pretty good book.

Overall its a good book! It's worth the read,
pacing is pretty quick at times and you never will expect what'll happen next in this story of magic, love and politcial intrigue.

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story takes you to another world

The narrator was out of his league with this one; little variance in voices and a sad comparison compared to other fiction narration. But the story...it draws you into a world like something a series would and keeps you there for the entire time. You fall in love with the characters and feel like you're living the story.

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Excellent warmup

Not as promising as the way of kings but an excellent start to a series!

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So effin good

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Completely enthralling, compelling character, dexterous narration... what can I say? Very feminist in a way that might make some people uncomfortable but I think that's probably a good thing.

Only complaint is that it is a bit long and it takes a while to get to the real action. But hell, I enjoyed every second of it.

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That Slightest Change...

Elantris had it all, mystery, deceit, love, hatred, and surprise twists and turns. In the end, the Slightest Change made all the difference. Great story Brandon, thank you! And Jack, yet another masterful performance. Well done good Sir, we'll done!

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Great story

I want to hear more about Elantris and her people. Totally epic story. Mister Sanderson, created a world that is mixture of ancient mysticism and magic

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