Elantris

Brandon Sanderson's Elantris stories, set in the Cosmere on the world of Sel. The series begins with the 2005 novel Elantris, about a once-glorious city of godlike beings that has become a ruined prison for the cursed, and continues with the short story The Hope of Elantris and the standalone novella The Emperor's Soul, which is set in a different region and can be read on its own. Further novels have been announced but not yet published.