The Emperor's Soul
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (685 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00A0DHUBY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 191 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Brandon's best work in the shorter format" according to Amazon Customer. As an admittedly rather rabid fan of Brandon, I tore through this book when it showed up on my doorstep today. And I have to say, it is an excellent, excellent novella, certainly Brandon's best effort in this format yet.The Emperor's Soul is set in Sel, the same planet as Elantris (though very far apart from where Elantris takes place). The magic in this world takes the form of elaborate seals, the inspirations for which were drawn from the red signature seals commonly found on East Asian artwork. Though in our world it only leaves an impression of authorship, on Sel, an intricate seal can be used to change the history of an object in a pro. Clever, philosophical and poignant. I want more! The Emperor's Soul is set on Sel, the same world as Elantris (but in an empire far away and unrelated to those events.) Shai is a master of the art of Forging - mutating an object's history to change its appearance in the present. However, she's been caught trying to steal the nation's most famous relic, and now she awaits execution unless she can forge the emperor a new soul in just over three months. An impossible task, but Shai will take any chance she gets.Brandon Sanderson is in top form as usual, despite the shortness of this novella. Shai is a thief and has no compunctions about being opportunistic, but her driving force is her pride. "fascinating magic system, as always" according to Denae C. Quick story: I read this while waiting at one of Sanderson's book signings. Such a great way to wait before talking with my favorite author. The Sanderson fans are amazing, and this book was a fun addition to the night. And now it's even signed. :)Reader thoughts:What a fascinating little tale. I wouldn't have been interested enough to dive into the story for fascinating magic system, as always Quick story: I read this while waiting at one of Sanderson's book signings. Such a great way to wait before talking with my favorite author. The Sanderson fans are amazing, and this book was a fun addition to the night. And now it's even signed. :)Reader thoughts:What a fascinating little tale. I wouldn't have been interested enough to dive into the story for 300 pages, but this was great.I love the idea of basing magic off stamps and that the stamp had to be artistically drawn well and that the material's background had to be considered. This magic system really allowed the MC to be clever. Readers admire someone who has that level of expe. 00 pages, but this was great.I love the idea of basing magic off stamps and that the stamp had to be artistically drawn well and that the material's background had to be considered. This magic system really allowed the MC to be clever. Readers admire someone who has that level of expe
In The Emperor's Soul, a Forger named Shai can copy and re-create any item by using magic to rewrite its history. She' ll be allowed to live if she can create a new soul for the emperor, who hovers near death.. New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson is widely celebrated for his Mistborn Trilogy and contribution to the final three books of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. After being condemned to death for attempting to steal the emperor's scepter, Shai is given one final chance