2013, Sanderson wrote the novella titled The Emperor's Soul that takes place in the world of Elantris, but in a very different region. Shai is a thief and practitioner of magical forgery who has been arrested and sentenced to death. She is given 100 days to forge a new soul for the Emperor, who is in a coma following an assassination attempt. Sanderson notes that the reader does not need to read Elantris to understand the plot. References External links Elantris page on Sanderson's official website 2005 American novels 2005 fantasy novels Cosmere novels Tor Books books Debut fantasy novels 2005 debut novels Novels set on fictional planets