Elantris: Tenth Anniversary Author's Definitive Edition

· Elantris Book 1 · Macmillan
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In 2005, Brandon Sanderson debuted with Elantris, an epic fantasy unlike any other then on the market. To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Tor is reissuing Elantris in a special edition, a fresh chance to introduce it to the myriad readers who have since become Sanderson fans.

This new edition begins with a preface by author Dan Wells, the first person to read the completed novel, and a new afterword by Sanderson explaining how he came to write the book and its place in the Cosmere, the unified universe of all his Tor novels.

Also included is an expanded version of the "Ars Arcanum" appendix, with more of the technical details of the book's magic that fans can never get enough of.

Elantris was truly a milestone both for Sanderson and for the genre of epic fantasy. It deserves this special treatment, something Tor has done only once before, with Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. Sanderson fans old and new will be excited to discover it.

Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

The Stormlight Archive

The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (Novella)
Oathbringer

The Mistborn trilogy

Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages

Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series
Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning


Collection
Arcanum Unbounded

Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker

The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
The Scrivener's Bones
The Knights of Crystallia
The Shattered Lens
The Dark Talent

The Rithmatist series
The Rithmatist

Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The Reckoners

Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
1.32K reviews
Eric E P
January 8, 2025
A unique fantasy book. People need to focus on that more, this is not your standard sword and sorcery affair, the main hero has become undead and then abandoned in a former city in a way that is like Dark Souls. It is very refreshing and compelling. It took me a few hundred pages almost to adjust to the slower off kilter style, but once you do it is eminently rewarding - in this way it reminded me of Neal Stephenson's Anathem
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Carmi Starwalt
May 18, 2023
A true stand alone novel complete unto itself! What a delightfully 'novel' concept. Brandon Sanderson's 1st novel is not as sharp and sophisticated as his later work, but it also lacks the manipulative ploys that modern authors use to control reader perception of pacing and requires further purchases to finish the story.
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Britt Stupfel
September 28, 2025
There were parts of this book that were a little slow, and sometimes the Teo princess can be very unlikable as a character. I kept reading because it was intriguing to see how Elantris ties into the Cosmere and the premise of zombie lepers was so creative.
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About the author

Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. His bestsellers have sold 30 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn® saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including The Rithmatist, Steelheart, and Skyward. He won a Hugo Award for The Emperor's Soul, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time® sequence. Visit his website for behind-the-scenes information on all his books.

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