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Arcanum Unbounded

The Cosmere Collection

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Arcanum Unbounded

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
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About this listen

 Welcome to New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson's first collection of short fiction.

These wonderful works, originally published individually, have been collected for the first time and convey the true expanse of the Cosmere. Telling the exciting tales of adventure Sanderson fans have come to expect, Arcanum Unbounded include the Hugo Award-winning novella 'The Emperor's Soul', an excerpt from the graphic novel 'White Sand', and the never-before-published Stormlight Archive novella 'Edgedancer'.

The collection will include nine works in all:
'Edgedancer' (Stormlight Archive)
'The Hope of Elantris' (Elantris)
'The Eleventh Metal' (Mistborn)
'The Emperor's Soul' (Elantris)
'Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania' (excerpt; Mistborn)
'White Sand' (excerpt; Taldain)
'Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell' (Threnody)
'Sixth of Dusk' (First of the Sun)
'Mistborn: Secret History' (Mistborn)

This superb collection also includes essays and illustrations which offer an insight into the numerous worlds in which the stories are set.©2016 Brandon Sanderson Anthologies & Short Stories Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Historical Fiction Thought-Provoking

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Critic reviews

This collection is required reading for Sanderson fans, offering plenty for new readers who are undeterred by learning too much.
Fans of Sanderson's other works will eagerly devour this collection, in which familiar characters return and familiar worlds are further explored.
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Finally got this under my belt! Loved the background story's to all the Cosmere planets and law, answers a lot of the question that you think on when reading the different series. Not to mention in my case waiting for Stormlight 3 to be published. However, it still leaves a lot of unanswered question but just enough to keep you wanting more. Very satisfied! Also loved the narrators!! Micheal and Kate are some of the best in the business in my opinion!!

Brilliant!!

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Who's got 3 thumbs and loved this book. Well that would be me silly 👍👍👍

what did I think you ask

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Always a great listen, excellently narrated. Would like to hear both Kate and Michael play male / female parts in the same story but can't complain overall

As always, brilliant sanderson.

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Thoroughly enjoyed this, I listen on the way to work and many times was tempted to sit in the carpark just to hear the next part. Would wholeheartedly recommend the series as a whole so far.

Great characters, more brilliant Brandon.

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If you liked his other books you'll likely enjoy this. Although I can't say I enjoyed the Allomancer Jak story. Just not my thing. Edgedancer was great, and leaves me ready to get into Oauthbringer.

enjoyable collection of 'short' stories

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