Mistborn: The Final Empire (The Mistborn Saga, 1)

By Brandon Sanderson

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: 8.52

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Readers say *Mistborn: The Final Empire* offers brilliant worldbuilding, a unique, intricate magic system, and expertly crafted action scenes that bri...

BMC
Feb 24, 2026
9/10 stars
Wow.
JamieLynnMoonGoddess
Jun 08, 2026
9/10 stars
Great book with interesting characters and kept me wanting more.
Knight Wolf
Jun 07, 2026
7/10 stars
Few people in fantasy can write a good fighting scene, with all the mysterious powers and what-not, Brandon has that aspect mastered. One of the few authors who I don't hate for killing off my favourite character, because of how well it was written and how it made fit well in the story.
Jonathan Willis
Jan 13, 2026
8/10 stars
Slow start, but a great ride! I love the power system and the world of this book. The characters are interesting and I really like the big bad. Super intriguing premise and I am excited to see what’s next.
random_wolfe
Jan 02, 2026
6/10 stars
I liked this book, but holly hell, it was hard to get through. It usually takes me 2 to 3 days to get through a book of this length, but this took 7. I did like it, so I can't even really quantify why it was so tough to get through, but it was a STRUGGLE.

No spice in this book, folks! Although Kelsier is

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