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'''''Elantris''''' is a stand-alone fantasy novel by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. Here is a [[Elantris/Summary|chapter by chapter summary of Elantris]].
== [[/Summary|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 Ioden]]. He is engaged to Princess Sarene of neighbouring [[Teod]] with the hope that their marriage will strengthen ties between their countries in the face of external aggression from the [[Fjorden Empire]] where Hrathen hails from.
Raoden wakes up one day to find that he has been taken by the [[Shaod]]. He is thrown into the city of [[Elantris]] where he befriends [[Galloden]], a fellow Elantrian originally from [[Duladen]]. Galloden describes the terrible lives than Elantrians live but Raoden believes that there must be a better way. He starts a new, more optimistic, society to help newcomers to Elantris. In the process he converts [[Karata]] and [[Taan]], two Elantrian gang leaders to his cause. The third gang leader, [[Shaor]], proves to be more difficult and his men’s constant attacks are barely held off by the New Elantrians.
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 but is suspicious of the circumstances surrounding his death. With no husband, Sarene throws herself into Arelish political life only to find King Ioden expects her to stay out of such matters. Sarene quickly allies herself to a group of nobles, including her uncle [[Kiin]], who are dissatisfied with the kings leadership. Together they scheme to overthrow him.
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 discrete meetings with the nobility. Hrathen singles out [[Telrii]], a greedy but influential noble, to try and place on the thrown thinking him to be a Derethi sympathiser. Hrathen’s plans don’t go entirely smoothly as King Iadon dismisses his request to convert to Shu-Dereth and [[Dilaf]], his overly zealous odiv, seems to oppose him at every turn.
Sensing that Hrathen is a danger to Arelon, Sarene attempts to disturb his schemes. In a change of previous plans, Sarene stabalises Iadon’s rule fearing that Telrii would be even more incompetent as a ruler. She also enters Elantris with food to show the rest of Arelon that the Elantrians are mostly harmless, not realising she is disrupting Raoden’s plans for New Elantris in the process.
With non of his plans working, Hrathen has to take drastic action and drinks a potion that imitates the effects of the shaod.
=== Part Two: The Call of Elantris ===
=== Part Three: The Spirit of Elantris ===
==Publication==
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