In Legion, a distinctly contemporary novella filled with suspense, humor, and an endless flow of invention, Sanderson reveals a startling new facet of his singular narrative talent. His ambitious, multi-volume epics and his stellar continuation of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series have earned both critical acclaim and a substantial popular following. Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Novella, Science Fiction, Short Storiesīrandon Sanderson is one of the most significant fantasists to enter the field in a good many years. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. It is up to Shai, imprisoned for attempting to replace the Moon Sceptre with a forgery, to Forge the Emperor’s soul before the end of the hundred days of mourning for his wife.Īnd there you have it, two novellas bound to together not by anything so obvious as setting or character, but by the way in which they both explore the nature of art, of time, and of the human condition.I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. The problem is that the Emperor has been not entirely successfully assassinated, and while his body has been healed, his mind is gone. It focuses on a novel form of magic, that of Forging, which involves rewriting the past so as to alter the present. Given that I voted for it, you may safely conclude that I liked it, at least better than the other nominees. The Emperor’s Soul is the fantasy tale that won the Best Novella at this year’s Hugo Awards. It’s beautifully conceived, with a fascinating protagonist and very clever in the way that it satisfies the reader while leaving its central question unanswered. Legion is a science fiction story about a man with multiple personalities and a device for taking pictures of the past. These two novellas have nothing obvious in common except they’re both by Brandon Sanderson they’re not even in the same genre (which may present a problem for some librarians).
So what do print publishers do? The obvious is to gather up multiple stories and publish them as a single volume. Now, as I have stated elsewhere, electronic publishing is bringing about resurgence in the publication of novellas and novelettes. Book reviewer, Student, Marketing Manager for Murray Kibblewhite.The current state of state housing in nz.Review of The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd – Finlay MacDonald.Review of The Edible Backyard – Kath Irvine.Review of Listen To Me – Tess Gerritsen.Review of Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia – David Graeber.Review of Hairy Maclary and Friends: Ready To Play – Lynley Dodd.
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