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.

Once, a hero arose to save the world. He failed.

Ever since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist controlled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler.

But hope survives. A new uprising is forming, one built around the ultimate caper, the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind, and the determination of an unlikely heroine: a street urchin who must learn to master the power of a Mistborn.

Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere
The Stormlight Archive

● The Way of Kings
● Words of Radiance
● Edgedancer (novella)
● Oathbringer
● Dawnshard (novella)
● Rhythm of War

● Wind and Truth

The Mistborn Saga
The Original Trilogy
● Mistborn
● The Well of Ascension
● The Hero of Ages


Wax & Wayne
● The Alloy of Law
● Shadows of Self
● The Bands of Mourning
● The Lost Metal


Other Cosmere novels
● Elantris
● Warbreaker
● Tress of the Emerald Sea
● Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
● The Sunlit Man


Collection
● Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
● Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
● The Scrivener's Bones
● The Knights of Crystallia
● The Shattered Lens
● The Dark Talent
● Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians
(with Janci Patterson)

Other novels
● The Rithmatist
● Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
● The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England


Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The Reckoners
● Steelheart
● Firefight
● Calamity
● Lux
(with Steven Michael Bohls)

Skyward
● Skyward
● Starsight
● Cytonic
● Skyward Flight
(with Janci Patterson)
● Defiant

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Published Sep 24, 2019

576 pages

Average rating: 8.64

296 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Graham Richards
Mar 04, 2025
6/10 stars
I have a huge respect for Brandon Sanderson as an author. You should check out his lectures on youtube about writing. However, I felt like this book lacked real depth. Allomancy is cool and all but (without spoiling anything) the book should have been about Kelsier and not Vin. His story is actually interesting.
sgbooknook
Aug 05, 2025
6/10 stars
Still processing. Might change rating later. It took me a while to get into this book. Will I continue the series? Absolutely.
QuanaRAGE
Aug 02, 2025
10/10 stars
Great story
Luna Atmosphere
Jul 06, 2025
9/10 stars
So good! I got so attached to all the characters (mainly my beloved Kelsier, though). The magic is really cool, the story was interesting! Good book
Cheesy Brie
May 22, 2025
This was such an enjoyable read. The world and character building was so easy to fall into and so easy to follow. I’m really looking forward to the next book in the series.

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