paperback, 781 pages
English language
Published June 17, 2000 by Orion Publishing Co.
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler -- the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years -- has been vanquished. 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.
As 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. 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.
Stopping assassins may keep Vin's Mistborn skills sharp, but it's the least of her problems. Luthadel, the largest city …
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler -- the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years -- has been vanquished. 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.
As 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. 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.
Stopping assassins may keep Vin's Mistborn skills sharp, but it's the least of her problems. 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. 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.
As the siege of Luthadel tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.
A little bit meh compared with the first but still a great book
Slow until the last 25% but then it really picked up.
Good and Bad. I find it difficult that Vin so easily jumped to the right conclusion. Sanderson tried to temper that in this book, over does it a bit, so now you're frustrated that the girl that was constantly learning in the previous book is unwilling to learn now. Still an interesting story, will definitely go on to read the next book.
I was determined to give this 3 stars, because in the first parts of the book, I would say the first quarter, this book draaaaaags. An entirely too slow start, with characters you at that point don't care about. It doesn't pick up until Zane and Tindwyl arrive on the scene.
But the further you got into the book, the more the pace picked up, and by the end it was on the edge of your seat exciting. Brandon Sanderson is building an incredible world, with twists and turns the reader doesn't really expect. At least I didn't expect any of them! Can't wait to read The Hero of Ages now. From all I have heard, it brings a very satisfying conclusion to the series.
