Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Tor
Published: 2014
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Reviewer: Joshua Palmatier
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I’ve read Elantris and loved it, so I was interested in what Brandon Sanderson had done with the “Mistborn” series, since everyone was raving about it. It’s a good read!
Premise: Vin is a thief with the ability to affect people’s emotions, helpful with her gang, but when she uses her ability on the wrong person, she catches the interest of the Lord Ruler’s minions… and Kelsier. Kelsier has survived the Lord Ruler’s hellish mining prison and intends to bring the Lord Ruler down. He’s gathered a group of the city’s greatest thieves and con artists and decides to add Vin to the mix. All they have to do now is bring the ruling Houses of the city to war, train an army of peasants that can take over the city, and somehow kill the Lord Ruler himself. Easy, right?
This is definitely a good read. The world is interesting–a dark city with ash falls covering the streets on a regular basis and the commoners ground under the heel of the Lord Ruler and his government. The characters are interesting and fun to follow. And the magic system is unique, magic performed by swallowing and burning metals. My only real complaint is that the pacing was a little slow in some parts.
Definitely something those who love fantasy should check out.
Joshua Palmatier/Benjamin Tate
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I’ve not read Mistborn, but it sounds interesting.
Yeah, sounds fun. Too bad my to-read stack is about up to my armpits!