Wolven he/him Posted March 30, 2015 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
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted March 30, 2015 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.
Argent he/him Posted March 30, 2015 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.
Orlion Blight he/him Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 The Emperor's Soul is arguably Brandon's best work, well worth a mere five dollars 1
LouiseSparrow she/her Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 I loved it, I'd say it's definitely worth the price
Titan Arum Posted March 30, 2015 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.
happyman he/him Posted April 2, 2015 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.
Wolven he/him Posted April 5, 2015 Author 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.
AerionBFII he/him Posted April 6, 2015 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.
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