Elantris
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Brandon Sanderson
In 2005, Brandon Sanderson debuted with Elantris, an epic fantasy unlike any other then on the market. To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Tor is reissuing Elantris in a special edition, a fresh chance to introduce it to the myriad readers who have since become Sanderson fans. This new edition begins with a preface by author Dan Wells, the first person to read the completed novel, and a new afterword by Sanderson explaining how he came to write the book and its place in the Cosmere, the unified universe of all his Tor novels. Also included is an expanded version of the "Ars Arcanum" appendix, with more of the technical details of the book's magic that fans can never get enough of.Elantris was truly a milestone both for Sanderson and for the genre of epic fantasy. It deserves this special treatment, something Tor has done only once before, with Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. Sanderson fans old and new will be excited to discover it.Other Tor books by Brandon SandersonThe CosmereThe Stormlight ArchiveThe Way of KingsWords of RadianceEdgedancer (Novella)Oathbringer The Mistborn trilogyMistborn: The Final EmpireThe Well of AscensionThe Hero of AgesMistborn: The Wax and Wayne seriesAlloy of LawShadows of SelfBands of MourningCollectionArcanum UnboundedOther Cosmere novelsElantrisWarbreakerThe Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians seriesAlcatraz vs. the Evil LibrariansThe Scrivener's BonesThe Knights of CrystalliaThe Shattered LensThe Dark TalentThe Rithmatist seriesThe RithmatistOther books by Brandon SandersonThe ReckonersSteelheartFirefightCalamity
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Author
Brandon Sanderson
Pages
592
Publisher
Macmillan
Published Date
2015-10-06
ISBN
0765381028 9780765381026
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Set in a land where a great city once stood but has fallen by a mystery, worth reading as it connects to the greater Cosmere"
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Harvey F Smith
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A Broke Book Buyer
"Elantris by Brandon Sanderson 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I probably should have started this first if I wanted to understand this series's many stages of world building. I hope I come to understand it more as I go. As for the story in this it was very interesting, I thought the magic was cool and I really enjoyed the main characters. Some things were repeated ad nauseam but the pace was decent and picked up greatly toward the end. "
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Sarah
"Unfinished. Not for me. Cool fantasy and all but I couldn’t get into it. Abandoned it at 20% which was over 5hrs of the total 29hrs. Maybe some other time 0/5"
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Kasandra
"Brandon Sanderson's first and in my opinion best book. Many will disagree with that but I simply love the characters in Elantris. No matter whose point of view I am reading from I enjoy them all. "
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sven anderson
"I liked it because it had well written complex characters, interesting world building, and some mystery. "
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Reese Mikesell
"This book is the hardest Sanderson book to get into. "
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Viking Fiesta
"My favorite book by Sanderson, and that's saying a lot! "
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Hannah Groves
"Hard to go wrong with Sanderson in general, so I'll try to give a guide. Mistborn is great, but its follow ups are only okay. I'm loving Stormlight Archives as a massive, expansive universe with beautiful world building. The Alloy of Law didn't interest me for a long time (guns) so when I finally gave it a chance, I was floored by how great the fun but serious fantasy Western was. Steelheart was a dystopic action filled book on super heroes. I enjoyed its twists and take on superheroes."
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Alia
"There is not much I could say about this book that hasn't already been said... I'm late to the Sanderson party, but I can see why people love his books. The world building and political intrigue aspects of the book are up there with the greats of fantasy. I can also see this books faults, most of which can be forgiven because this was his debut novel. The story kept me engrossed even when nothing exciting was happening which proves that sometimes getting lost in an amazing world is better than action and violence. I would read more in this series if it was ever written, but for now I will continue on down the Sanderson rabbit hole."
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Nicole Falche
