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Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson is an exciting narrative with high flying antics, a magic system that grabs the reader right away, and a dire situation that only fantasy can imagine.
4/5 20/25 total score
Type of Story: Action-adventure high fantasy with a large focus on world-building.
Pros:
– One of the most fun magic systems ever created in a fantasy novel.
– An imaginatively ...more
Video review: http://youtu.be/bx-F9ssZ5IA
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson is an exciting narrative with high flying antics, a magic system that grabs the reader right away, and a dire situation that only fantasy can imagine.
4/5 20/25 total score
Type of Story: Action-adventure high fantasy with a large focus on world-building.
Pros:
– One of the most fun magic systems ever created in a fantasy novel.
– An imaginatively ...more
In Het Laatste Rijk laten vele vulkanen al ruim duizend jaar as uit de hemel regenen. Zodra de avond aanbreekt wordt het land in een dikke mist gehuld. De Skaa (het arbeidersvolk) leven al even zo lang in onderdrukking en zijn alle hoop op vrijheid verloren. De edelen in het land regeren met harde hand voor de onsterfelijke Opperheer, die in de hoofdstad Luthadel in zijn vesting verblijft. Hier komt hij alleen uit om aanwezig te zijn bij terechtstellingen van ongehoorzame Skaa. Een van deze onge
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The Mistborn series is good without being great.
As other readers have commented, the use of allomancy as a means to accessing what we could loosely call 'magic powers' is clever. And much better than the scattergun approach used by other authors (eg. Tom Lloyd in Stormcaller).
I also like the characters, the plot is deep and full of twists and the land well thought out.
My major problem is the ending. Won't spoil it, but for me it's too contrived. Would be interesting to know if it was always his ...more
As other readers have commented, the use of allomancy as a means to accessing what we could loosely call 'magic powers' is clever. And much better than the scattergun approach used by other authors (eg. Tom Lloyd in Stormcaller).
I also like the characters, the plot is deep and full of twists and the land well thought out.
My major problem is the ending. Won't spoil it, but for me it's too contrived. Would be interesting to know if it was always his ...more
Second read-through. Still amazing.
Nov 16, 2012
Julia
marked it as to-read
Dec 15, 2012
Eric
marked it as to-read
Mar 23, 2013
Fluffy
marked it as to-read
Aug 01, 2014
Rustie
marked it as to-read
