Mistborn

Mistborn, #1

by Brandon Sanderson

Paperback, 643 pages

English language

Published April 26, 2009 by Gollancz.

ISBN:: 978-0-575-08991-4
OCLC Number:: 423591824

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FOR A THOUSAND YEARS THE ASH FELL. For a thousand years, the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years, the Lord Ruler reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Every attempted revolt has failed miserably.

YET SOMEHOW HOPE SURVIVES. A new kind of uprising is being planned, one that depends on the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind and the courage of an unlikely heroine, a Skaa street urchin, who must learn to master Allomancy, the power of a mistborn.

What if the prophesied hero had failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Mistborn trilogy, a saga of surprises that begins here.

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JJ reviewed Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1)

Not to be too dramatic but what a masterpiece

5 stars

Content warning Light Spoilers, nothing major

It has been a long time since I enjoyed a book like I’ve enjoyed Mistborn. The book starts very interesting, and although it slows down a bit when Vin starts to infiltrate into the Noble faction, it makes sense for the plot to slow down at that point.

The last 200 pages are a masterpiece though and I really enjoyed it. Even though the book is super long, it really had me wanting to start the next one right away.

Anders reviewed The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1)

Dystopian fantasy

4 stars

An easy to read dystopian fantasy. The book is interesting enough to merit reading the next two books in the series at some point.

[email protected] reviewed The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1)

Good start with a weak beggining.

4 stars

The first quarter of the book is weak, boring, and I almost stopped reading. Is good that I didn't because the story, narration, and overall writing gets much better. What I like about the story is that it shows the flaws in the characters and the consequences making them more alive as opposed to too fictional because of obvious plot armor.

Subjects

Fantasy
Fiction