false 68427 6 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. 2908871 book 2005 Elantris total:2377|5:980|4:929|3:377|2:77|1:14| 2377 9915 3315 574 4 8 false false Sat Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 13:14:11 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 21 05:53:50 -0700 2009 A Memory of Light. My goal while reading this novel was to com...more...]]> 2 6 false false Fri Aug 31 18:04:18 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 18:10:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 3 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 10:56:17 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 21:47:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 3 false false Thu Feb 14 05:42:33 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 25 13:08:59 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 14 05:39:38 -0800 2008
However, five chapters in, I gave up on this book.

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The Problem for me was that I had problems with different aspects of all three character storys....more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Aug 17 07:10:22 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 25 04:52:08 -0800 2007
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In the past, anybody could be chosen to be a god. Any person, no matter age or station, could wake up one day to find they had become a glowing, immortal, magic-using being. I...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 13:15:46 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 13:28:27 -0700 2009
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A beautiful city and it's beautiful people suddenly begin to rot and deform. Ten years later, the surrounding cities are still trying to cope with the loss of Elantris's beneficence. Matters worsen with the influence of evil kingdoms, polit...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Jun 21 20:48:52 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 20:53:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false true Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 16:36:23 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 12:42:31 -0700 2009
Crippled hero, stalwart heroine and conflicted villain came together (often in conflict) to keep readers engaged. Appreciated that Sanderman took the time to share both the motivation and means by which Sarene ro...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 21:43:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 08:35:05 -0700 2009 more...]]>