Elantris

In a depature from the usual children's fare I've been consuming, here are my thoughts on Elantris by Brandon Sanderson.

Another one of those books I first spotted in the local megabookstore and thought, "Hm, I'd like to read that", I had to procure this one from the Alameda County Library system as the San Jose system still doesn't have it in their inventory yet. I started reading it yesterday and finished it off this night: A fantasy story told in 1 book (but leaving a few things hanging for future developments at the end) by a new author. The story follows 3 characters: The exiled "zombie" prince who struggles to build a society in the empty shell of a great city (I think it was the mystery of the "empty city that used to be occupied by gods" part that hooked me in), the foreigner princess that suddenly finds herself widowed, and the sole warrior priest out to convert a whole city to prevent its violent death. I think the story's pretty good, enough that I was distracted at work by it, and that I also finished the ~487 page book in 2 days. The structure has the book divided into 3 parts (although I couldn't really tell too much difference between them) and the main characters take turns having their chapter narratives told. Things move at a quick enough pace. I recommend this book to fantasy readers.

Nice to have put this under my belt, now I'm ready for some short, light fluffy kiddie book reading.