But her soul-Forgery is considered an abomination by her captors.

Shai is given an impossible task: to create - to Forge - a new soul for the emperor in less than one hundred days. If the emperor does not emerge after his hundred-day mourning period, the rule of the Heritage Faction will be forfeit and the empire will fall into chaos. An assassin has left the Emperor Ashravan without consciousness, a circumstance concealed only by the death of his wife. When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life. 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. The action ranges from the familiar environs of America to the ancient, divided city of Jerusalem. 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. 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. Available for the first time in one volume, a publishing event for all his many fans. The internationally bestselling author of the Mistborn and Stormlight Archive series presents two very different novellas that nevertheless showcase his remarkable gift for gripping narrative, world-building and empathetic characters.

The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson