But I am enjoying it a huge amount so I don’t mind too much. I don’t think even I could binge read this book in the bath. Well, for one thing – this is going to take me forever to finish.
My kindle is telling me I’ll be reading for another five hours…so strap in for a long one friends! Chapter Seven – Fifteen It’s possible that I’m more comfortable reading this because I have friends who have assured me that it’s a good read…but I genuinely think it’s the writing style. You know you’re going to have a good time when a book has this feel. So if you’ve already read this you can guess which strand of the story I’m most excited about!īut this writing is just so rich and detailed without feeling horrendously dense. Today in ‘tropes I hadn’t realised were big wins for me’: princesses stranded in foreign courts. 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.įind on Goodreads | Amazon (Affiliate) Chapter One – Six Stricken by the same curse that ruined Elantris, Raoden was secretly exiled by his father to the dark city.
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.īut neither Sarene nor Hrathen suspect the truth about Prince Raoden. Both Teod and Arelon are under threat as the last remaining holdouts against the imperial ambitions of the ruthless religious fanatics of Fjordell. She finds instead that Raoden has died and she is considered his widow. Princess Sarene of Teod arrives for a marriage of state with Crown Prince Raoden, hoping - based on their correspondence - to also find love. Elantrians became wizened, leper-like, powerless creatures, and Elantris itself dark, filthy, and crumbling.Īrelon’s new capital, Kae, crouches in the shadow of Elantris. Ten years ago, without warning, the magic failed. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transforming power of the Shaod. Hello Humans! I promised it at the end of my Fire & Heist readalong and here we are! I’m writing this intro having just finished the first six or so chapters of Elantris and I am already confident that I’m going to have a much better time! I’m still in the early stages of reading Brandon Sanderson, I’ve read Skyward and Warbreaker both of which I adored, but Elantris was something of an impulse Kindle purchase when it was on sale a few months ago – so let’s see how it goes!Įlantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all.
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