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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

Brandon Sanderson

Start date: February 21, 2018

Finish date: March 10, 2018

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#43 on NPR's Top 100 SF/F novels of all time (2011 poll) http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/1390858...
#20 on Locus Magazines Best Fantasy novels of the 21th century http://www.locusmag.com/2012/AllCentu...
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Oct 12, 2013 Richard Guion rated it it was amazing

After discovering Sanderson through his young adult books, I knew I had to read Mistborn. The people I had met at a signing were quite excited about it but didn't want to spoil anything. I was immediately swept up into the world, the characters, and the incredible system of magic that Sanderson created in this fantastic novel. I usually don't go for fantasy novels that are epic tales, I find a lot of the times the pace is too slow. Not with this book. The action starts pretty quickly and it just ...more

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Oct 26, 2018 Rebecca rated it really liked it · review of another edition

It took me a long time to get into this book.... like, probably over 50% .... there just didn't seem enough depth and not a huge amount was happening. But once the story got going, oh boy!! It was SO GOOD!!! I think im going to enjoy Sanderson very much! ...more

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Oct 30, 2016 S.C. rated it it was amazing

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Mistborn was a great book. Never before have I read an epic fantasy novel that strikes all the right chords for an incredible epic fantasy book (Ie. great characters, interesting universe, intriguing magic system) that has a female character as its primary protagonist. Even as a girl, I'm very used to reading about strong male hero type characters in epic fantasy and I wasn't sure what it would be like with a female character in that role. Sure there are almost always strong female characters in ...more

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Sep 05, 2017 Arindam rated it liked it

Shelves: new-fantasy, magic, fantasy, young-adult, owned

Wanted to get into Brandon Sanderson but the sheet length of the more epic Stormlight Archive always thwarted my will to read that volume. However, a colleague recommended a shorter piece of work by the same author so I delved in to understand his style.
Although it is written in the style of modern YA fiction that I completely abhor, there are things that I loved about this book. Sanderson nailed the action, just one read gives you a complete idea of each and every motion that the characters in ...more

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