The Hope Of Elantris [Dramatized Adaptation]

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: A Full Cast, Colleen Delany, Kimberly Gilbert, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Richard Rohan, Michael John Casey, Danny Gavigan, Tracy Olivera, Eric Messner, Nanette Savard, Chris Davenport, Evan Casey, Scott McCormick, Ken Jackson

Notes From The Author: The following is a short story I wrote in the Elantris world back in January of 2006. At that point, Elantris had only been out in stores for about seven or eight months, but I actually hadn't written anything new on the story or world since 2000, when I'd finished the first draft of the original book.

There were always a few holes in the manuscript where I decided not to include viewpoints or sections of explanation in the name of streamlining, particularly at the end. In the back of my mind, I knew what happened. This story talks about one of those holes; it is meant to be read after you've finished the novel and takes place during the events of the climax. In the annotation, I've written a further explanation of why I wrote this piece. Some of you may find it interesting to read this ahead of time; I put it in the annotation, however, as I know others would rather enjoy the story without bias beforehand, then read my thoughts afterward. Either way, if you haven't listened to Elantris, this contains major spoilers. Might I suggest listening to the book first? This story won't work at all for you if you haven't.©2006 Brandon Sanderson (P)2017 Graphic Audio LLC

A short and sweet radio drama.

The Hope of Elantris was a good story, I always enjoy full cast productions because they bring the story to life in a way that is difficult for most single narrators to do. This story was no exception; it was exactly as good as you'd expect a 38 minute long radio drama to be. If you're already a fan Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere books, this may be on that you enjoy as much as Sanderson's other short stories - and for the price - it's worth a listen. If you've never read anything from the Cosmere before, this is not an entry point. You will be completely lost if you haven't read Elantris.

interested yet contlicted

part of me likes the voices, but the tracks did not seem to blend very well. lot of weird effects going on and i am not sure that they all improve the telling, tho the ambiance is neat.

Eh

I struggled with this, due mainly to the "children's" performances. Dull and not engaging

A good follow up to Elantris

I loved hearing more of the Elantra story (this was like a blip though compared to most Sanderson works) but some voices are too soft compared to others so it was a little harder to hear than a typical audiobook.

A great short story!

I always wondered what happened during the one battle to the children- and this answered that! I really enjoyed this