“The Emperor’s Soul”
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“The Emperor’s Soul” is a fantasy novella by Brandon Sanderson that explores identity, art, and transformation through a magic system based on rewriting the history of objects.
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| The Emperor’s Soul | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fantasy novella
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novella ⓘ |
| author | Brandon Sanderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Hugo Award for Best Novella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| centralConflict | restoring the Emperor’s mind ⓘ |
| containsElement |
heist-like planning
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| containsMagicSystemType | symbol-based magic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Alexander Nanitchkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
the malleability of history
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the nature of the self ⓘ the value of art ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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high fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWork | Elantris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print book ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1-61696-092-6 ⓘ |
| isStandalone | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
art
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identity ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| magicSystem | Forgery ⓘ |
| magicSystemBasis | rewriting the history of objects ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Shai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative magic system based on rewriting history
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tight, character-focused narrative ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | print ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 175 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Cosmere works by Brandon Sanderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Forger ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | prisoner ⓘ |
| publisher | Tachyon Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingUniverse | Cosmere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingWorld | Sel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesWorldWith | Elantris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult
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young adult ⓘ |
| timeToWriteClaimedByAuthor | about two weeks ⓘ |
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