The first book suffers a little from Sanderson’s pedantic world-building, the second book is tightly written, enjoyable, but felt like it had a false ending before the actual finish, then the final book really delivered on the series. There is a lot to like about the world Sanderson has created – the metal burning being the basis of magic skills being pretty cool – and there were several characters I enjoyed following – notably Vin and Sazed. I really enjoyed the series but couldn’t quite bring myself to give this 5 stars. As I mentioned above, I read this series back to back, something I rarely do but something that well written fantasy series inspire me to do. But this gives me a decided advantage over the people who were hooked on this series back in ’06.

Mistborn: The Final Empire was first published 9 years ago in 2006, with The Well of Ascension following in 2007, and then The Hero of Ages in 2008 so I’m only a few years behind the times. The story follows Vin from street thief, to powerful warrior, to god. Don’t ask me to write that much, not today, Lord-Ruler not today. And as this is a fantasy series I don’t really have the space for a brief overview of a trilogy. Normally I’d give a brief overview of the book, but I’m doing this review for the entire trilogy. I guess that makes me a “binge” reader.īrandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series is classic fantasy in just about every respect. There are some big advantages to coming to a series late, like being able to read the entire series back-to-back rather than wait those long painful months until the next exciting instalment. Mistborn: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

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