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MISTBORN


Brandon Sanderson


Mistborn Series

OUR REVIEW
Mistborn

As readers of Brandon Sanderson have come to expect, Mistborn is packed with enough excitement to please any reader. This book sets up an awesome series which is constructed with grace and beauty. There are unique twists and plot points that make it stand out amongst other series that are merely retelling those same stories that appear higher on the list.

As one of the most prolific writers in the genre, Sanderson has become a true expert of exposition. The vivid setting comes alive with his words, and you get to follow characters who face progressively difficult challenges in action scenes that are top notch. There's no excess in gore or violence, but it's gut-wrenching all the same. Add to that a completely unique magic system, and it is easy to see why Sanderson is so beloved.

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FROM AMAZON

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale spinner, author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? What kind of world results when the Dark Lord is in charge? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martial-arts action that begins in Mistborn.

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. More on Goodreads.