Elantris

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Jack Garrett

Length: 27 hrs and 30 mins

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.

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Critic reviews

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

"Outstanding." ( Publisher's Weekly)

best way to enter the Cosmere

you'll never forget the journey! years ago this book introduced me to Sanderson. the rest is history!

Another excellent book from Brandon Sanderson

This was another excellent book from Brandon Sanderson. Must read for fans of his work. I hope he writes more in this series.

wonderful

it dragged a little, but overall delightful, excellent narration. I can't wait for the sequel

Original story

Narrator is excellent. The story take many unexpected twists. If you like Brandon sandersons other books you'll like this one.

Excellently done

Elantris is not my first Sanderson work. I started with Mistborn, after hearing him on the weekly podcast Writing Excuses. Elantris came up frequently, including mentioning it's avalanche ending and it's raw length for a breakout novel.

As I am going back to school, I don't have time to read long novels that require me to really -think- about what's going on, much to my dismay. With this in mind, and wanting to read Elantris (because I enjoyed Mistborn) I picked up the audiobook.

Jack Garrett did an excellent job of reading the text. After the first part was finished, I had a solid enough idea of how each character sounded, and the voices were consistent enough through the rest of the text that I didn't need any of the "he said, she said" to understand who was speaking. His pacing was good, allowing me to even skate through some of what would have been the more boring bits of narration without my attention wandering away. Mr. Garrett, four stars for your excellent job.

The novel was quite a good story, especially in the context of a first book published by an author. As mentioned above, there are improvements that could have been made, polishes applied, but as a first sold work it's quite good. There were elements in the book where things seemed to drag on, and there were times that Sarene came across as a bit cliched. The ending, infamous for it's avalanche quality of resolution upon resolution, was smoothed by the audio narration, but I can imagine it being much more difficult in text.

All in all, a solid book, an excellent read, and something I have not in the slightest regretted purchasing.

Elantris will rise again!!!

Prince Raoden sick and on his death bed is sent to Elantris to live with all the disease ridden people. Once the Capital of all Gods now a fallen city just got hope again with Prince Raoden. Raoden and his wife he's never met Sarene will fight all and never give up untill the Captial is back to its once glory.With a lot of plots and a lot of great characters this book will keep you at the edge of your seat. Brandon Sanderson is one of the best fantasy writers of all time and he won't disappoint with this book!!! Must read

Wanting more

Another great and powerful world full of strong and passionate character. Wanting more from this rich new world that Brandon Sanderson has brought.

Great book

Tied together perfectly in the end and I could not stop listening to every word

Fantastic fantasy story

If you could sum up Elantris in three words, what would they be?

Awesome magic and religion

What did you like best about this story?

It was a great political thriller, interesting magic system, and pretty fast-paced plot that keeps listeners interested.

What about Jack Garrett’s performance did you like?

He did a fantastic job with all the various characters. He didn't give a melodramatic performance, but you could easily discern all the different characters through the slight nuances he'd give each one. I will definitely follow this narrator further.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When the climax arrives through a critical discovery at the 11th hour and 59th minute, it is by that point extremely satisfying.

Any additional comments?

Brandon Sanderson is an incredible author, and the narrator really brings his work to life. You won't be disappointed with the writing or execution of this audiobook. I highly recommend this to everyone who enjoys the fantasy genre.

Listen at 1.25 or 1.5 speed

Any additional comments?

The narration of this does the stories no favors. It's a slower story to begin with, but reading it so slowly makes this a dangerous book to listen to whilst operating heavy machinery. Speed it up a bit for fuller enjoyment.