Loved itEmperor Soul is in there which I think is some of his best stuff.
The Emperor's Soul (2012)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive WINNER, 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novella! Nominee, 2013 World Fantasy Award for Novella! From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Emperor's Soul showcases a fascinating magic system as the clock ticks down for a condemned criminal. When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life. An assassin has left the Emperor Ashravan without consciousness, a circumstance concealed only by the death of his wife. If the emperor does not emerge after his hundred-day mourning period, the rule of the Heritage Faction will be forfeit and the empire will fall into chaos. Shai is given an impossible task: to create—to Forge—a new soul for the emperor in less than one hundred days. But her soul-Forgery is considered an abomination by her captors. She is confined to a tiny, dirty chamber, guarded by a man who hates her, spied upon by politicians, and trapped behind a door sealed in her own blood. Shai's only possible ally is the emperor's most loyal councillor, Gaotona, who struggles to understand her true talent. Time is running out for Shai. Forging, while deducing the motivations of her captors, she needs a perfect plan to escape…
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Loved itEmperor Soul I'm going to put that into Simply the Best because that is some of the best Brandon Sanderson that there is it's very good
Loved itEmperor soul in my opinion is one of the most underrated Brandon Sanderson Works to date it's so good it's so good that one is going to go up in I freaking love this book
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Loved it2012 the emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
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Loved itI love this book. Like, it's so good. And this is the one where again, I'm like, comparing it to the nightmare painter.
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Loved itthis is one that just really impresses me it's possibly my favorite of his work at this point because I just think that it doesn't really do anything wrong and instead is all the great steps. I highly recommend this one if you somehow haven't read it
Mixedthe magic system here is really inventive it's interesting I'm ultimately not a huge fan of short stories I give this one a three and a half out of five stars