Elantris

Elantris

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Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transforming power of the Shaod. Ten years ago, without warning, the magic failed. Elantrians became wizened, leper-like, powerless creatures, and Elantris itself dark, filthy, and crumbling. Arelon's new capital, Kae, crouches in the shadow of Elantris. Princess Sarene of Teod arrives for a marriage of state with Crown Prince Raoden, hoping - based on their correspondence - to also find love. She finds instead that Raoden has died and she is considered his widow. Both Teod and Arelon are under threat as the last remaining holdouts against the imperial ambitions of the ruthless religious fanatics of Fjordell. So Sarene decides to use her new status to counter the machinations of Hrathen, a Fjordell high priest who has come to Kae to convert Arelon and claim it for his emperor and his god. But neither Sarene nor Hrathen suspect the truth about Prince Raoden. Stricken by the same curse that ruined Elantris, Raoden was secretly exiled by his father to the dark city. His struggle to help the wretches trapped there begins a series of events that will bring hope to Arelon, and perhaps reveal the secret of Elantris itself. A rare epic fantasy that doesn't recycle the classics and that is a complete and satisfying story in one volume, Elantris is fleet and fun, full of surprises and characters to care about. It's also the wonderful debut of a welcome new star in the constellation of fantasy.

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• A fine read

  Reviewed by Steve M. | see all reviews by Steve M.

  25/10/2010

  This is Sanderson's first novel and it shows where he started. Having read this book after reading The Way Of Kings and the Mistborn trilogy I could see the beginnings of ideas, characters and mannerisms that are fleshed out in those novels, start out here in Elantris.
  
  The book was a solid effort, a nicely fleshed out world with characters that were likable and believable.
  
  I think the power of this novel was lost in the shining beacons of his later works, and I would recommend reading this prior to reading any of his other novels.
  
  Either way, a good book. Go Read it.
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• A fine read

  Reviewed by Steve M. | see all reviews by Steve M.

  25/10/2010

  This is Sanderson's first novel and it shows where he started. Having read this book after reading The Way Of Kings and the Mistborn trilogy I could see the beginnings of ideas, characters and mannerisms that are fleshed out in those novels, start out here in Elantris.
  
  The book was a solid effort, a nicely fleshed out world with characters that were likable and believable.
  
  I think the power of this novel was lost in the shining beacons of his later works, and I would recommend reading this prior to reading any of his other novels.
  
  Either way, a good book. Go Read it.
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