Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

by Brandon Sanderson

Overview

The first book of short fiction by the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author collects novellas and short stories set in the Shardworlds, the worlds of Stormlight, Mistborn, Elantris, and more, including an all-new Stormlight Archive novella.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765391186
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/27/2018
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. His bestsellers have sold 34 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Rithmatist, Steelheart, and Skyward. He won a Hugo Award for The Emperor's Soul, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time®. Visit his website for behind-the-scenes information on all his books.

Table of Contents

Preface

THE SELISH SYSTEM

The Emperor's Soul

The Hope of Elantris

THE SCADRIAN SYSTEM

The Eleventh Metal

Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania, Episodes Twenty-Eight through Thirty

Mistborn: Secret History

THE TALDAIN SYSTEM

White Sand

THE THRENODITE SYSTEM

Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

THE DROMINAD SYSTEM

Sixth of the Dusk

THE ROSHARAN SYSTEM

Edgedancer

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Brandon Sanderson

“The face of modern fantasy.”—USA Today

"One of the genre’s most beloved authors."—TIME

“Sanderson raises the genre stakes… A fan favorite.”—The New York Times

“[Sanderson] is not a brilliant writer of epic fantasy, he’s simply a brilliant writer. Period.”—Patrick Rothfuss, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“[A] literary fantasy icon.”—Paste Magazine

“The genre’s most popular writer… easily one of the most successful and prolific fantasy writers of the century so far.”—Esquire

“Epic in every sense.”—The Guardian on The Way of Kings

“Sanderson’s vast worlds, surprising plots, and wonderful characters have taken the sci-fi fantasy world by storm.”—BookRiot

“Sanderson is a master.”—Library Journal

From the Publisher

Sept. 7, 2016
A sprawling collection of mini-epic fantasies from genre stalwart Sanderson (The Bands of Mourning, 2016, etc.).An expert forger confronts her greatest challenge yet: a man’s soul. A woman fights for survival on the edge of a forest swarming with bloodthirsty ghosts. A man risks his life to save a mysterious island that tries to kill him at every step. In these stories, Sanderson extends the worlds he’s created in his many novels—and begins to hint at how all these worlds are connected. This kind of thing is like catnip for a certain type of fantasy fan, and fans of Sanderson’s other works will eagerly devour this collection, in which familiar characters return and familiar worlds are further explored. The novella Edgedancer, for example, gives a minor character from the Stormlight Archive series a chance to fight assassins, face down storms, and, as she puts it, “be awesome.” When these stories are good, they’re very good, with all the quick wit, richly detailed settings, and memorable characters fans have come to expect from this prolific writer. But some of the stories in the collection are more like deleted scenes from other stories than like stand-alone tales, and others focus too much on worldbuilding and not enough on Sanderson’s real gifts for creating character, emotion, and suspense. There are some standout stories here, but overall, it’s more of a treat for superfans than a way for casual readers to dip into Sanderson’s work.

Kirkus Review