“The Emperor’s Soul”

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“The Emperor’s Soul” is a fantasy novella by Brandon Sanderson that explores identity, art, and transformation through a magic system based on rewriting the history of objects.

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instanceOf fantasy novella ⓘ
novella ⓘ
author Brandon Sanderson ⓘ
awardReceived Hugo Award for Best Novella ⓘ
awardYear 2013 ⓘ
centralConflict restoring the Emperor’s mind ⓘ
containsElement heist-like planning ⓘ
philosophical dialogue ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
containsMagicSystemType symbol-based magic ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtist Alexander Nanitchkov ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
exploresConcept the malleability of history ⓘ
the nature of the self ⓘ
the value of art ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 2012 ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
high fantasy ⓘ
hasCompanionWork Elantris ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
ebook ⓘ
print book ⓘ
hasISBN 978-1-61696-092-6 ⓘ
isStandalone true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryTheme art ⓘ
identity ⓘ
transformation ⓘ
magicSystem Forgery ⓘ
magicSystemBasis rewriting the history of objects ⓘ
mainCharacter Shai ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person limited ⓘ
notableFor innovative magic system based on rewriting history ⓘ
tight, character-focused narrative ⓘ
originalPublicationFormat print ⓘ
pageCount approximately 175 ⓘ
partOfSeries Cosmere works by Brandon Sanderson ⓘ
protagonistOccupation Forger ⓘ
protagonistRole prisoner ⓘ
publisher Tachyon Publications ⓘ
settingUniverse Cosmere ⓘ
settingWorld Sel ⓘ
sharesWorldWith Elantris ⓘ
targetAudience adult ⓘ
young adult ⓘ
timeToWriteClaimedByAuthor about two weeks ⓘ

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Hugo Award for Best Novella → notableWinner → “The Emperor’s Soul” ⓘ