The Emperor's Soul

Short stories aren't really my thing, so I've been trying to adjust my rating criteria to be less strict than I would for a full novel. Everything you'd want is there in The Emperor's Soul, and then some. What can be accomplished in 100 pages is accomplished superbly. Would I have loved a full novel? Absolutely. But honestly I felt all the emotions despite only knowing the characters for a short time. I felt stress and urgency, and I really understood the motivations of the main character. Sanderson seriously has an interesting mind and excels at creating magic systems too.