Elantris

Marc Notes: Compact discs.; 8; Elantris was built on magic and it thrived. But then the magic began to fade and Elantris began to rot. And now its shattered citizens face domination by a powerful Imperium motivated by dogged religious views. Can a young Princess unite the people of Elantris, rediscover the lost magic and lead a rebellion against the imperial zealots?. Biographical Note: BRANDON SANDERSON grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. In addition to completing Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time(r), he is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn trilogy, "Warbreaker," "The" "Alloy of Law," "The Way of Kings," "Rithmatist," and "Steelheart." He won the 2013 Hugo Award for "The Emperor's Soul," a novella set in the world of "Elantris."Publisher Marketing: In 2005, Brandon Sanderson debuted with "Elantris," an epic fantasy unlike any other then on the market. To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Tor is reissuing "Elantris" in a special edition, a fresh chance to introduce it to the myriad readers who have since become Sanderson fans. This new edition begins with a preface by author Dan Wells, the first person to read the completed novel, and a new afterword by Sanderson explaining how he came to write the book and its place in the Cosmere, the unified universe of all his Tor novels. Also included is the first book appearance of the short story "The Hope of Elantris," revealing interesting action referred to late in the novel, and an expanded version of the "Ars Arcanum" appendix, with more of the technical details of the book's magic that fans can never get enough of."Elantris" was truly a milestone both for Sanderson and for the genre of epic fantasy. It deserves this special treatment, something Tor has done only once before, with Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game." Sanderson fans old and new will be excited to discover it. Review Citations: Kliatt 01/01/2007 pg. 30 (EAN 9780765350374, Mass Market Paperbound) Ingram Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 70 (EAN 9780765311771, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2005 pg. 456 (EAN 9780765311771, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 04/18/2005 pg. 48 (EAN 9780765311771, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 05/01/2005 pg. 1577 (EAN 9780765311771, Hardcover) Library Journal 05/15/2005 pg. 112 (EAN 9780765311771, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2005 pg. 328 (EAN 9780765311771, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 807 (EAN 9780765311771, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 935 (EAN 9780765311771, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Sanderson, Brandon Brandon Sanderson is the bestselling author of books including "Warbreaker", "Elantris", The Stormlight Archive series, starting with "The Way of Kings", and The Mistborn series-"Mistborn", "The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages "and "The Alloy of Law". He has also written "Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians", a book for middle-grade readers, and the young adult novel, "The Rithmatist. "He also completed the final books in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time(r) series-"The Gathering Storm", "Towers of Midnight" and "A Memory of Light"-based on Jordan's notes and material. Sanderson teaches writing at Brigham Young University. He lives in Utah.