Chapter Twenty-two (Spoilers hidden)

Annotation Elantris Chapter 21 Some of the most fulfilling experiences in writing this book came from the Hrathen chapters. Though Joshua still occasionally complains that he finds Hrathen’s internal monologues to be slow and ponderous, I find them essential to the plot. Chapters like this chapter where we really get to see how Hrathen thinks…

Annotation Elantris Chapter 20 Chapter Twenty (No Spoilers) Ahan’s line here is one of my favorite openers in the book. Partially because it is amusing, and partially because it so perfectly represents what is going on in the story. Good political maneuvering, in my opinion, leads to shifts in power. Two or more sides vie,…

Annotation Elantris Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen (No Spoilers) Yes, okay. I’ll admit it. I started a chapter with a dream sequence. However, if you didn’t realize that it was a dream before you got to the end, they you obviously haven’t been paying much attention to the rest of the book. It’s usually good advice…

Chapter Eighteen (Spoilers Hidden)

Annotation Elantris Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen (No Spoilers) Of all the books I’ve written, I think this one hearkens most closely to our own world. Usually, when I develop cultures and languages, I try to stay away form basing them too closely on any one Earth society or race. I’m not certain what made me…