This includes the wealth-based title and ranking system, creation of a peasant class that borders slavery (where before it was essentially Elantrian or non-Elantrian), and his decision to maintain a country without a significant military force.ĭespite this, I enjoyed most of Raoden’s journey in search of a “cure” for Elantris, his discovery of the Aon’s power, and his fight to save his country from his father (and later other forces).
Not only is he handsome, royal, politically savy, intelligent, and near unreasonably optimistic, he opposes just about everything his father (who just about everyone hates) does. He is quite literally perfect in every regard. There are three rotating POVs in Elantris, Prince Raoden being one of them. But for the last ten years since the Reod, the Shaod has been a curse, not a blessing. The story begins when the Prince of Arelon, Raoden, is taken by the Shaod. Arelon all but collapsed with the disappearance of magic and the Elantrians. It lost its magic, as did the Elantrians, and they turned into husks of their former selves. These Elantrians, created by a phenomenon known as the Shaod, were long-lived and the only ones who could access the magic of the Aon Dor.īut ten years before the story begins, the Reod destroyed the beauty of Elantris. The very stone used to create the city shone with the white inner glow of magic, shared by the godlike Elantrians who inhabited it.
There were wonderful aspects of it that thrilled me, but they were often overshadowed by the mountain of other issues that rose to the surface.Įlantris was the city of the gods. I have read other books of his that I enjoyed much more than this, and that’s not me saying that I didn’t like this book. I’m going to start out by acknowledging that this book is fourteen years old and Brandon Sanderson’s debut. I hope to help you find more books that you’ll like, too.
But for now, I’m just working on writing relatively spolier-free thoughts on different books. In the future, I’ll discuss more about how writing these reviews affects me as a writer. That is, I mean to achieve a higher understanding of what works and what doesn’t, how the industry has changed over the years, to refine my personal likes and dislikes, as well as look deeper at many writing mechanics employed in storytelling.
I believe writing these book reviews to be a necessary part of my author journey. Since I began attending university three years ago, I’ve not only realized the value of analyzing why I do and don’t like a book, but the value in sharing those thoughts, too.
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