The Hope Of Elantris [Dramatized Adaptation]

Elantris

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: full cast, Colleen Delany, Kimberly Gilbert, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Richard Rohan, Michael John Casey, Danny Gavigan, Tracy Olivera, Eric Messner, Nanette Savard, Chris Davenport

Notes from the author: The following is a short story I wrote in the Elantris world back in January of 2006. At that point, Elantris had been out in stores for only about seven or eight months, but I actually hadn’t written anything new on the story or world since 2000, when I’d finished the first draft of the original book.

There were always a few holes in the manuscript where I decided not to include viewpoints or sections of explanation in the name of streamlining, particularly at the end. In the back of my mind, I knew what happened. This story talks about one of those holes; it is meant to be heard after you’ve finished the novel and takes place during the events of the climax. In the annotation, I’ve written a further explanation of why I wrote this piece. Some of you may find it interesting to hear this ahead of time; I put it in the annotation, however, as I know others would rather enjoy the story without bias beforehand, then hear my thoughts afterward. Either way, if you haven’t listened to Elantris, this contains major spoilers. Might I suggest listening to the book first? This story won’t work at all for you if you haven’t.

Performed by Colleen Delany, Kimberly Gilbert, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Richard Rohan, Michael John Casey, Danny Gavigan, Tracy Olivera, Eric Messner, Nanette Savard, Chris Davenport, Evan Casey, Scott McCormick, Ken Jackson, Timothy Lynch, Thomas Penny, Rose Elizabeth Supan.

©2006 Brandon Sanderson (P)2017 Graphic Audio, LLC

An Entertaining Short Side Story

After listening to Stormlight, this was a nice addition. It fills a small gap in the original story that wasn't covered in Elantris. Even though it's very short, I found it emotionally powerful, and I gained a quick connection to the characters.

wonderful addition to Elantris

This is a great story that fills a hole in the main story line, and I like the idea of the "movie in your mind" reading of the story. unfortunately, the execution leaves something to be desired. the music is too loud and the transition from internal to external dialog is non existent. otherwise, actors are great, story is great, and I really like hearing the pronunciations of the names.

Hard to listen to

The narration was hard to hear over the sound effects and music. The main narrator has an almost a.i. sounding voice, which made me feel like I was watching a youtube short.

A short and sweet radio drama.

The Hope of Elantris was a good story, I always enjoy full cast productions because they bring the story to life in a way that is difficult for most single narrators to do. This story was no exception; it was exactly as good as you'd expect a 38 minute long radio drama to be. If you're already a fan Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere books, this may be on that you enjoy as much as Sanderson's other short stories - and for the price - it's worth a listen. If you've never read anything from the Cosmere before, this is not an entry point. You will be completely lost if you haven't read Elantris.

interested yet contlicted

part of me likes the voices, but the tracks did not seem to blend very well. lot of weird effects going on and i am not sure that they all improve the telling, tho the ambiance is neat.

Eh

I struggled with this, due mainly to the "children's" performances. Dull and not engaging

A good follow up to Elantris

I loved hearing more of the Elantra story (this was like a blip though compared to most Sanderson works) but some voices are too soft compared to others so it was a little harder to hear than a typical audiobook.

A great short story!

I always wondered what happened during the one battle to the children- and this answered that! I really enjoyed this

I liked it.

I was able to get past the pronunciation and still enjoy the story. I was just happy for a little side story and some more detail.

Nice addition. Trying not to post a spoiler.

What a great little story to tell, It’s a tale of some of Elantra’s citizens and children during the …transition of power. I enjoyed it. It’s short but sweet.