Editing Legion

{{book
|cover=Legion cover.jpg
|series=[[Legion (series)|Legion]]
|sequel=Skin Deep
|released=September 11, 2012
|'publisher=[[wikipedia:Subterranean Press|Subterranean Press]], [[Dragonsteel Entertainment]]
|ISBN=978-1-5960-6485-0
|page-count=88
|word-count=[[/Statistical_analysis|18,081]]
}}
{{for|Legion (series)|the series|pre=This article is about the first book in a series|post=For the main character in the series, occasionally nicknamed Legion, see [[Stephen Leeds]].}}
'''''Legion''''' is a novella written by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. It was first released in September 2012 in hardcover format by [[wikipedia:Subterranean Press|Subterranean Press]] and in e-book by [[Dragonsteel Entertainment]].{{bws ref|new-novella-legion-up-for-preorder-at-subterranean-press|Legion press release|date=2012-02-03}} It is the first book in the [[Legion (series)|''Legion'' series]] and introduces the character [[Stephen Leeds]]. Legion is a modern-day thriller/mystery with some science fiction undertones.

== Synopsis ==
{{quote
|Stephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It's his hallucinations who are mad.<br />A genius of unrivaled aptitude, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory people—Stephen calls them aspects—to hold and manifest the information. Wherever he goes, he is joined by a team of imaginary experts to give advice, interpretation, and explanation. He uses them to solve problems...for a price.<br />His brain is getting a little crowded, however, and the aspects tend to take on lives of their own. When a company hires him to recover stolen property--a camera that can allegedly take pictures of the past—Stephen finds himself in an adventure crossing oceans and fighting terrorists. What he discovers may upend the foundation of three major world religions—and, perhaps, give him a vital clue into the true nature of his aspects.
| Amazon.com blurb
}}

== Summary ==
{{for|/Summary|a chapter by chapter summary}}

== Setting ==
Legion is set in an alternative universe Earth which seems to be equivalent to ours up to the 21st century. There seems to be the possibility of some secret/shady supernatural investment in however Stephen Leeds's powers work, and there are some alterations to history given how famous and influential Steven has become. There also seems to be developments of technology which have not had parallels in our world, such as a camera that can take pictures of the past developed by [[Azari Laboratories, Inc]].

== Cover Gallery ==
{{for|/Covers|a cover gallery of Legion}}

== Statistical Analysis ==
{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
''Legion'' consists of eight chapters, reaching a total 18,081 word count.

{|class="wikitable"
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! Word Count 
| style="text-align:center" | 18,081
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! Page Count 
| style="text-align:center" | 88
| Subterranean Press hardback
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! Chapter Count 
| style="text-align:center" | 8
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|-
|}

== Speculation==
Tie to the Cosmere?: See Quote #13 on this page (http://www.theoryland.com/intvmain.php?i=675#10). Is it possible that this has a tie to the discussion in Legion about why the camera worked even though the world was in a different location than when the event actually occurred? Is it possible that Legion--and thereby the earth--has some sort of story tie to the Cosmere? That seems unlikely, but perhaps Brandon Sanderson is extending some of those same ideas to this 'earth-based' story (that the 'magic' behind the camera is bound by spiritual not physical properties and thereby can capture events that happened in different physical space, but in the same 'spiritual' space).

== Notes ==
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