Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

Shadows of Self (Mistborn: Wax and Wayne, #2) (Cosmere Universe) (Mistborn, #5)

by Brandon Sanderson

Fans of Robert Jordan and George RR Martin alike have found a new champion of epic fantasy in Brandon Sanderson. And now, in the first of two sequels to The Alloy Of Law the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author returns to the world of Mistborn anda hunt for a mysterious assassin.

The criminal elite of Elendel were invited to an auction - which became a massacre, when an unknown assailant slaughtered everyone in attendance. Now Wax and Wayne, both able to use magic, both lawmen from the rough and ungoverned frontier territories, are on the case. All the clues suggest the killer is a rogue kandra - a secretive, almost mythical, figure who acts from the shadows - called Bleeder . . . and that the governor is her next target. Bleeder, and the conspiracy behind the killings, has to be stopped . . . before the city is plunged into chaos.

A brilliant adventure and a gripping story, Shadows of Self offers fans of The Alloy of Law everything they've been hoping for and, this being a Brandon Sanderson book, more, much more.

Reviewed by ross91 on

4 of 5 stars

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I really really liked it! I still believe that the first era is better, but this was still pretty enjoyable! I especially liked the women of this book: Marasi, MeeLan, Steris... such great and different characters!
Wayne is the best, anyway!
I loved all the references to the first era... every time Vin and Elend's names popped up I was so thrilled! I just really miss them

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