The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3) in Around the Year in 52 Books

Apr 26, 2018 Lesa Divine rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-it, i-own, 2018

I'm finished with round 1 of the first 3 books
Okay book but I still liked book 1 better overall. Nice conclusion on the characters. Even one character growth was amazing especially from the first 2 books.
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Jun 29, 2018 Maryam rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

Finally finished it! Review to come!

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Aug 31, 2018 Nadine in NY Jones rated it liked it

Shelves: audio, fantasy-and-sci-fi, gods-known-and-unknown

"Oh come on. You have to admit that you're unusual, Vin. You're like some strange mixture of a noblewoman, a street urchin, and a cat. Plus you've managed, in our short three years together, to kill not only my god, but my father, my brother, and my fiancée. That's kind of like a homicidal hat trick. It's a strange foundation for a relationship, wouldn't you say?"

On the face of it, this story is completely ridiculous. But Sanderson includes so much detail, and is completely straight-faced, s

"Oh come on. You have to admit that you're unusual, Vin. You're like some strange mixture of a noblewoman, a street urchin, and a cat. Plus you've managed, in our short three years together, to kill not only my god, but my father, my brother, and my fiancée. That's kind of like a homicidal hat trick. It's a strange foundation for a relationship, wouldn't you say?"

On the face of it, this story is completely ridiculous. But Sanderson includes so much detail, and is completely straight-faced, so you find yourself taking it seriously. It's quite the saga!

88% of the way through this third book in the trilogy, I had a "whoa!" moment. Sanderson had been broadcasting it loud and clear right from the start, but I never suspected. Kudos.

The ending was satisfying and also surprisingly mystical. A bit of suspense was killed since I know there is a trilogy after this one, so I knew the world would be saved at the end of Hero of Ages.

My #1 complaint about these books: where are all the women? It's particularly annoying because this series is often held up as an example of a fantasy series with a "strong female protagonist." And, yes, that's true, we have Vin. Vin is a great character. But she is the only woman among the approximately eight main characters. Thus, 13% of the main characters are women. If you look at the "supporting cast," about 25% of them are women (or female at any rate - not sure if the other creatures count as "women" and "men"), but, most egregiously, ALL of the background characters (the random soldiers, villagers, and creatures) are male. Where are all the women in this world??

I wonder if Sanderson himself became aware of this (but still did nothing about it), because at one point Vin asks "Human" where all the female Koloss are. From what we learn, it seems that there aren't any? So why are they treated as male? I do not know, except that "male" seems to be Sanderson's default. And from what we learn of the Kandra, they really should be treated as genderless or genderfluid also, that was a missed opportunity.

At any rate, this trilogy was good, but I probably won't read anything more from Sanderson, since I'm not that interested in worlds populated entirely by men.
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Mar 07, 2015 Cora rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audible, fantasy, magic, series, lost-in-fire

The Hero of Ages is the third and final book in the Mistborn trilogy. I cannot give a summary of the book without revealing major spoilers for the earlier books in the series. The series basically starts where most fantasy series ends...what happens when the hero that has been prophesied about confronts the evil force and fails. In fact, what if he not only fails to destroy the evil force, but then becomes an evil dictator himself. The book covers themes of destiny and prophecy versus self deter ...more

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Jul 29, 2020 Ana rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, 2020, overdrive, 2020-july

Wow, this was amazing. I loved seeing everything click together. All of those small bits in the previous books that suddenly mean something. Explanations for almost everything. So many things that you didn’t suspect. Or, I thought something would happen and it did, and then immediately was twisted even further.

I’m not so sure if I like the ending. It was amazing and probably not completely unexpected, but this will be one that is not going to be an immediate reread. But well worth the read.

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