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Written on Jul 19, 2015
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Brandon Sanderson's epic fantasy trilogy overturns the expectations of readers and then goes on to tell the epic story of evil overturned in a richly imagined world.
A thousand years ago evil came to the land and has ruled with an iron hand ever since. The sun shines fitfully under clouds of ash that float down endlessly from the constant eruption of volcanoes. A dark lord rules through the aristocratic families and ordinary folk are condemned to lives in servitude, sold as goods, labouring in the ash fields.
But now a troublemaker has arrived and there is rumour of revolt. A revolt that depends on criminal that no-one can trust and a young girl who must master Allomancy - the magic that lies in all metals.
A word of mouth success in the states the Mistborn trilogy has, this year, broken onto the New York Times Bestseller list. The time is ripe for its success to cross the Atlantic.
Read by Michael Kramer
(p) 2009 Macmillan Audio
Exceptionally written characters;
Character development that made logical sense;
A plot with zero holes;
A setting that felt grand and realistic;
The characters, seriously, the characters guys;
A different take on abilities/magic;
World building that was detailed but not daunting;
A kick-ass female character;
No insta-love;
Relationships that felt honest and accurately depicted;
The true meaning of friendship;
A big bad that felt grandiose and undefeatable;
BAMFs doing what BAMFs do;
Yes, yes to all.