January 4, 2016 Books & Movies

Book Review: Legion by Brandon Sanderson

legionI love Brandon Sanderson’s writings and in “Legion,” I fell in love with it all over again!

At 88 pages (2 hours 8 minutes on audio) this is very short. (It’s a short story after all). I am used to Brandon’s mega epic the Stormlight Archive wherein Book 2, Words of Radiance is 1087 pages! (45 hours 15 min on audio)

As a long time Brandon Sanderson fan, I can say that there is just no comparison between the two. Still, “Legion” is as good as the other books that Brandon has written. The characters in “Legion” are three-dimensional though they inhabit a mere 88 pages. The pacing is fast; the descriptions are short and concise. Yet, even in their brevity, there is a build up to the climax. And the best of all, the ending promises that we have not seen the last of Stephen Leeds and his aspects.

“Legion” is Rated T for Teens due to violence. There are no sex scenes in this book. This rating is for the audio book edition by Audible.

Legion
Written by: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
Series: Legion, Book 1

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5

Description

Stephen Leeds, AKA ‘Legion,’ is a man whose unique mental condition allows him to generate a multitude of personae: hallucinatory entities with a wide variety of personal characteristics and a vast array of highly specialized skills. As the story begins, Leeds and his ‘aspects’ are drawn into the search for the missing Balubal Razon, inventor of a camera whose astonishing properties could alter our understanding of human history and change the very structure of society. The action ranges from the familiar environs of America to the ancient, divided city of Jerusalem. Along the way, Sanderson touches on a formidable assortment of complex questions: the nature of time, the mysteries of the human mind, the potential uses of technology, and the volatile connection between politics and faith. Resonant, intelligent, and thoroughly absorbing, Legion is a provocative entertainment from a writer of great originality and seemingly limitless gifts.

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