Kevin Guertin reviewed Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
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5 stars
Absolutely amazing series!
Hardcover, 760 pages
Español language
Published Nov. 17, 2021 by Nova.
La saga Nacidos de la Bruma (Mistborn) es una obra imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar forma a la serie más extensa y fascinante jamás escrita en el ámbito de la fantasía épica.
Durante mil años nada ha cambiado: han caído las cenizas, los skaa han sido esclavizados y el Lord Legislador ha dominado el mundo. Kelsier, el "superviviente", el único que ha logrado huir de los Pozos de Hathsin, junto a Vin, una pobre chica skaa, se une a la rebelión. Y por fin lo imposible sucede: por fin la revolución ha triunfado. Pero acabar con el Lord Legislador es la parte sencilla. El verdadero desafío consistirá en sobrevivir a las consecuencias de su caída... sin Kelsier.
Vin y el Rey Elend buscan en los últimos escondites de recursos del Lord Legislador y, engañado, el Rey libera del Pozo de la Ascensión algo que debería haber quedado …
La saga Nacidos de la Bruma (Mistborn) es una obra imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar forma a la serie más extensa y fascinante jamás escrita en el ámbito de la fantasía épica.
Durante mil años nada ha cambiado: han caído las cenizas, los skaa han sido esclavizados y el Lord Legislador ha dominado el mundo. Kelsier, el "superviviente", el único que ha logrado huir de los Pozos de Hathsin, junto a Vin, una pobre chica skaa, se une a la rebelión. Y por fin lo imposible sucede: por fin la revolución ha triunfado. Pero acabar con el Lord Legislador es la parte sencilla. El verdadero desafío consistirá en sobrevivir a las consecuencias de su caída... sin Kelsier.
Vin y el Rey Elend buscan en los últimos escondites de recursos del Lord Legislador y, engañado, el Rey libera del Pozo de la Ascensión algo que debería haber quedado oculto para siempre. Un enorme peligro acecha a la humanidad, y la verdadera pregunta es si conseguirán detenerlo a tiempo.
EnEl héroe de las erasse comprende el porqué de la niebla y las cenizas, las tenebrosas acciones del Lord Legislador y la naturaleza del Pozo de la Ascensión. Esta aventura lleva a la trilogía a un clímax dramático y sorprendente.
Absolutely amazing series!
все на купу, але фінал, як це характерно для сандерсона, потужно драматичний. слухабельне :-)
That ending... I just cannot stop praising it
This was a very satisfying series. From start to finish the characters were interesting, with real struggles, and real flaws. The things you learn about each metal, their origins, and more is-again-very satisfying.
I'm definitely going to pick up the 2 new books (new time period) to continue the exploration of the this world and its crazy tools of burning metals. I enjoyed it!
Well, call me flabbergasted, but this final Mistborn book makes up for all shortcomings of the previous one, and catapults the series from 'good fantasy with interesting new magic system' to 'whopping epic fantasy' status. Brandon Sanderson painted a broad picture, with two books that are all entertaining prep-work to an amazing conclusion. Throughout, I was vaguely reminded of Melanie Rawn's Sunrunner books.
The Hero of Ages has none of the shortcomings I felt Well of Ascension had. From the beginning it was paced just right. The pre-chapter flavor texts by the then unknown Hero of Ages tossing us snippets of background info just want to keep you reading on and on.
I also appreciated that this book brought some growth to characters that had been there since the first book but never got much attention, like Spook. I think maybe I liked his story in Urteaux the best from …
Well, call me flabbergasted, but this final Mistborn book makes up for all shortcomings of the previous one, and catapults the series from 'good fantasy with interesting new magic system' to 'whopping epic fantasy' status. Brandon Sanderson painted a broad picture, with two books that are all entertaining prep-work to an amazing conclusion. Throughout, I was vaguely reminded of Melanie Rawn's Sunrunner books.
The Hero of Ages has none of the shortcomings I felt Well of Ascension had. From the beginning it was paced just right. The pre-chapter flavor texts by the then unknown Hero of Ages tossing us snippets of background info just want to keep you reading on and on.
I also appreciated that this book brought some growth to characters that had been there since the first book but never got much attention, like Spook. I think maybe I liked his story in Urteaux the best from all the various sub-plots.
I still think Vin and Elend are just a bit too powerful and not always that likeable as heroes. In the end, the book's conclusion moved me greatly. While I was reading on a sunny beach in Italy, I was mocked by my travel companions for being moved to tears at the end of it.
The 5 stars ultimately are for the series as a whole.