Wolven Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I am really liking it. It took me forever to get around to reading it. I'm still in the middle of it so I am avoiding all of the other threads, lol. I can say one thing, you can definitely see from this book all the way to 'The Stormlight Archive' how much Mr. Sanderson has improved as a writer. It's a great book, don't get me wrong, I love it, but the quality of his writing definitely got better. Which is saying a lot with how good Elantris is. I do have a question. Is 'The Emperor's Soul' good? I mean, it's a novella, and on my kindle they are wanting $5 for it. That's a significant amount for a 177 page story. Is it worth it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Joe in the Bush Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 The Emperor's souls is one of my favorite books, but I'm a cosmere Nut. It deals a lot with the different Realms and how they interact. It's also a prison story, with 90% of the book in the same room. I would recommend it if you want to learn more about the Cosmere. Or if you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 It's not a typical Brandon story - it's much more about the characters than it is about the setting, or the plot, or the worldbuilding (which have a much bigger focus in his longer works). This being said, it did win the Hugo award, and that's kind of a big deal. At $5, it's probably a good idea too - scale its price and page count three times and you get the length of your average fantasy novel, but above-average quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 The Emperor's Soul is arguably Brandon's best work, well worth a mere five dollars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouiseSparrow Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I loved it, I'd say it's definitely worth the price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Arum Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 It may be a novella, but it's well worth the read in my opinion. It really does a great job of providing some more information for Realmatic Theory. I would love to see the main character get her own book one day, because she, in my opinion, was wonderfully written and developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyman Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 "The Emperor's Soul" is probably the best quality/cost you can get in terms of Brandon's writing (Except for Warbreaker. Hard to beat free. I bought it anyway). It's short, but it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the winter system Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 I am really liking it. It took me forever to get around to reading it. I'm still in the middle of it so I am avoiding all of the other threads, lol. I can say one thing, you can definitely see from this book all the way to 'The Stormlight Archive' how much Mr. Sanderson has improved as a writer. It's a great book, don't get me wrong, I love it, but the quality of his writing definitely got better. Which is saying a lot with how good Elantris is. I do have a question. Is 'The Emperor's Soul' good? I mean, it's a novella, and on my kindle they are wanting $5 for it. That's a significant amount for a 177 page story. Is it worth it? I liked it. Worth it for me, in my opinion. Also, off topic, when I saw your picture I was like "wait, I didn't post that." It's weird not being the only one on the 17th Shard with a wolf-pic anymore. (wolves are awesome, aren't they?) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolven Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I liked it. Worth it for me, in my opinion. Also, off topic, when I saw your picture I was like "wait, I didn't post that." It's weird not being the only one on the 17th Shard with a wolf-pic anymore. (wolves are awesome, aren't they?) Yes, they really are. Thanks for all your opinions people. I will go ahead and buy it based on what I have heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerionBFII Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 It's a good story but it would be unfair to compare it to Stormlight because BS has been writing it for like 10+ years You should look for the deleted Scene on Brandons webpage it was the prologue but it was removed. Well worth a read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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