The Hero of Ages (Cosmere Universe) (Mistborn, #3)

by Brandon Sanderson

Tricked into releasing the evil spirit Ruin while attempting to close the Well of Ascension, new emperor Elend Venture and his wife, the assassin Vin, are now hard-pressed to save the world.

• ISBN10: 0765316897
• ISBN13: 9780765316899
• Publish Date: 14 October 2008
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Tor Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 576
• Language: English

Reviews

[Tobin Brown]

Simply amazing

[amira_95]

Well, that was quite a ride !

[charlton]

The character creation has been great, and the magic system is something that Brandon Sanderson is so good at. It is so well explained but also so different.
This book was good and entertaining, I enjoyed it to the end.

[Annie Jackson]

I wondered why so many people raved about Brandon Sanderson and this, this is why. Granted this book isn't perfect. There's a lot of repetition in the character's inner monologues, a bit more unnecessary angst than I'd have liked. It wasn't quite as emotionally vibrant as I like, but it's not YA so that's to be expected. But then… the way it all comes together in the third act is so well constructed that it's superb. Like seriously, superb.

[ladygrey]

There’s an element to this book where it doesn’t matter if you like the characters or the story or the world. You get to the end and think “that’s brilliant.”

Of course the characters are good enough to last through three books. Not brilliant or wildly engaging but enough. I think the diverse povs really help because you get inside so many characters heads, even if only a few are key players.

And the world is well developed and interesting. Allomancy and Hemalurgy and mists. It’s a dense mythology that doesn’t feel heavy or overwhelming. Plus, you learn to trust the story.

Even when something is introduced and then it seems to be ignored for sooooo long, normally I’d find that frustrating but by the second book I trust it’ll come into play, quickly and fully so it’s kind of ok that the characters lose track of so many important threads.

And even though these books aren’t really emotionally engaging, the pacing keeps the story moving and kept me interested enough that I didn’t really notice, I just kept reading. I still miss the heist-y, cavalier jaunt of the first book and the spark Kelsier created. But what it loses in fun it makes up for in intrigue and a curiosity to see how it all plays out. Which, in the end, totally pays off and if worth it.

[moraa]

I want to do it all again from book one.
I want to meet you, all of you, and listen to you, talk to you, learn with you. I want to laugh and cry and smile. In the end, I want what everyone wants, more time.
I will return to you eventually but every day that I do not, I will take comfort in the fact that you will always be waiting for me.

Goodbye for now and thanks for showing me a damn good time.

In the end, I stopped worrying about how strange you seemed. I realized that it didn't really matter if I understood you, because I trusted you.

[HekArtemis]

What can be said? I loved this trilogy, so very much. I loved them so much that I stayed up until 3am for each of them, just so I could finish them, and then regret finishing them, because once they are finished they are... you know... finished. Which is tragic, the best and worst thing about reading. It's been a long time since I felt that invested in a series. I am so happy. But why did it have to end? Sigh.

[Ashley]

The ending was really good but WOW this book could have been half the length. It was so repetitive - particularly at the beginning. Each character had the same repeating thoughts:

Vin: "The mists are changing! They seem different. They aren't what they were before. The mists don't feel like a friend anymore."

Sazed: "Religions are bogus. They keep contradicting themselves. I don't have faith anymore. I don't like religions. They're all the same."

Every new chapter was the same exact thoughts/monologue.

The end was fabulous though.

[littleread1]

... *blink blink* ... well holy shit. that was unexpected.

[maggiefan]

I can't... This book is the end of me. I'm such a mess right now. I will never be able to get over this ending.
Even though there were a few things I didn't like, but overall... oh god. My feelings are still fresh and I can't form words.