Arcanum unbounded

the Cosmere collection

671 pages

English language

Published Feb. 26, 2016

ISBN:
978-0-7653-9116-2
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OCLC Number:
935985784

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5 stars (3 reviews)

"An all-new 40,000-word Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," will be the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first book of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson. The collection will include nine works in all. The first eight are: "The Hope of Elantris" (Elantris) "The Eleventh Metal" (Mistborn) "The Emperor's Soul" (Elantris) "Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes 28 through 30" (Mistborn) "White Sand" (excerpt; Taldain) "Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell" (Threnody) "Sixth of Dusk" (First of the Sun) "Mistborn: Secret History" (Mistborn) These wonderful works, originally published on Tor.com and elsewhere individually, convey the expanse of the Cosmere and tell exciting tales of adventure Sanderson fans have come to expect, including the Hugo Award-winning novella, "The Emperor's Soul" and an excerpt from the graphic novel "White Sand." Arcanum Unbounded will also contain the Stormlight Archive novella "Edgedancer," which …

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This collection of short stories set in Sanderson's vast Cosmere universe amazed me. Sanderson isn't just prolific, he's also bursting with worldbuilding creativity that I can only envy. Some of the Cosmere worlds I already knew, like Sel from Elantris and Scadrial from Mistborn. Kelsier's Mistborn novella was one of the highlights, allowing me the opportunity to revisit the Mistborn trilogy from a totally different angle. Three of the worlds I had never heard about, and every single one had a fascinating setting, like the spooky Forest on Threnody or the desert on Taldain.

The star of the collection was Edgedancer, a novella about Lift, a most unlikely Knight Radiant on Roshar, part of the Stormlight Archive. I loved her, I loved the setting, the mysteries and I am dying to read Oathbringer now.

If you are a Sanderson fan, highly recommended! If you haven't read Sanderson before, probably not …

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