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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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Great book, narrator grows on you

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This book is fantastic but there's one thing Audible needs to fix! The narrator has a great cadence throughout the book, however there's almost no pause between chapters. It in fact sounds like the same thought. Chapters in the book often end with something remarkable or profound, and instead of being able to think on it you're immediately presented with the next chapter as though it was part of the same sentence Chapter 2.

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Very good, for an early work.

Not quite as Organized as his later works; but a very good lusten. I would recommend this book .

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loved this book

loved this book. the story is thought provoking w fun and interesting moments. kept me on the edge of my seat several times.

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Good choice. Highly recommend

My sister and her husband strongly suggested this book and I devoured it. Amazing read.

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One Minor Problem

I love the book and the story is great....I just wish that there was a pause in between chapters to let my mind gather all the information that just went down.

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Got through it but

Having been through many of Sanderson series maybe I’ve grown too accustomed to certain things but this one seems pretty cliched by and large. Movie script type deus ex machina ending and that kind of stuff. Seems like he’s styling the heroine after Robert Jordan being an “assertive” woman. One of my least favorite, seems young and cheesy relying quite a bit on didactic/misplaced LDS doctrinal stylings.

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great

it's a good book its funny sometimes its interesting how he did it righting! the ending us great two.

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Excellent Book!

I absolutely LOVED this book! The plot is deep and well written, with unexpected turns at every step!

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Characters are all just stereotypes

It’s like he tried to fill every female character in a fantasy genre trope he could. And the attempts at social commentary are heavy handed. I really like the Stormlight Archive, but I quit this book after 10 because the characters were so annoying.

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A good starting point for Sanderson

While it reads like a first draft of many characters we have seen come later (and better) it is still worth a read.

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