Barlywine and Literal Escapism in Brandon Sanderson's The Emperor's Soul

About this episode

The episode discusses Brandon Sanderson's novella The Emperor's Soul and engages with listener suggestions.

Welcome to season 5 of Nerds of the Old Republic! We're back and talking about the fabled Brandon Sanderson's novella The Emperor's Soul. While we dig into this interesting work, if he's not your thing, just wait until next month's episode when we talk about The Princess Bride. The Nerds want to give a big shoutout to fan Kevin for suggesting this cast's book -- we love to hear from our listeners! We're @nerdsofoldrepublic everywhere, including gmail. Drop us a line, and we might just use your suggestion!

People in this episode

Host: Nerds of the Old Republic

Topics covered

• Brandon Sanderson
• The Emperor's Soul
• literary analysis
• fan engagement
• novella discussion

Keywords

• Brandon Sanderson
• The Emperor's Soul
• The Princess Bride
• novella
• literary discussion
• fan suggestions

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Emperor's Soul, The Princess Bride

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