Elantris (1 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Elantris, Book 1

De: Brandon Sanderson

Narrado por: James Konicek, Danny Gavigan, Lily Beacon, Richard Rohan, David Coyne, Thomas Penny, Jason Stiles, Thomas Simpson, Tony Nam, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kate Foster

The city of the gods. Elantris once stood as the symbol of all that is beautiful. A sprawling metropolis of unrivaled grandeur, it was a symbol of power and strength, built to be as imposing as it was magnificent.

The only thing more glorious than the city itself was its inhabitants, Godlike beings, with silvery skin and hair of the purest, flowing white. Able to create powerful magics with a mere wave of their hands, the Elantrians were able to heal mortal wounds and create any object they desired. To be an Elantrian was to be without sickness, without pain and without want.

And anyone could become a god. Through a process known as the "Shaod",a normal person could go to bed one night and awake the next morning to throw away the shackles of mortality and become a being of incomparable power and grace. With Elantris as their beacon, the light inside all humanity was allowed to shine, elevating it to new heights.

But Elantris fell...10years ago.

Performed by James Konicek, Danny Gavigan, Lily Beacon, Richard Rohan, David Coyne, Thomas Penny, Jason Stiles, Thomas Simpson, Tony Nam, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kate Foster, Tim Getman, Sherri Simpson, Mary McGowan, Casie Platt, Jonathan Watkins, Michael Glenn, Eric Messner, Colleen Delany, Sunny Lasskey, Mort Shelby, Terence Aselford, Nanette Savard, Scott McCormick, Andy Clemence, James Lewis, Steven Carpenter, Timothy Lynch.

©2005 Brandon Sanderson (P)2009 Graphic Audio, LLC

Fantastic full cast production!

This dramatization of Elantris has everything you would want. Great voice acting. Excellent foley. And heart pounding soundtrack. If you loved Elantris, you won’t be disappointed with this great full cast production.

One of my Favorites

If you are a fan of fantasy stories, you really should give this one a listen!

It takes a moment

The story is great, as usual, with Brandon Sanderson novels. It took a few hours of listening to a story presented this way to really enjoy it. However, a few hours into part 1, the dramatized adaptation became very enjoyable.

Good story

Fun and exciting good with the voices and the story is wonderful story and love the first duo in Elantra’s.

Exquisite

Very well done. Good vocals and sound. Loved every part of it. Especially the free part

Excellent story

Very great book. Narrator did a good job. The story kept my interest and very different than most books.

Dramatic & Entertaining

I enjoyed the Graphic Audio thoroughly. It’s a great way to listen to audible books.

Amazing author

Brandon Sanderson is my favorite author and I’ve read I think 25 of his books. But this one was a lot slower and has way less action. I would say to go read all of Brandon Sanderson’s other books. (Especially Stormlight Archive and Mistborn) and come back to this one once you’ve finished the rest of his books.

Great production, only one issue

I was surprised by how much I liked this format. I've never listened to a GraphicAudio production before and assumed going in that I wouldn't like it as much as regular audiobooks. Other than a few times when the music or background noise (especially the sword fights) was loud enough to overpower the voices, I feel like this was a great way to experience this story. You can really tell that the whole team was committed to getting the name pronunciations correct, which for a book with such unintuitive pronunciations was really impressive and super appreciated. The presence of near-constant music did mean I had to listen on a much slower speed than I prefer, but that wasn't a dealbreaker.

The most frustrating thing, really, is that the credits are worthless. They just read a list of the people in the cast, without saying which character each of them played. The actors for Sarene and Hrathen are especially good, and I really wanted to check who they were but I haven't been able to find a list anywhere, even on GraphicAudio's site.

Background sounds overwhelmed the voices

while you listen there are many background sounds added to ambiance, but they overwhelmed the voices and just often sound stupid