Really enjoyed this, it got some unexpected twists

In most story's say books, TV shows or movies the twists are seen from miles away, but not in this one. I'm always having a hard time finding something really enjoyable but this was it.
I was actually in the midst of another book ( Michio Kaku's Quantum Supremacy) when I noticed Elantris. After checking up on it and noticing that most of Brandon Sanderson books are taking place in his Cosmere, I just had to listen in on Elantris. Now I've actually finished it before anything else.

Not everyone's favorite but certainly mine is Dilaf and his voice actor splendidly brought over this characters Charm (-;

Hrathen was also good but always plotting too much.

Galladon was a great character and friend + the voice acting was great.

Actually all the characters in Elantris with there voice actors were really enjoyable.

Highly recommend for anyone into the fantasy genre!

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Interessanter Ansatz

Leider war die Abmischung der Musik und Effekte sehr unausgeglichen. Dadurch konnte man an einigen Stellen die Sprecher*innen nicht so gut verstehen.

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Great story

Bit of a slow start but really picks up towards the end. Pleasant voices and professional sound effects.

Some good headphones are required though.. if you listen to it from phone speakers or similar, the background sounds can drown the narrator voices.

Overall recommended

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The narration is very good. It was truly like a movie in the mind

Sometimes sound effects are louder than the dialogue/narration which made it difficult to follow

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Unsatisfactory Mystery

The story is told from three different perspectives. Only one, Raoden’s journey to rediscover the magic of Elantris (the mystery part of the story) could keep my interest. Whenever it gets interesting, it shifts to another perspective. The mystery just took way too long to be revealed, and often times new clues seemed to came out of nothing. Many events are predictable very early in the story and then take ages to develop - only to then be cramped into the last 15% of the book.

In the end, I still enjoyed this story. The pacing leaves something to be desired, but I am willing to look over it a bit, since the audiobook format leaves you to do something else while listening. I found the production of this audiobook to be very high quality.

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The book that put Sanderson on the map

Elantris is the book that put Brandon Sanderson on the map, and this great adaption done by GraphicAudio really does it justice. When it was first published in 2005, it was not an instant hit with critics. And look how wrong they were! Today, Sanderson is one of the big and influential fantasy writers, known especially for his intricate magic systems - a trait that already is at the core of his first book. The magical city of Elantris fell under a curse, and the land of Arelon it once ruled has hit hard times. The mysterious transformation that used to make spell-wielding gods known as the Shaod falls on Arelenes at random and leaves its victims half-dead husks, exiled to live in the ruined city. It's a gripping story, masterfully woven, and a dramatic adaptation that will pull you in if you love fantasy and clever magical systems.

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Captivating story

The start is a bit slow but it picks up pace steadily until the end. A prime example of „no and“ and „yes but“ through out the whole story.

Very immersive voice acting and sound effects. Although a few times the sound effects almost drown out the words.

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A mess

Narrator is a soulless robot, just a bit more monotonous and brain dead than Kramer. Ambient sounds and music are too loud in comparison to the narrator's voice, serving more as a distraction than anything else. Most of the time you're struggling to listen to what the narrator says and him being a monotonous text to speech software, it all ends up being a nightmarish experience rather than a pleasant one. The fewer instances where the rest of the cast is heard, the audiobook can be a magical experience. These instances unfortunately do not outweigh the frustrating rest. An insulting product, for your senses, time and pocket.

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