Elantris (Edición Especial Limitada Cantos Pintados) / Elantris (Special Edition Sprayed Edges)

La m s bella novela de fantas a que se escribir en muchos a os. --Orson Scott Card, autor de El juego de Ender

Bienvenidos a la ciudad de Elantris, la poderosa y bella capital de Arelon llamada la ciudad de los dioses . Anta o famosa sede de inmortales, lugar repleto de poderosa magia, Elantris ha ca do en desgracia. Ahora solo acoge a los nuevos muertos en vida , postrados en una insufrible no-vida tras una misteriosa y terrible transformaci n.

Un matrimonio de Estado destinado a unir los reinos de Arelon y Teod se frustra, ya que el novio, Raoden, el pr ncipe de Arelon, sufre inesperadamente la Transformaci n, se convierte en un muerto en vida y debe refugiarse en Elantris. Su reciente esposa, la princesa Sarene de Teod, crey ndolo muerto, se ve obligada a incorporarse a la vida de Arelon y su nueva capital, Kae. Mientras, el embajador y alto sacerdote de otro reino vecino, Fjordell, usar su habilidad pol tica para intentar dominar Arelod y Teod con el prop sito de someterlos a su emperador y su dios.

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Brandon Sanderson debut en 2006 ante los lectores con Elantris, una novela de fantas a pica que marc un aut ntico hito. Cuando se cumple el d cimo aniversario de su publicaci n, Nova la relanza en esta edici n especial, que permite rememorar y descubrir los inicios de un autor que, desde entonces, ha cosechado ocho millones de seguidores en todo el mundo, confirmando su condici n de heredero al trono de todo un g nero.

Esta nueva versi n, convertida en la edici n definitiva del autor, empieza con un prefacio de Dan Wells, la primera persona que ley el manuscrito completo, y un nuevo pr logo de Miquel Barcel , su primer editor en castellano. La cierra un ep logo en que el propio Sanderson nos cuenta por que escribi esta novela y su importancia en el Cosmere, el fascinante universo que comparte la mayor a de sus obras. Se incluye tambi n una versi n ampliada del ap ndice Ars Arcanum , con m s detalles t cnicos sobre la magia de un libro m tico para su legi n de lectores.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

In 2005, Brandon Sanderson debuted with Elantris, an epic fantasy unlike any other then on the market. To celebrate its twentieth anniversary, the B de Bolsillo imprint is reissuing Elantris in a special edition with sprayed edges, offering a fresh chance to introduce it to the myriad readers who have since become Sanderson fans.

"The most beautiful fantasy novel written in many years". --Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game.

Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transforming power of the Shaod.

Ten years ago, without warning, the magic failed. Elantrians became wizened, leper-like, powerless creatures, and Elantris itself dark, filthy, and crumbling. Arelon's new capital, Kae, crouches in the shadow of Elantris. Princess Sarene of Teod arrives for a marriage of state with Crown Prince Raoden, hoping -- based on their correspondence -- to also find love. She finds instead that Raoden has died and she is considered his widow.

Both Teod and Arelon are under threat as the last remaining holdouts against the imperial ambitions of the ruthless religious fanatics of Fjordell. So Sarene decides to use her new status to counter the machinations of Hrathen, a Fjordell high priest who has come to Kae to convert Arelon and claim it for his emperor and his god. But neither Sarene nor Hrathen suspect the truth about Prince Raoden. Stricken by the same curse that ruined Elantris, Raoden was secretly exiled by his father to the dark city. His struggle to help the wretches trapped there begins a series of events that will bring hope to Arelon, and perhaps reveal the secret of Elantris itself.

A rare epic fantasy that doesn't recycle the classics and that is a complete and satisfying story in one volume, Elantris is fleet and fun, full of surprises and characters to care about. It's also the wonderful debut of a welcome new star in the constellation of fantasy.