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 * Booktalk: Fantasy Novel and Science-Fiction Movie**


 * AUTHOR**: Brandon Sanderson


 * TITLE**: Elantris


 * PUBLICATION DATE**: 2005


 * NUMBER OF PAGES**: 487


 * GENRE**: High Fantasy


 * PLOT SUMMARY**: Elantris was a city where the people of Arelon were healed and enlightened by those touched by the power of the Shaod. But the magic has failed, and all those touched by the Shaod are cursed and the city begins to crumble and wither. The crown prince Raoden, who has now been touched by the Shaod and cursed, has been secretly imprisoned within the dark city. The Princess Sarene of Teod has arrived to marry the crown prince, but is told that he has died. Political intrigue and the secret of the curse must now be discovered by everyone involved.


 * SUBJECT HEADINGS**: Fantasy, Magic, Mystery, Political Intrigue, Romance, Stand-Alone novel


 * APPEAL**: Quick-paced, subtle humour, small number of characters, plot resolution


 * SIMILAR AUTHORS**: Peter V. Brett, Joe Abercrombie, Brent Weeks


 * DIRECTOR**: Danny Boyle


 * TITLE**: Sunshine (2007)


 * PLOT**: Danny Boyle’s //Sunshine// is a visually inspiring and emotive film, which weaves together the simple struggle for survival and deep questions about the realities of human nature. Gripping from beginning to end, the viewer is taken on a journey into space and deep in the human psyche.