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{{book|title=''Elantris''|display-title=''Elantris'' (book)
|cover=Elantris_thumb.jpg
|released=April 21, 2005
|series=[[Elantris trilogy]]|next=Elantris sequel|sequel=Eventual sequel
|setting=[[Sel]], [[Cosmere]]
|publisher=Tor books
|ISBN=0-7653-
|page-count=592
}}{{for|Elantris (city)|the in-universe city|pre="Elantris" redirects here}}▼
|word-count=[[/Statistical_analysis|201,372]]
'''''Elantris''''' is a fantasy novel by [[Brandon Sanderson]], published in April 2005 by Tor Books. It is Brandon's first published book, and currently the earliest published story set in the [[cosmere]]. The book, set on the [[shardworld]] [[Sel]], tells the story of how [[Raoden]] and [[Sarene]] restore the magical [[Elantrian]]s to their former glory. ▼
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▲'''''Elantris''''' is a fantasy novel by [[Brandon Sanderson]], published in April 2005 by Tor Books. It is Brandon's
== Summary ==
=== Part One: The Shadow of Elantris ===
The events of Elantris take place predominantly in the country of [[Arelon]] from three separate points of view: Prince [[Raoden]], Princess [[Sarene]] and [[Gyorn]] [[Hrathen]]. Raoden is the crown prince of Arelon and is first in line to inherit the throne from his father, King [[Iadon]]. He is engaged to Princess Sarene of
Raoden wakes up
Meanwhile, Sarene arrives in Arelon to find the country in mourning for Prince Raoden. Under the conditions of their wedding contract, she must stay in Arelon.
At the same time, Hrathen begins his campaign to convert the population of Arelon to the [[Derethi]] religion. His propaganda involves speeches persuading the Arelenes to hate Elantris in the hope of turning them against [[Shu-Korath]], as well as more
Sensing that Hrathen is a danger to Arelon, Sarene also attempts to disturb his schemes. In a change of previous plans, Sarene
With his plans falling apart, Hrathen has to take drastic action and drinks a potion that imitates the effects of the
=== Part Two: The Call of Elantris ===
After
Outside Elantris, Sarene, noticing strange behaviour from Iadon, follows him when he disappears early from a ball. She is horrified to find Iadon ritually sacrificing his palace staff in
Claiming his recovery from the
Once in Elantris, Sarene spends a lot of time with Raoden, though she does not realise
Sarene rapidly heals from the shaod, as Hrathen did, and reunites with Roial, Kiin and the rest of the nobles.
=== Part Three: The Spirit of Elantris ===
Tensions rise as a detachment of fifty Elantric City Guards gallop towards Kiin's house, with Sarene and her friends convinced
Dilaf stalks angrily from the palace, lassoing Hrathen into stalking the
Emerging from their hiding place, Galladon and Karata approach Raoden
As these events take place, Shuden and Lukel
Hrathen is assassinated in the streets of Teod. Aided by a now lucid [[Adien]], Raoden teleports to Teod to save Sarene from Dilaf. Galladon and the other Elantrians arrive in time to save Raoden and Sarene, fighting off more than fifty Dakhor monks with
With the war over and Teod managing to hold back the Fjordell army, Sarene has one thing left on her mind: marrying Raoden. She is not about to let him out of her sight this time, marching him down the aisle where they are married. A week after their marriage a great funeral is arranged for the people that died during the invasion of Arelon, Elantris, and Teod. Sarene speaks for Hrathen, asking all to remember him as the
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{{for|:Category:Selish|all characters in this book}}
; [[Raoden]]: The prince of [[Arelon]], he succumbs to the Shaod and is thrown into Elantris the day Sarene, his wife to be, arrives in Kae.
; [[Sarene]]: The princess of [[Teod]], she arrives in [[Kae]] to find her future husband dead and sets up to fight.
; [[Hrathen]]: The newly appointed leader of the [[Derethi]] church in Kae, he is sent to convert the populace to Shu-Dereth in preparation for an invasion.
==Publication==▼
'''Other Characters'''
; [[Ahan]]: Count Ahan is an Arelene merchant from Sel, and is very fat. He shares a friendly rivalry with Duke Roial and is constantly trying to either outdo or oppose him.
; [[Dilaf]]: An overzealous member of [[Hrathen]]'s congregation and eventual major antagonist.
; [[Eondel]]: The Count of Eon Plantation. Eondel had a personal army, which was accepted to be the most effective fighting force in Arelon.
; [[Eventeo]]: King Eventeo is the ruler of Teod on Sel, brother of Kiin and father of Sarene.
; [[Galladon]]: A grumpy [[Elantrian]] Raoden befriends in the city.
; [[Iadon]]: Iadon was the first king of Arelon after the Reod on Sel. He is the father of Raoden.
; [[Karata]]: One of the main gang leaders in Elantris.
; [[Kiin]]: Sarene's uncle and a good friend of Raoden, he helps Sarene settle in to [[Arelon]].
; [[Roial]]: Duke Roial was an old friend of King Iadon. He is an Arelene merchant and is among the richest of the noblemen in Arelon.
; [[Shuden]]: His family directed many trade routes around Arelon. He is a known amateur (at least according to him) practitioner of [[ChayShan]].
; [[Telrii]]: A wealthy duke who allies with Hrathen to try and take the throne of Arelon.
== Setting ==
Elantris is set in the [[cosmere]] on the [[Cosmere#Planets|planet]] of [[Sel]].
=== Magic System ===
The magic systems of the world of ''Elantris'' each use a set of forms to access the [[Dor]].
* [[AonDor]] uses symbols called Aons, which can be drawn directly in the air as glowing light, or in a large variety of physical representations, such as etched into metal plates, or incorporated into the design of buildings. Anyone can learn to draw Aons, but they only have power when created by an Elantrian. AonDor is tied to the city of Elantris and is only practiced within its borders. Aons work elsewhere but become weaker with distance from Elantris.
* [[ChayShan]] is not explored much in ''Elantris'', however it seems to consist of a type of meditative martial art, with the forms one moves through granting access to the Dor. It appears that, like Aons, these forms can be practiced, potentially by anyone, without supernatural effect{{book ref|Elantris|17}}, with additional factors such as intent or bloodline establishing the connection to the Dor.
* [[Dakhor]] is even less well understood than ChayShan, without even a concrete name. It is currently referred to as Dakhor because its only known practitioners are members of [[Dakhor Monastery]]. What is known is that its use alters the bones of the user, causing them to twist and form patterns under the skin. These patterns are most likely the 'form' through which this magic is channeled. Dakhor allows access to the Dor{{book ref|Elantris|56}} and has a possible connection to [[Dominion]]. Dakhor requires human sacrifice in several of its uses.
== Easter Eggs ==
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=== Cosmere Connections ===
* [[Hoid]] helps [[Sarene]] smuggle weapons into [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]].
* [[Devotion's Perpendicularity]] is seen.
* [[Galladon]] is a [[worldhopper]] and has been seen on [[Roshar]] chasing Hoid with [[Demoux]] and [[Baon]].
* There were a set of [[bws: annotation-elantris-introduction|annotations]] and some [[bws: elantris-deleted-scenes-the-mad-prince|deleted scenes]] published on Brandon's site, as well as the short story [[The Hope of Elantris]].
== Development ==
This is Brandon's first published novel, and his sixth written novel.{{wob ref|7595}}
It is written in a triad system, with sets of three chapters telling roughly the same period of time through the three main points of view.
▲== Publication History ==
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*America (Tor, Spring 2005)
*German rights to Heyne
*Japanese rights to Hayakawa
*French rights to Calmann-
*Dutch rights to De Boekerij
*Spanish rights to Ediciones B
*Chinese rights (simplified) to Shanghai Wanyu
*Romanian rights to Tritonic
*Romanian rights to [https://www.editura-paladin.ro/info/carte/elantris Paladin]
*Hebrew rights to Silver Stars
*UK rights to Gollancz
*Bulgarian rights to
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A tenth anniversary trade paperback edition, which
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{{for|/Covers|a cover gallery of Elantris}}
== Interior Art ==
{{for|/Interior art|a gallery of the book's interior art}}
== Trivia ==
Elantris was written in a chapter triad system, rotating the primary viewpoints from Raoden to Sarene to Hrathen. Part 1 and Part 2 each contained 27 chapters, or 9 triads. The triad structure broke down in Part 3, which consisted of 9 chapters.{{
== Awards ==
*Romantic Times Award, Best Epic Fantasy
*Selected as Barnes & Noble
*SF Book Club selection {{ref|name=awfulagent}}
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{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
▲Elantris was written in a chapter triad system, rotating the primary viewpoints from Raoden to Sarene to Hrathen. Part 1 and Part 2 each contained 27 chapters, or 9 triads. The triad structure broke down in Part 3, which consisted of 9 chapters.{{bws ref|books/elantris/elantris/elantris-reading-group-questions/|Elantris Reading Group Questions|date=2004-10-18}}
''Elantris'' consists of one prologue, sixty-three chapters, one epilogue, and one postscript, reaching a total 201,372 word count. There are nine different unique point-of-view characters in a total of 122 POVs.
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! Word Count
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! Page Count
| style="text-align:center" | 592
| Tor hardback
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! Chapter Count
| style="text-align:center" | 66
| Including prologue, epilogue, and postscript.
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! PoV Characters
| style="text-align:center" | 9
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! PoV Count
| style="text-align:center" | 122
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== Notes ==
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