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| ⚫ | | Shai is a Forger, a foreigner who can flawlessly copy and re-create any item by rewriting its history with skillful magic. Though condemned to death after trying to steal the emperor's scepter, she is given one opportunity to save herself. Despite the fact that her skill as a Forger is considered an abomination by her captors, Shai will attempt to create a new soul for the emperor, who is almost dead from the attack of assassins.<br><!-- |
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== Plot Summary == |
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| Setting | Sel, Cosmere |
| Released | November 1 2012 |
| Publisher | Tachyon Publications |
| ISBN | 9781616960926 |
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.[1]
Cover Synopsis
“ 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.
Shai is given an impossible task: to create - to Forge - a new soul for the emperor in less than 100 days. But her soul-Forgery is considered an abomination by her captors. She is confined to a tiny, dirty chamber, guarded by a man who hates her, spied upon by politicians, and trapped behind a door sealed in her own blood. Shai's only possible ally is the emperor's most loyal councillor, Gaotona, who struggles to understand her true talent.
Time is running out for Shai. Forging, while deducing the motivations of her captors, she needs a perfect plan to escape...”— Blurb from Victor Gollancz Ltd[2]
“ Shai is a Forger, a foreigner who can flawlessly copy and re-create any item by rewriting its history with skillful magic. Though condemned to death after trying to steal the emperor's scepter, she is given one opportunity to save herself. Despite the fact that her skill as a Forger is considered an abomination by her captors, Shai will attempt to create a new soul for the emperor, who is almost dead from the attack of assassins.
Delving deeply into his life, she discovers Emperor Ashravan's truest nature—and the opportunity to exploit it. Her only possible ally is one who is truly loyal to the emperor, but councillor Gaotona must overcome his prejudices to understand that her forgery is as much artistry as it is deception.
Skillfully deducing the machinations of her captors, Shai needs a perfect plan to escape.The fate of the kingdom lies in one impossible task.
Is it possible to create a forgery of a soul so convincing that it is better than the soul itself?”
— Blurb from Tachyon Publications[3]
Plot Summary
The story follows Shai, an imprisoned Forger. She attempts to recreate the soul of Emperor Ashravan with the help of his councillor Gaotona. Hoid appears in the sample chapter.
“It tells the story of a woman named Shai, a thief and a Forger - a person capable of rewriting the pasts of objects in order to change their present.
She starts off in prison, but instead of being executed, she is offered an opportunity. The emperor has been wounded in the head by assassins, and has become a vegetable. His attendants have hidden this from the empire and will trade Shai her life in exchange for creating a Forgery of the emperor's soul, hopefully making it seem like the attack on his life never happened. ”
Characters
- Shai
- A master forger
- Gaotona
- An Arbiter of the Rose Empire
Setting
The book is set in the cosmere, taking place in the same world as Elantris, though in a very different region and without any of the characters from Elantris.[5] It tells the story of a woman named Shai, a thief and a Forger; or person capable of rewriting the pasts of objects in order to change their present.
Easter Eggs
A summary of all easter eggs contained in the work (such as cameos of real-life people). For Cosmere works include interconnections to the Cosmere, such as the identity of Hoid and other worldhoppers, Shards, Shardpools, etc.
The term Cosmere Connections can either be a replacement for this section, or a subheading if enough things are relevant.
Development
Include relevant information about Brandon's process writing the work, his inspirations, cannibalizations and re-writes.
Include links to Annotations and any other supplementary material. If this information is very short, it can be in Trivia instead.
Publication History
A list of where right were sold in various countries, who to, etc.
Awards
Winner of the Hugo Award in 2013[1].
Trivia
Any relevant trivia about the book which isn't included in other sections
Cover Art Gallery
Notes
- ↑ a b 2013 Hugo Award Winners
— Hugo - 2013-09# - ↑ Book Page
— Orion Books # - ↑ Book Page
— Tachyon # - ↑ Brandon's Library
— Brandon's website - 2012-10-18# - ↑ Reading from Afternoon Tea report
— Theoryland - 2012-04#