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The Emperor's Soul

Brandon Sanderson (2012)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages180 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.37/5 (134623)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

CaptivityDeception

Positive tags

AdventureHigh AngstRedemption ArcSelf-DiscoveryHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Artist / PainterRogue / ThiefPrisoner

Protagonist archetypes

Morally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

Hard Magic SystemHidden IdentityForbidden MagicReluctant HeroTime PressurePolitical IntrigueMorally Gray ProtagonistTrickster

Themes

IdentityArt and CreationDeception and TruthRedemptionMagic as CraftPower and EthicsTime Pressure

Synopsis

When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life and create--to Forge--a new soul for the emperor in less than one hundred days.

Tags

HeistPolitical FantasyPhilosophical FantasyNovella