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Elantris

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Jack Garrett
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Elantris was built on magic, and it thrived. But then the magic began to fade, and Elantris began to rot. Now its shattered citizens face domination by a powerful Imperium. Can a young Princess unite the people of Elantris and lead a rebellion against the imperial zealots?

Brandon Sanderson's debut fantasy showed his skill as a storyteller and an imaginer of baroque magical systems to be fully developed from the start.

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Great story and narration. Jack (narrator) has good acting skills and a strong accent but doesn't take long to get used to. Story is as engaging as any of Sanderson.

Great fantasy

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Not Brandon’s best book, but as his first book I went into it expecting this. The book took a bit to get the ball rolling but did still engage me from the start. The performance was essentially the same deal - you get used to it and it’s okay by the end.

You get used to the performance, good book

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Who am I to critique the reigning monarch of fantasy?
'Elantris' is a brilliant novel. It manages to be a fantasy novel with great mystical elements and world building, a political thriller, and a stunningly powerful slow burn romance. It has a moderate pace similar to Pratchett and novels of his era. Despite all of this, 'Elantris'' primary beauty is in its wonderful character development and the character driven plot begs to be read in one sitting.
It will leave you in the emotional upheaval that only hands of a great paperback can cause. I fully plan to reread this novel every year for the next decade.

Brilliant

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I read this later than I should have, but loved it all the same.

Epic storytelling from Sanderson, as always.

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For the most part it was such an enjoyable story to follow. Slow burn romance sprinkled in the story which has always been once of my favourite.

Couldn’t put it down!

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