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\|setting=[[Sel]], [[Cosmere]] \|ISBN=9781616960926 \|word-count=[[/Statistical_analysis\|31,925]] }} '''''The Emperor's Soul''''' is a stand-alone novella by [[Brandon Sanderson]], published in November 2012 by Tachyon Publications. It won the 2013 Hugo award for best novella.{{ref\|name=hugo}} == ~~Cover~~ Synopsis == {{quote \|When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life. An assassin has left the Emperor Ashravan without consciousness, a circumstance concealed only by the death of his wife. If the emperor does not emerge after his 100-day mourning period, the rule of the Heritage Faction will be forfeit and the empire will fall into chaos.<br /><!-- }} == ~~Plot~~ Summary == {{for\|/Summary\|a chapter by chapter summary}} }} == Main Characters == {{image\|TES Full Cast.jpeg\|side=right\|width=500px\|The Emperor's Soul Full Cast}} ~~===Main===~~ ; [[Wan ShaiLu]]: A master forger; also known as "Shai" ; [[Gaotona]]: An [[Arbiter]] of the [[Heritage Faction]] in the [[Rose Empire]] ; [[Zu (Sel)\|Zu]]: Captain of the guard in the [[Rose Palace]] '''Other Characters''' ~~===Minor===~~ ; Unnamed [[Bloodsealer]] (Nicknamed [[Weedfingers]] by [[Shai]]'s guards): Employed by the Arbiters to make sure that Shai does not escape ; [[Han ShuXen]]: A painter of the Rose Empire who hired Shai The god which Shai worships has some relevance to the whole [[cosmere]]. Shai runs into a priest in "red armor" during her escape from the palace. While not explicitly stated, this is likely a Gyorn of Shu-Dereth and the empire of Fjorden. == Postscript == A con-exclusive version of this and [[Legion (book)\|Legion]] was printed at some point, and a similar version was published in the UK by Gollancz ~~== Awards ==~~ Winner of the Hugo Award in 2013.{{ref\|name=hugo}}▼ == Cover Gallery == {{for\|/Covers\|a cover gallery of The Emperor's Soul}} == ~~Statistics~~Awards == ▲Winner of the Hugo Award in 2013.{{ref\|name=hugo}} == Statistical Analysis == {{for\|/Statistical analysis\|a full statistical analysis}} ''The Emperor's Soul'' consists of one prologue, fourteen chapters, and one epilogue, reaching a total 31,925 word count. There are three different unique point-of-view characters in a total of 21 POVs. \| \|} == Notes == [[category: The Emperor's Soul\| 1]] [[category: list articles]] [[es:El alma del emperador]]