4.7k reviews for:

The Emperor's Soul

Brandon Sanderson

4.37 AVERAGE

carissalazarus's review against another edition

4.75

hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookishbecca20's review against another edition

5.0

reflective tense medium-paced

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I loved this! What a creative magic system. Brandon Sanderson continues to amaze me.

pyiab's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

squidneyboi's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

luainn's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Bardzo ciekawa, krótka nowelka o istocie tworzenia. Mniej górnolotnie - fajna przypowieść o oszustwie idealnym :D
Sanderson potrafi pisać i „wypełniać po brzegi” nawet krótkie historie. Warto poświęcić czas.

prophetboy8's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

elsweetness's review against another edition

4.5

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My 3rd Sanderson book. A nice quick stand alone novella. It’s an interesting fantasy idea. I enjoyed it! 

thehollandgirl's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mosshairedbaluga's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

weiwuxivns's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Read this after reading Elantris, knowing it takes place in the same planet, so I had fun finding the little Easter eggs and trying to connect the story and magic to that of Elantris, seeing if it would expand the world. The story by itself though was really enjoyable and had a lot of charm and intrigue on its own. The writing felt a lot more introspective than the other cosmere books I’ve read so far, and I loved the exploration into the soul and the many facets of a human’s essence and influences, both internal and external. I loved the discussions of art and history, what it means to be a “true artist” and the moral debates that arise from creating replicas. Always impressed by an author that’s able to create such depth and substance in such a short story and this one is chock full of interesting themes and emotional depth. A fantastic novella by all means!