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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Listening Length	28 hours and 42 minutes
Author	Brandon Sanderson
Narrator	Jack Garrett
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	01 July 2012
Publisher	W. F. Howes Ltd
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NX3RKBS
Best Sellers Rank	639 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 17 in Action & Adventure Fantasy 44 in Epic Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals) 85 in Military Fantasy (Books)

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Ruby shiels

Sanderson is truely the best

Reviewed in Australia on 15 February 2020

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4/5
Sanderson can honestly do non wrong in my opinion, the fact that his debut was this good blows my mind.
I absolutely adored the concept of Elantris and Elantrians and I also really enjoyed the politics of this book.
The characters were likeable but I never really felt like I knew them completely compared to Sandersons other works.
The magic system was also not as complex or explained as thoroughly as his other magic systems but this was debut and it was so cool to see how far he has evolved.
I definitely recommend this book I think it’s fantastic and really great for someone wanting to get into Sanderson without jumping into the deep end

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Swiftnissity

Couldn't put it down

Reviewed in Australia on 3 September 2020

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This was the first work by Brandon Sanderson I had read, not knowing what to expect when I went into this I was surprised. I could not put this down, part political, part mystery, part thriller with a fantasy/religious background it was unlike anything I had ever read.

It did stumble somewhat during the middle, but overall I recommend it. I plan to explore Brandon Sanderson's other works further.

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Great story

Reviewed in Australia on 5 January 2018

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I really enjoyed Elantris. My only prior experience with Brandon's works was The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance. Both more recent work. My thoughts on Elantris is that the story is fantastic, but the writing lacks the sophistication of his later work. Understandably I should add. I felt the description of Elantris (the city) was great, but the rest of the world was a bit vague. I really like the characters, pretty much all of them. There are some nice twists throughout. You might roll your eyes a little at the climax, but it's enjoyable.

Looking forward to the next installment and indeed all of Brandon's work.

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Rob

A decent first effort

Reviewed in Australia on 23 May 2019

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I heard great things about Sanderson and decided to start from his beginning. It's a bit cringey in places but an okay book. I'd probably skip it if I were you. Might suit younger people who haven't been exposed to good writing. I wasn't completely out off Sanderson as a result, will try something else of his next

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Engaging and original

Reviewed in Australia on 12 May 2020

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I really enjoyed this novel, my first foray into reading fantasy after a long hiatus. This was an original and engaging read, with plenty of twists and turns.

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Michael Hands

Sanderson is one of the best

Reviewed in Australia on 16 December 2016

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I deeply enjoyed Elantris. Sanderson is a skilful fantasy writer as each book both equally satisfies yet leaves you hungry for more. Elantris is one of his best and most authentic work, it does not over reach whilst still leaving open the possibilities of expanding upon this intriguing world.

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Solid Sanderson read

Reviewed in Australia on 21 May 2020

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Good book though not as great as some of his other works.

Still undoubtedly worth the read.

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Pauline

Loved it from start to finish

Reviewed in Australia on 26 November 2019

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Beautifully written. I had trouble putting it down. Action packed and full of surprises! Characters that one easily fell in love with

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FallenGrace

Well written and interesting stand alone fantasy novel.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2018

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I've read Brendon Sanderson's Mistborn series previously and really enjoyed them despite some weaker moments so decided to try some of his other works and Elantris is, as far as I can tell, his first novel. A stand alone fantasy book (there are a couple of short stories set in the world I haven't read yet) and it's excellent. A really interesting world, great characters and a story that eventually comes together perfectly. Definitely worth a read if you like his other work or fantasy novels in general.

Elantris was once the most beautiful city in the world where beings with near godlike powers that could create food out of thin air and heal incurable wounds with ease lived. That was ten years ago however, Elantris is now a crumbling ruin where the cursed are locked up to die and be forgotten about by the world. That is until Prince Raoden is cursed with the Reod, an event that once transformed humans into godlike Elantrians but now leaves them as undead looking creatures. He is not like the others locked up in there and will still fight for life, his own and everyone else that has given up. His fiance Princess Sarene of Teod, arrives to be told her husband to be was dead and has a fight of her own to help keep the prince's kingdom together from both his father and an outside threat of a religious empire enchroaching on them.

I really enjoyed this fantasy story. It's a fairly hefty book at over 600 pages and though the plot jumps back and forth between Sarene and Raoden, it manages to keep both narratives interesting and memorable. It has a nice mixture, of magic and fantasy with politics and character development and brings everything together really nicely by the end. They are both likeable and interesting characters and it's a well written book that doesn't feel overwhelming to read but has some really unique ideas. It is a little slow in places, especially about two thirds through where I feel like something big was going to happen but never did however the payoff gets there in the end and is worth it.

Recommended.

+ Sarene and Raoden are both interesting characters with different problems.
+ The magic and world building are fantastic.
+ Well written, easy to read.

- A little slow towards the middle of the book.

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Spyro

Author's first book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2019

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I read this book with a mixture of audio and Kindle. If it hadn't been for the audible narration I would never have known how to pronounce all those names! Classic beginner mistake to create names that are unpronouncable - or at least don't follow the accepted rules of pronunciation. The plot had plenty of twists and turns, some predictable, others feeling a little more unnecessary, as though trying to follow the pattern of a television series. I liked the characters on the whole - Galloden was a delight! - and I enjoyed all the political manouvering, but there was far too many heavy explanationatory passages and I felt as though the book could have lost at least 20% without losing anything of the story. I'd like to say the world building was excellent because some aspects of it I can see quite vividly, but so many other areas are very lightly sketched so that I don't really have a sense of the world outside Elantris itself.
The ending was exciting, when it finally all came together. There's a hint of a sequel - supposedly to be published in 2020 - but I gather following through on series is not the author's strong suit, so I'm not holding my breath. This book does have a satisfactory ending, though, enough to feel complete in itself, so that's okay.

The audible was on the slow side - one of the reasons I grabbed the Kindle version as well so that I could understand how the strange names were actually formed and so that I was able to move through the story faster, especially skimming some of the duller, narrative heavy sections.

It's an accomplished first novel with strong characters and themes, but for me it has just missed the mark.

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S. P. Muir

Amazing Fantasy!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2020

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Elantris blew me away. I couldn't wait to slip between the sheets and pick up the story from where I'd left off. A fantasy book about magic in which there is no longer any magic? Brilliant! Then as the tale unfolded, the plot - nay, plots - drew me further and further in. The political intrigue, the religious fanatics, the bigotry displayed by so many, all was so poignant in today's world while at the same time, so distant from it that I was transported far beyond the sweet spot of satisfaction. Such was my excitement that part three - the incredible finale - was devoured in one long night's session. This is Sanderson at his very best and is now officially my favourite book ever! Of course I realise that this is entirely subjective, but I truly believe that it’s even better than his excellent ‘Mistborn’ series. I will no doubt be reading it again very soon and I just know that one day the poor paperback will start to fall apart from overuse.

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Brhayan Jurado Hernandez

First book I read from Brandon. Not disappointed.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2019

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I started with this books since many people were recommending this author's books everywhere on YouTube. The beginning of the book it is really hard since there are so many names of places and people that I had never heard of, however, it was a magnificent book that took me from a totally alienated reader to a really engaged one.

This book offers you the opportunity to start something new. You are given a lot of information at the beginning; cities, religion, politics, history. You may not get many things at the beginning, but as you progress throughout the story you realise of things that did not make sense at the beginning. It has everything, plot twists, love, drama, action, and a lot of fantasy (which I was never fan of, but now I a total fan of Brandon).

I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to start something new. This book is thick, but it is worth every page. If you do not like fantasy give this book a try. It has something special, something mature about it.

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Paul Tapner

Ten years after

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2014

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Originally published in 2005, this was the debut novel from fantasy writer Brandson Sanderson. Who has gone on to be quite a success in the genre.

A genre full of trilogies and series. So Elantris is quite unique because it's a stand alone novel. With a story that is complete in one single book.

It runs for six hundred and fifteen pages. It has three parts. Plus a prologue and an epilogue. And is further divided into sixty three chapters. There's a map at the front and a glossary in regards to the magic system at the back.

In the world of the story, the city of Elantris was one capital of a kingdom, and an amazing city home to great magic. And those who could perform it. Transformed by magic into something more than human.

But something went wrong. The city is now rotting, and home to those who once would have used the magic. But who are now turned by it into something else entirely.

Raoden, Prince of the kingdom and resident of the new capital, falls prey to it. Just before he is due to be married, in a union that will unite two kingdoms against religious imperialists of another.

As Raoden is forced to live in Elantris and tries to change things there, his would have been bride tries to change things in the new capital. A place where a priest called Hrathen is trying to force religious change.

Many secrets are about to be revealed, and all their lives will never be the same again...

Flitting between three viewpoint characters and two settings from chapter to chapter, this does get off to a pacy and involving start. Two of the three main characters are very likeable from the start also, so this really gets you involved. Hrathen isn't, but he becomes a fascinatingly three dimensional creation, as he struggles with some interesting theological questions.

After about a hundred pages it does start to drop off the pace somewhat, as the narrative involves character discussions and interaction and investigation galore, so it becomes one of those books that keeps you turning the pages waiting for something really big to happen and take it to the next level.

Which it does just about deliver on eventually, with a good lot of action in the final quarter. Some great character interaction once two people meet, and one other character going in a very interesting direction, and doing things out of character development rather than the needs of the plot.

It's a bit rough around the edges, but the quality of the leads does shine through and make it a worthwhile read in the end.

Had I read this back in 2005 I would have called it a promising debut. Which it certainly was, as the writer has developed and done even better since. Coming to this now, it's not bad. And definitely worth a look. Besides, it's a complete story in just one volume. So it deserves brownie points for that.

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