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Narrated by:
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Angela Lin
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Written by:
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Brandon Sanderson
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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...
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- marcus
- 2019-10-24
Very unique and interesting, set in Elantris world
It's good!! The characters are written strongly, it's well narrated, there are interesting ideas and themes that are strongly present and compellingly explored without them taking over the story, and it leaves you satisfied but still hoping for more.
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- David
- 2022-05-15
Quick and fun
In such a short book Sanderson does an incredible amount! Makes me want to read more novellas
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- John Le Blanc
- 2018-05-18
Good!
Cool main character. Cool magic system as always with Brandon Sanderson. Narrator was good too.
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- nxn8
- 2018-09-13
Sanderson need to re visit this world.
considering this book takes place 90% in one room the writing is amazing and you still feel like your on an adventure. this world is so interesting and i want Brandon sanderson to write another book in this world. #audible1
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- J
- 2024-01-13
A Favourite Sanderson’s Story
An intriguing character, a fantastic magic system and a wonderful story, I love The Emperor’s Soul. It is set in the same world as Elantris, but reading that novel is not required to read this. The connections are only apparent if you’ve read Elantris.
I read this book years ago and just listened to it for the first time. The story is not only great to immerse yourself in, but it is also the kind of story your mind can dwell on. It is every bit as good as I remember it being. Maybe even better, because Angela Lin was the perfect choice for narrator.
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- HappyWifeLife
- 2018-05-23
GREAT short story.
Its amazing how Sanderson pulls off this epic tale in so few of words ! wow! A MUST read if you are a fan or if you haven't read any of his books yet. you will be hooked. #Audible1
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- Blythe
- 2018-05-17
My favorite Sanderson story so far!
This is my favorite of the (at least half dozen) Brandon Sanderson books I've listened to so far. It's got a great heroine, a fascinating magic system, a surprisingly interesting setting, considering that almost the entire thing takes place in one room where the heroine is being held captive, and I was horribly disappointed when I got to the end and realized it was over already. My only complaint is that this is only a novella, because I WANT MORE!
Apparently this is set in the same world as Elantris, but although I've read that I would never have noticed and this is completely stand alone, no need to have ever read anything else by him. Sanderson is really into detailed systemic worldbuilding and magic systems that have rules so clearly defined that they could easily be translated into computer or board game systems. In his full length novels I sometimes find this a little TOO much, in all honesty - while it's nice to know the system is there and balanced, I don't necessarily need all the detail in the middle of the plot. This novella strikes the perfect balance of not going into TOO much detail, and tying the details that are given into the very center of the plot so that learning how it all works IS unravelling the plot and not just exposition for the sake of it.
I would snap up a sequel to this story in a heartbeat, and, although they're good, I wouldn't say that for any of Sanderson's other books that I've read. (Also, if you enjoy the heist-like suspense aspects of this book, you may also enjoy the Rogue's Republic series by Patrick Weekes, which I found myself thinking about throughout this book.) Anyway, if you're on the fence, definitely pick up this novella!
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- BigAl
- 2018-11-16
Predictable
I found this story very predictable and formulaic. I also found that the author felt the need to explain everything (emotion, thoughts or characters) and nothing was left to the imagination or for the reader to figure out. Boring.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-11-10
amazing book. loved it
this was great. the world is so big, so open. I could not be happier
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