Elantris (Dramatized Adaptation)

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Christopher Graybill, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, Dylan Lynch, Elizabeth Jernigan, James Konicek, Karen Carbone, Ken Jackson, Scott McCormick, Steven Carpenter, Tim Getman

Length: 18 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

The city of the gods. Elantris once stood as the symbol of all that is beautiful. A sprawling metropolis of unrivaled grandeur, it was a symbol of power and strength, built to be as imposing as it was magnificent.

The only thing more glorious than the city itself was its inhabitants, godlike beings, with silvery skin and hair of the purest, flowing white. Able to create powerful magics with a mere wave of their hands, the Elantrians were able to heal mortal wounds and create any object they desired. To be an Elantrian was to be without sickness, without pain, and without want.

And anyone could become a god. Through a process known as the "Shaod", a normal person could go to bed one night and awake the next morning to throw away the shackles of mortality and become a being of incomparable power and grace. With Elantris as their beacon, the light inside all humanity was allowed to shine, elevating it to new heights.

But Elantris fell...10 years ago.

©2005 Brandon Sanderson (P)2021 Graphic Audio LLC

Strong dramatized performances, weak story.

Characters are one dimensional, plot is contrived and simplistic, but the vocal performances bring the story alive and give each character more depth than they would normally have had.

Brandon is a genius

huge fan of Brandon and the whole Cosmere. Elantris is no exception. a beautiful story of perseverance, and discovery. also a zombie novel, which is cool.

Extremely loud audio effects

some times the audio effects are so loud, specially in parts 2 and 3, that you can varela hear the narrative.

WOW... WOW WHAT A RIDE THIS STORY WAS

i want to preface by saying i started The Cosmere with Mistborn Book 1 and then went back and read White Sands then Elantris and WOW. Elantris was so insanely good. i enjoyed it more than The Final Empire. Last 2 hours i was HOOKED. There's a magic system that is very visual but the description does such a great job that i never felt i was missing any details. The story is just breathtaking

The voice acting is equally incredible and yes the background music and sound effects can't get loud on occasion, but it happens very rarely and adjusting your devices audio settings to "voice mode" makes it almost non existent.

i highly recommend this book and i look forward to learning more about these characters.

Almost flawless, but the flaws are aggravating

The vocal performances were excellent. Everyone's character sounded as they should. It's two major flaws where that the background sound effects and music would occasionally drown out the dialogue or narration, and many of the names were mispronounced.

Great performance

Great job to the performances and the production!!!
Really was a great experience reading and listening this book!!!!

Movie in my Mind!!!

Story is fantastic, sound effects too strong

So the story of the book is fantastic however my primary issue is the volume of the music and sound effects in the background at times. They get so loud at several key points in the story that it is extremely difficult to actually hear what is being said. The sound effects in the music do add a lot but they take so much from some of those key points in the story that I just can't give it full marks

One of The Best Fantasy Stories I've Come Across

Graphic Audio!
You've brought this tale to LIFE!
This was a real movie in my mind...
The storyline was so good that this NEEDS to be a movie on its on.

I'm in love with the story, from beginning to end. I enjoyed how Brandon Sanderson orchestrated this story through the eyes of the 3 main characters;
Raiden
Sarene
and Drathan

The storyline is written in such a way where you as the reader are yearning to know 'what started the Reode', that caused the once beautiful Elantris to be brought down like this;
A city once glowing with the light and power of the DOR. It's people, who were once beautiful and powerful, living in a magnificent city filled with wisdom and enchantment...

and then the Reode...

Once you find out what caused the Reode, you will be surprised... Something so natural, yet unatural.

I personally loved Raoden. Although he is a fantasy character, I was personally moved by his optimism. I found this quite relatable in life, how many people I find around me who are negative, refusing to see a solution or a purpose/answer to a problem.
Optimism is a virtue I find rare these days in the upcoming generation, although not all ...
but unfortunately, too many people tend to like choosing to be depressed and be a victim.
Raoden is my favorite character.
Though not perfect, I love the fact that he never gives up.

The way the pain of the new Elantrians was portrayed, I imagined so, where I could feel their pain too ..

The religions of this world were conveyed very well... Though a fantasy story, it brings the reality of the world we live in, into the storyline, even the struggles of faith devote people deal with, like Drathan...
And he turned out to the hero in the end...

okay, so enough spoilers..
Download this book, don't wait any longer!!
An epic journey awaits you!

There is so much I want to say about this book..
I absolutely enjoyed it!

I look forward to reading more books written by Brandon Sanderson. Graphic Audio, you have my full respect. Once again, thank you for bringing this story to life with the great voice acting and beautiful music!!

Early work but still amazing

An absolute work of art the whole way through! what more can I even say?

Very good production & storyline

Very impressed. Good storyline with twists, turns, & unexpected events. Definitely looking forward to more audio books as a result of this experience.