Mistborn
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson’s epic Mistborn Trilogy begins.Once, a hero rose to save the world. He failed.For a thousand years since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist ruled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler. Every revolt has failed...
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson’s epic Mistborn Trilogy begins.Once, a hero rose to save the world. He failed.For a thousand years since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist ruled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler. Every revolt has failed miserably.Yet somehow, hope survives. Hope that dares to dream of ending the empire and defeating the Lord Ruler. A new kind of uprising is being planned—one that depends on the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind and the determination of an unlikely heroine: a teenage street urchin named Vin.Once, a hero rose to save the world and failed. This time, can a young heroine succeed?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780765377135 (0765377136)
ASIN: 765377136
Publish date: May 13th 2014
Publisher: Tor Teen
Pages no: 672
Edition language: English
Series: Mistborn (#1)
Following on the heels of Sanderson’s successful launch into the YA market with the New York Times bestselling Rithmatist comes Mistborn, now repackaged for the teen audience Once, a hero rose to save the world. He failed. For a thousand years since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist ru...
Heist story that puts the epic in epic fantasy. Loved it!
For my rambles on Mistborn, go to Bridget's Book Ramblings (3.25/5 rounded up to 3.5/5 on here)
I debated between four and five stars, but decided on five because this book is so COOL. Intricate world-building. The main magical power system in the book is fully fleshed out. Furthermore, while it takes just a little while to get going, once it does, it just doesn't stop. There are so many wo...
The Final Empire follows a girl named Vin, an orphan street urchin who discovers she has the powers of a Mistborn, and Kelsier, a Mistborn half-skaa who wants to overthrow the Lord Ruler.I read this over the span of two days, faster than I usually do, probably because it's pretty fast-paced and it h...