Series: Book 3 in the Mistborn series
Rating: ****
Tags: Fiction, General, Magic, Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Epic, Imaginary Places, Courts and Courtiers, Survival Challenge, Mystical Powers, Lang:en
Summary
This adventure brings the Mistborn epic fantasy trilogy
(after 2007's
The Well of Ascension) to a dramatic and surprising
climax. 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 from Ruin's deadly Inquisitors, the
insidious lethal mists called the Deepness and the
increasingly heavy falls of black ash that threaten to bury
the land and starve its inhabitants. As the duo search for
the last of the former emperor's cache of atium, source of
the strongest Mistborn energies, they battle Ruin's forces as
well as monsters and prophetic powers. Sanderson's saga of
consequences offers complex characters and a compelling plot,
asking hard questions about loyalty, faith and
responsibility.
(Oct.)
The Lord Ruler is dead, and Elend Venture is working on
consolidating his rule. But the mist is becoming actively
dangerous, ash falls almost constantly, and brutal
earthquakes are shaking the world apart. The subtle, nearly
omniscient Ruin is infiltrating both Elend’s army and
his opponents. Fortunately, the stubborn Vin vows to discover
a way to destroy him. When failure seems imminent, help comes
from unexpected quarters. Sanderson pulls loose ends
together, explains vague prophecies, and produces the Hero of
Ages, and the Mistborn trilogy (The Final Empire, 2006; The
Well of Ascension, 2007; and this book) concludes
satisfactorily. --Regina SchroederFrom Publishers Weekly
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