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Edgedancer
Brandon Sanderson
2016 · 272 pages · Fantasy
How it reads
Edgedancer is fantasy (epic fantasy novella, specifically), and its dominant mood is adventurous. It's driven by momentum, discovery and getting into trouble. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.
It's set in an invented world, in no single period, told in the third person, staying close to one character. Its central concerns are identity, coming of age and friendship. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.
It's a companion to a series: set in the same world, readable on its own. The ending resolves happily. At 272 pages it's a quick read. It's well known, the kind of book most keen readers have heard of.
Pick it up if…
- you're in the mood for something adventurous
- you want a book that pulls you through
- you want an escape
Maybe not if…
- you need something cosy or melancholy
- you want dense, lingering prose
All 15 dimensions
- Genre
- fantasy
- Author gender
- male
- Author experience
- prolific veteran
- Setting: place
- fictional world
- Setting: time
- timeless or multiple
- Mood / feeling
- adventurous
- Pace
- fast paced
- Tone / weight
- light and escapist
- Length
- short
- Narrative style
- third person, one viewpoint
- Publication era
- recent
- Popularity
- well known
- Series vs standalone
- companion
- Themes
- identity, coming of age, friendship
- Ending style
- resolved and happy
What these mean: the 15 dimensions of a book.
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