Elantris (Part 1)

Review<br/><br/>"Elantris is a new Ben Hur for the fantasy genre, with a sweeping, epic storyline and well-drawn and sympathetic characters."-Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Dune: The Battle Of Corrin<br/><br/>"While every new fantasy author is hailed as unique, new, and different, Brandon Sanderson's Elantris does indeed provide an absorbing adventure in a unique, different, and well-thought-out fantasy world, with a few nifty twists as well."-L. E. Modesitt, Jr.<br/><br/>"Brandon Sanderson is the real thing--an exciting storyteller with a unique and powerful vision. Elantris is one of the finest debuts I've seen in years."-David Farland<br/><br/>"Brandon Sanderson's Elantris is a marvelous, magic monster of a book, packed full of intrigue and daring, based around a killer high concept. When the city of the gods becomes a city of the damned, who and what do you believe in? The story twists and turns, characters bait traps for one another as they vie for secular and religious power, and no one is necessarily who or what they seem. Royal houses rise and fall, the fate of all Humanity is in the balance, and maybe, just maybe . . . the gods are coming back. All this and a genuinely touching love story too."-Simon R. Green, the New York Times bestselling author of the Deathstalker, Nightside and Hawk & Fisher series<br/><br /><br />Sanderson is the real thing --Simon R. Green, New York Times bestselling author of Deathstalker, Nightside and Hawk & Fisher<br/><br/>Product Description<br/><br/>The exciting debut of a fresh new voice in fantasy A s fantasy surpassed SF in popularity, much of it becamepredictable. Elantris is a welcome exception, a rare epicfantasy that doesn't recycle the classics. In GraphicAudio...A Movie in Your Mind with Full Cast, Narration, Cinematic Music and Sound Effects. GraphicAudio sets the gold standard for full-cast dramatizations, and new listeners will become instant fans. - Audiofile Magazine<br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/>Brandon Sanderson is an instructor at Brigham Young University. For fascinating behind-the-scenes information, visit him at brandonsanderson.com<br/><br/>From AudioFile<br/><br/>In the first half of Brandon Sanderson's stand-alone epic fantasy, a prince struggles to surmount a devastating magical curse. At the same time, his betrothed (whom he has never met and who believes him dead) works to save her fiancé's country from political collapse and prepare it for a holy war. The production, featuring a full cast backed by music and sound effects, strongly accentuates the stagey nature of this type of high fantasy. It's hard to decide whether the radio-play treatment adds dimension or inadvertently weakens the story. The actors playing clever Prince Raoden; conflicted priest Hrathen; and cautious friend Galladon are particularly convincing, but the actress voicing Princess Sarene overplays the heroine stereotype of a smart, feisty woman in a man's world. A.B.G. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine