Legion

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by Isaac Stewart
Legion Precedes Skin Deep
Released	September 11, 2012
Publisher	Dragonsteel Entertainment
ISBN	978-1596064850

This article is about the first book in a series. For the series, see Legion (series). For the main character in the series, occasionally nicknamed Legion, see Stephen Leeds.

Legion is a novella written by Brandon Sanderson. Released in September 2012, as e-book and hardcover from Subterranean Press.

Summary

For a chapter by chapter summary, see /Summary.

Legion is a modern-day thriller/mystery with some science fiction undertones.

“Stephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It's his hallucinations who are mad.
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.
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

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 Azari Laboratories, Inc.

Cover Gallery

For a cover gallery of Legion, see /Covers.

Notes

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