Sanderson is a writer to watch.” - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review The intrigue and excitement grow steadily in this smoothly written, perfectly balanced narrative by the end readers won't want to put it down. offers something for everyone: mystery, magic, romance, political wrangling, religious conflict, fights for equality, sharp writing and wonderful, robust characters. Don't miss it!” - Katherine Kurtz, New York Times-bestselling author of the Deryni series is marked by vivid and strongly drawn characters (including a memorable female character) and ingenious plot twists that will keep the reader turning pages. Brandon Sanderson has created a truly original world of magic and intrigue, and with the rigor of the best science fiction writers he has made it real at every level.” - Orson Scott Card “ Elantris is the finest novel of fantasy to be written in many years. “Enjoyable, adventurous read that.should satisfy even easily-bored teens.” - Locus on Mistborn “Intrigue, politics, and conspiracies mesh complexly in a world Sanderson realizes in satisfying depth and peoples with impressive characters.” - Booklist on Mistborn The Well of Ascension: Book Two of Mistborn (The Mistborn Saga #2) But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows. It certainly won't get easier with three armies – one of them composed of ferocious giants – now vying to conquer the city, and no sign of the Lord Ruler's hidden cache of atium, the rarest and most powerful allomantic metal.Īs the siege of Luthadel tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. Luthadel, the largest city of the former empire, doesn't run itself, and Vin and the other members of Kelsier's crew, who lead the revolution, must learn a whole new set of practical and political skills to help. Stopping assassins may keep Vin's Mistborn skills sharp, but it's the least of her problems. Even more worrying, the mists have begun behaving strangely since the Lord Ruler died, and seem to harbor a strange vaporous entity that haunts her. But Kelsier, the hero who masterminded that triumph, is dead too, and now the awesome task of building a new world has been left to his young protégé, Vin, the former street urchin who is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and to the idealistic young nobleman she loves.Īs Kelsier's protégé and slayer of the Lord Ruler she is now venerated by a budding new religion, a distinction that makes her intensely uncomfortable. The Lord Ruler - the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years - has been vanquished. Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga.
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