Born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1975, Brandon Sanderson spent his early twenties working graveyard shifts at a hotel — writing novels at the front desk between guest check-ins. By the time his debut, Elantris, was published by Tor Books in 2005, he had completed thirteen novels in the drawer. His subsequent Mistborn trilogy and the ongoing Stormlight Archive series established him as the primary architect of the Cosmere, an interconnected fictional universe in which most of his fantasy series share...
The Alloy of Law
The Alloy of Law
Synopsis
Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial has entered an industrial age of railroads, electricity, and firearms. Waxillium Ladrian, a lawman who spent years enforcing justice in the rough Roughs frontier, is forced to return to Elendel and resume his role as a nobleman — until a series of kidnappings and train robberies pulls him back into action. With his old partner Wayne and law clerk Marasi Colms, Wax investigates a criminal conspiracy that has implications beyond what any frontier lawman expected to face. The Alloy of Law blends Sanderson's evolved Allomantic magic — now combined with Feruchemy in new hybrid ways — with a western-meets-urban-fantasy tone that is notably lighter and faster-paced than the original trilogy.
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Waxillium LadrianProtagonist
A Twinborn (both Allomancer and Feruchemist) frontier lawman reluctantly returning to noble society who cannot stop being a cop.
Duke WayneSupporting
Wax's irreverent partner, a Twinborn specializing in creating speed bubbles and an uncanny talent for disguise and misdirection.
Marasi ColmsSupporting
A law student who involves herself in the investigation and brings analytical rigor to match Wax's instincts.
Steris HarmsSupporting
Wax's highly organized, contract-obsessed fiancée whose blunt practicality becomes an unexpected asset.
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Alloy of LawUnknown, 2022
392 pages
Doherty Associates, LLC, TomLanguage: EnglishISBN: 97812508600025 editions available
