Reviews and Comments

The second book in the series is ramping up the epicness. We get a glance at the technocore's AI-ecosystem, the religious factions and a few hints at how the story might grow to encompass much bigger scales (over both space and time). And of course, the final showdown at Hyperion. There is double crossing, spectacular losses, plenty of background story and some character development.

Simmons keeps throwing poetry at the reader, and I keep skipping it or skimming through it at a glance. The more interesting aspects are the way the ousters and the AI are presented, and the division in the hegemonic leadership. We keep following the pilgrims, but to me this was mostly interesting as a bridge from the the first book.

I expected a cheesy sci-fi novel with too much emphasis on detailed action with some giant space monster from a distant time. Did not expect a collection of novellas in various styles which together builds a world from several very different perspectives. Some stories were tough to plot through, but they all added some interesting elements to the main plot. The ending was awesome, the epilogue: not so much. Next up: book 2. Curious to see what happens next.

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.

A bit of an unexpected twist at the end of part three. I was a bit disappointed at the explanation... Somewhat more worrying/interesting is what's happening with spook and his gang. I think I've figured it out but in not sure how that will play into the main story...