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Mistborn: The Final Empire (The Mistborn Saga, 1)
Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga.
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark. Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Only then does he reveal his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot. But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets, and gotten it. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed. This saga dares to ask a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight ArchiveThe Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (Novella)
Oathbringer The Mistborn trilogy
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series
Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning Collection
Arcanum Unbounded Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
The Scrivener's Bones
The Knights of Crystallia
The Shattered Lens
The Dark Talent The Rithmatist series
The Rithmatist Other books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity
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I would honestly say that this is more like 3.5-3.75 stars. First thing is that the book itself felt way longer than it needed to be. The world itself is interesting and the magic system thought out and complex. But the story, and characters felt predictable. I am curious to see how things work out in the next book but I am no rush to get there.
THIS BOOK has definitely made it to the top of my fantasy reads for the year. The storytelling was brilliant and you really learn the world of this book. I loved it, and I canât wait to read the rest of the trilogy.
Very well written fantasy. I enjoyed the strong, yet vulnerable female lead. It will be interesting to see where this story goes.
Sometimes I think fantasy books should come with someone, a fantasy expert, holding your hand and helping you make sense of the very made up jargon. That being said, I really liked this book. Loaned to me by an intelligent and pretty friend (hi Jaime!) I was still hesitant to read it. Fantasy novels just aren't my "thing".
The characters and the story line, along with all the twists, kept me going "What's next? Now what? What happens to them NOW?" Them's good story-writin'!
We're in a time where a Lord Ruler is a self-proclaimed god, the skaa are a beaten down class of slaves, and nobility feels they can do anything they want. Vin, a street urchin who is part of a thieving crew, is working to pay off her brother's debts. The crewleaders beat and abuse her but still she stays. Her brother has abandoned her and she has no where else to turn. The crewleader forces Vin to his scams because of her Luck. She's able to use some gift of hers to calm people and make them less worried. She doesn't know much about her Luck, just that it takes a lot to make it and a lot of time to store it back up.
Along comes Kelsier. He's survived the unsurvivable and makes it his goal to upset the Lord Ruler and get everyone to cause trouble. And he's really good at it. He learns of Vin and her Luck and takes her away from the crew and under his wing. What Vin has is really Allomancy, the power of a Mistborn. Vin's really special, you guys.
Allomancy is the ability to ingest metals and burn them, creating different powers from each. I'll be honest in that I got a bit confused here but the fight scenes where metal powers were every where were great and...confusing.
Move on from that and you have a plot to overthrow the Lord Ruler and get the skaa to rebel. This book is almost 650 pages and the nail-biting explosions come towards the end. Work your way through the explanations of nobility, powers, mistborns, etc and you get a (upsetting) satisfying conclusion.
Mistborn is a series and Goodreads tells me there are 7 books. Despite my hesitancy....I'm in.
The characters and the story line, along with all the twists, kept me going "What's next? Now what? What happens to them NOW?" Them's good story-writin'!
We're in a time where a Lord Ruler is a self-proclaimed god, the skaa are a beaten down class of slaves, and nobility feels they can do anything they want. Vin, a street urchin who is part of a thieving crew, is working to pay off her brother's debts. The crewleaders beat and abuse her but still she stays. Her brother has abandoned her and she has no where else to turn. The crewleader forces Vin to his scams because of her Luck. She's able to use some gift of hers to calm people and make them less worried. She doesn't know much about her Luck, just that it takes a lot to make it and a lot of time to store it back up.
Along comes Kelsier. He's survived the unsurvivable and makes it his goal to upset the Lord Ruler and get everyone to cause trouble. And he's really good at it. He learns of Vin and her Luck and takes her away from the crew and under his wing. What Vin has is really Allomancy, the power of a Mistborn. Vin's really special, you guys.
Allomancy is the ability to ingest metals and burn them, creating different powers from each. I'll be honest in that I got a bit confused here but the fight scenes where metal powers were every where were great and...confusing.
Move on from that and you have a plot to overthrow the Lord Ruler and get the skaa to rebel. This book is almost 650 pages and the nail-biting explosions come towards the end. Work your way through the explanations of nobility, powers, mistborns, etc and you get a (upsetting) satisfying conclusion.
Mistborn is a series and Goodreads tells me there are 7 books. Despite my hesitancy....I'm in.
Who knew magic-wielding, thieving, and ball-infiltrating could be so stinkin' FUN. Gotta love the Sanderson cosmere and all of the other-worldly intrigue that comes with it. There's always something bigger that keeps you wanting to move on right to the next book.
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