Back

finished reading The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #3)

Brandon Sanderson: The Hero of Ages (Hardcover, 2008, Tor) 4 stars

To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as …

I see now what people mean by "Sanderlanche". This was a truly epic ending tying up many of the story elements. This book does a great job at finishing the first trilogy in the "mistborn" series.

At times, I found the book to be rather repetitive as the author reminds the reader of important events several times over, probably a nice touch if you're not reading all books in one go. I also got a bit fed up with the action scenes around the end of book two and part of book three and started skimming these for a couple of chapters (by this time you know how the mistborn fights work, so some scenes feel a bit redundant).

The final 100 pages was awesome. The twists and turns in the story felt logical, I managed to foresee some of these but others were more surprising even though they made sense.

Brandon Sanderson often gets criticized for his slow pace throughout large portions of his books. Where he spends a lot of time world building and introducing new story lines. I found the number of story lines small compared to "the stormlight archive" and Sanderson does an excellent job helping you keep track of which story line you're currently in.

That said, the first part of the book felt a bit too rushed as the main magic system and basic world concepts were quickly introduced. I tend to enjoy a bit more mystery and a slower pace. On the other hand, the way this story develops from the second half of book one all the way through to the very end of book three makes it an overall great read.