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The Emperor's Soul

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Angela Lin
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When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life. An assassin has left the Emperor Ashravan without consciousness, a circumstance concealed only by the death of his wife. If the emperor does not emerge after his hundred-day mourning period, the rule of the Heritage Faction will be forfeit and the empire will fall into chaos.

Shai is given an impossible task: to create—to Forge—a new soul for the emperor in less than one hundred days. But her soul-Forgery is considered an abomination by her captors. She is confined to a tiny, dirty chamber, guarded by a man who hates her, spied upon by politicians, and trapped behind a door sealed in her own blood. Shai's only possible ally is the emperor's most loyal counselor, Gaotona, who struggles to understand her true talent.

Time is running out for Shai. Forging, while deducing the motivations of her captors, she needs a perfect plan to escape...

©2012 Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC (P)2012 Recorded Books

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I love this short story the second time.

very different but gripping! I wanted to fill in some time but I became completely engrossed.

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really fun quick read

it is a really creative setting with a creative story told within. Sanderson being clever, intriguing, and different with his usual heist sensibilities.

the voice actor did an amazing job conveying the story and really knew how to build the inherent temsion of the story.

a really good read. you wont be disappointed.

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good world

great short story. review says optional but also has a 15 wird min. good book

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Sanderson condensed

you get the feeling of the world without the length of most of Sandersons larger epics. a great read

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Great creative story, well done.

Where does The Emperor's Soul rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I enjoyed the creativity of this story and the way Sanderson developed the world and characters throughout it. I love his work.

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The creativity in the story, characters, and writing style.

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Nice short story

This is my first reading by this author. I intend to read/listen to more from him. He paints real characters with depth and intriguing storylines. Can't wait to read more fantasy fiction by him.

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Brandon does not disappoint

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Short but good story. Supernatural powers that people possess are pretty cool too. Protagonist's powers reminded me of Parshendi from The Stormlight Archive.

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The Emperor's Soul

I love reading Brandon Sanderson because his work never fails to move me. His characters come alive and are so very complex. There wasn't much world building in this short story, but there was enough. Angela Lin's voice is at once soothing and captivating.

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Brilliant Story!

As Angela read, I felt like she was invested in understanding the story just as much as Brandon Sanderson was. This, coupled with an impressively deep view into humanity and personal motivations, came together for a wonderful audio book. I'd suggest this to anyone interested in doing what is right *because* it is right.
10 / 10, would read again.

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new Twist on soles

wonderful book stretches to mine and gives you a new ideas and surprising end which is leaves you even more mesmerised

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