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Mistborn: The Final Empire

Pages
558
Published
2006
Language
English

Synopsis

For a thousand years, ash has fallen and mists have dominated the night. For a thousand years, the Lord Ruler has reigned as an immortal god-king, and the skaa — the lower class — have lived in brutal subjugation.

Into this world comes Vin, a young skaa street thief with a hidden gift: she is a Mistborn, capable of swallowing metals and burning them to achieve superhuman abilities.

Recruited by the charismatic rebel Kelsier — the only man ever to survive the Lord Ruler's most feared prison — Vin joins a ragtag crew of thieves and magic-wielders in an audacious heist to steal the Lord Ruler's fortune and topple an empire that has endured for a millennium.

Allomancy, the magic system at the book's heart, gives each metal a distinct power when burned, making action scenes function like strategic puzzles. Published in 2006, The Final Empire was named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time.

How it reads

  • Writing
    3.0
  • Impact
    3.0
  • Characters
    3.0
  • Plot
    4.0
  • Atmosphere
    3.0
Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (2)
Graphic ViolenceSubstance Abuse