Legion Skin Deep edition by Brandon Sanderson Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Stephen Leeds is back in a double-length novella that Library Journal says has "the pulse of a thriller and the hook of a fascinating hero balancing on the edge of psychosis."
It's not his own genius that Stephen Leeds gets hired for. Clients want to tap into the imaginary experts that populate his mind—and it's getting a bit crowded in there.
Now Stephen and his internal team of "aspects" have been hired to track down a stolen corpse—but it's not the corpse that's important, it's what the corpse knows. The biotechnology company he worked for believes he encoded top-secret information in his DNA before he died, and if it falls into the wrong hands, that will mean disaster.
Meanwhile, Stephen's uneasy peace with his own hallucinations is beginning to fray at the edges, as he strives to understand how one of them could possibly have used Stephen's hand to shoot a real gun during the previous case. And some of those hallucinations think they know better than Stephen just how many aspects his mind should make room for. How long will he be able to hold himself together?
Legion Skin Deep edition by Brandon Sanderson Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
Seriously, when is this going to be turned into a TV series? It'd be a hit!Steven Leeds is a genius for hire. He leads a team of experts--currently 47 of them--in solving mysteries and puzzles.
Steven Leeds is also a conscious psychotic, somewhere between schizophrenic and something not yet defined. Conscious, because he is fully aware of what is real and what is not. Psychotic, because his team of 47 experts doesn't actually exist--at least not to anyone but Steven. He calls them his "aspects;" they are manifestations of his own compartmentalized knowledge that are visible only to him.
Oh man, get ready: this guy is completely fascinating...each aspect is it's own character, complete with personality, feelings, backstory, emotions, relationships, and motivations--all taking place in the mind of Steven Leeds. They are different sexes and races. They have romantic relationships with each other, fight with each other, and get annoyed with each other. When they all get together to help Steven solve a puzzle, the entertainment value is sky high, especially when others are there to witness it!
This is actually the second Legion story, the first being a 100 page novella that introduces Steven and his "quirks." If I were you, I'd start there, although that's more due to my Steven Leeds like need for order...you won't actually miss anything if you read Skin Deep first.
If you haven't experienced the brilliance of Brandon Sanderson yet, maybe this is a good place for you to start. Of course, Mistborn would be an excellent start too. So would Elantris, The Emperor's Soul, Words of Radiance, Steelheart, or The Rithmatist. Brandon Sanderson has never written anything less than awesome.
Legion: Skin Deep included.
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Legion Skin Deep edition by Brandon Sanderson Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
As bestselling author Brandon Sanderson takes a break from writing his epic fantasy novels, he turns to his ongoing novellas. Readers first learned of Stephen Leeds in Legion, a man who has the unique ability to create hallucinatory manifestations that only he can see who aid him in life and answer the questions he has. When he is done with them, they do not disappear but remain to aid him in his freelance work in solving mysteries and the occasional police case.
In Legion Skin Deep Leeds is hired by Innovative Information Incorporated to recover a stolen corpse whose very DNA contains new technology and information that will change the world; whether for better or worse depends on how quickly he finds that body. In return he will be made far richer than he already is and will no longer have to worry financially.
The second installment into Legion brings a great story and more insight into this enigmatic character, as well as laying some important groundwork for where Sanderson wants to go next with his character, and revealing there is plenty more story to tell.
Originally written on November 14, 2014 ©Alex C. Telander.
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“Legion Skin Deep” is the second story in this series by fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. The first story was a novella called simply “Legion”. I’m not sure what to call this one, as it’s shorter than most novels but longer than most novellas. This story follows the same interesting character Stephen Leeds as he is “hired” to investigate a missing persons case. Well, missing corpse to be more exact.
The character of Stephen Leeds is fascinating. A brilliant man who has handled his genius by “compartmentalizing” his knowledge by assigning different areas of expertise to an “aspect”. Aspects are similar to multiple personalities, except that for Stephen Leeds, these personalities are fully formed other people who just happen to live inside of Leeds’ head. They each have their own past, their own expertise, and their own quirks and personalities. As Leeds works through problems and investigations he calls on the appropriate “aspect” to draw upon their knowledge of the topic at hand. Leeds will be quick to tell you that he is not crazy – even though he constantly has conversations out loud with people who aren’t really there.
The dialogue between Leeds and the aspects is engaging and often hilarious, as is the reactions of other people watching Leeds do it. I think Sanderson could write a dozen books on this character and they’d still be interesting and funny.
I’m only giving this book a four out of five because while I absolutely enjoyed the story, I felt a little let down at the end. It seemed that the conclusion was a little abrupt and very convenient. Overall, still a very fun book but maybe not quite up to Sanderson’s usual mastery.
I first leaned of Brandon Sanderson when it was announced he'd finish the Wheel of Time books. I had never heard of him prior to that, so I got my hands on all the things he had written so I'd get a feel for his writing to see what I may expect. I really liked the Wheel of Time series, was very sad to hear of the passing of Robert Jordan, and was worried about his "replacement."
And I absolutely LOVED his works. He had quite a range of story types, and I really enjoyed all of them.
And the Legion book really stood out for me, despite it's very short "run time." It was quite unique from my perspective, something I hadn't seen before. It was insanely well done (pun intended) and too short to really satisfy fully.
So when I saw he came out with another, I had to get it. And I enjoyed it every bit as much as the first, maybe a bit more, since it runs longer, and has more going on.
The first person point of view is great when that person has multiple personalities that actually manifest as separate entities, allowing him to maintain his main persona while interacting with the other fractures of that main personality.
There's humor, and there's some crime drama type of "whodunit" in here. And it's all written in a fun to read way.
As usual, another story by Sanderson that I really just enjoyed immensely. I can't wait for another, but he first has to finish the next Stormlight novel... ;)
Seriously, when is this going to be turned into a TV series? It'd be a hit!
Steven Leeds is a genius for hire. He leads a team of experts--currently 47 of them--in solving mysteries and puzzles.
Steven Leeds is also a conscious psychotic, somewhere between schizophrenic and something not yet defined. Conscious, because he is fully aware of what is real and what is not. Psychotic, because his team of 47 experts doesn't actually exist--at least not to anyone but Steven. He calls them his "aspects;" they are manifestations of his own compartmentalized knowledge that are visible only to him.
Oh man, get ready this guy is completely fascinating...each aspect is it's own character, complete with personality, feelings, backstory, emotions, relationships, and motivations--all taking place in the mind of Steven Leeds. They are different sexes and races. They have romantic relationships with each other, fight with each other, and get annoyed with each other. When they all get together to help Steven solve a puzzle, the entertainment value is sky high, especially when others are there to witness it!
This is actually the second Legion story, the first being a 100 page novella that introduces Steven and his "quirks." If I were you, I'd start there, although that's more due to my Steven Leeds like need for order...you won't actually miss anything if you read Skin Deep first.
If you haven't experienced the brilliance of Brandon Sanderson yet, maybe this is a good place for you to start. Of course, Mistborn would be an excellent start too. So would Elantris, The Emperor's Soul, Words of Radiance, Steelheart, or The Rithmatist. Brandon Sanderson has never written anything less than awesome.
Legion Skin Deep included.
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