Elantris (Dramatized Adaptation)

De: Brandon Sanderson

Narrado por: Christopher Graybill, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, Dylan Lynch, Elizabeth Jernigan, James Konicek, Karen Carbone, Ken Jackson, Scott McCormick, Steven Carpenter, Tim Getman

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...10 years ago.

©2005 Brandon Sanderson (P)2021 Graphic Audio LLC

Realistic

Wonderfully performed. I enjoyed the characterization. The idea of a godly city condemned was a great idea.

Superb performance and story

I usually don't like dramatizations, but this one was captivating. I didn't feel like I missed anything, and I enjoyed every bit.
Amazing work!

Love this

I wish audible and graphic audio got along better, these are beautiful to listen too, and incredibly affordable!

Great performance.

Sanderson even says this is his weakest, but it is also his first book. I listened for more Cosmere and wasn’t disappointed. Many things could have just been done better overall.

Distracting mispronunciations

So I loved Elantris and thought this would be a fun way to listen again. But everything is pronounced totally different in this adaptation than in the original audiobook. And I could get on board with that if they made sense, but they don't. Duladel/Duladen was the one that really got me. In the original audiobook it's pronounced doo-luh-del and doo-luh-den, in this they say du-lawd-uhl and du-lawd-in but Dula is still doo-luh. It makes no sense. And that's just the best example I can think of. Everything is said different, Raoden, Kae, Kiin, everything except Elantris and Serene pretty much. It was really distracting. I don't know which adaptation pronounced it the way Sanderson would, but they really need to try to standardize those things. I couldn't finish the book because the weird pronunciations kept pulling me out of the story.

Phenomenal!!!

I am not sure why this work gets so much hate. I loved this! I love the characters and the politics and religion. I’m obsessed! I admit it’s a little confusing to start, and the magic system was really hard to understand - but it wasn’t until later that I realized it was supposed to be. I loved Mistborn and I had heard this story would be harder to get into, but in some ways I may like it more. The ending, though, is not satisfying. I do wish for a sequel. It doesn’t feel over.

Sound mixing not good

The music is too loud and distracting through much of it. It overpowered the mild narrative voice many times.

It need proper mixing

There is a reach back track and a lot to f sound effects and good music but but the back track is too loud
I would give the book a 5 star review without the loud back track

Almost flawless, but the flaws are aggravating

The vocal performances were excellent. Everyone's character sounded as they should. It's two major flaws where that the background sound effects and music would occasionally drown out the dialogue or narration, and many of the names were mispronounced.

Great performance

Great job to the performances and the production!!!
Really was a great experience reading and listening this book!!!!

Movie in my Mind!!!