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The Mistborn Saga by Brandon Sanderson

10 primary works • 26 total works
Books #1-3 are the original trilogy to be read together.
Books #4-7 are the Wax and Wayne series that take place 300 years later.
Books #8-10 are set to take place "in the early days of computer programming" ... the Era Three trilogy, just recently announced and confirmed, will be called Ghostbloods. Details to come.

Mistborn is an epic fantasy trilog…

Book 1

Mistborn: The Final Empire
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4.49 · 955105 Ratings · 79201 Reviews · published 2006 · 5 editions
What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wa…

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    Book 1.5

    The Eleventh Metal
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    3.70     · 36261 Ratings · 2401 Reviews · published 2012 · 6 editions

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    Book 2

    The Well of Ascension
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    4.38     · 643783 Ratings · 45710 Reviews · published 2007 · 154 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    Book 3

    The Hero of Ages
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    4.56     · 581588 Ratings · 47812 Reviews · published 2008 · 133 editions
    "Description contains spoilers for previous book i…

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    Book 3.5

    Secret History
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    4.32     · 96548 Ratings · 7698 Reviews · published 2016 · 14 editions

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    Book 4

    The Alloy of Law
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    4.19     · 284345 Ratings · 18835 Reviews · published 2011 · 96 editions
    Three hundred years after the events of the Mistbo…

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    Book 5

    Shadows of Self
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    4.26     · 203688 Ratings · 12703 Reviews · published 2015 · 69 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 5.5

    Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania
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    3.39     · 16354 Ratings · 1172 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions

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    Book 6

    The Bands of Mourning
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    4.40     · 185844 Ratings · 11368 Reviews · published 2016 · 72 editions
    Three hundred years after the events of the Mistbo…

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    Book 7

    The Lost Metal
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    4.48     · 115227 Ratings · 9755 Reviews · published 2022 · 44 editions
    Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon San…

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    Book 8

    Ghostbloods 1
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    4.78     · 9 Ratings · 7 Reviews · expected publication 2028 · 1 edition
    The first novel of the Mistborn: Ghostbloods trilo…

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    Book 9

    Ghostbloods 2
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    5.00     · 4 Ratings · 1 edition
    The second novel of the Mistborn: Ghostbloods tril…

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    Book 10

    Ghostbloods 3
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    5.00     · 5 Ratings · 1 edition
    The final novel of the Mistborn: Ghostbloods trilo…

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    Book 0.5

    Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection
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    4.43     · 64365 Ratings · 4012 Reviews · published 2016 · 39 editions
    Brandon Sanderson creates worlds, and those worlds…

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    Book 1-3

    Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set
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    4.61     · 60184 Ratings · 1922 Reviews · published 2009 · 27 editions
    The New York Times bestselling series from Brandon…

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    Book 1-6

    Mistborn Boxed Set
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    4.67     · 384 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 3 editions
    Mistborn, #1-#6

    The Final Empire: For a thousand ye…

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    Book 1-7

    Mistborn 7 Books Collection Set
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    4.72     · 43 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 2 editions
    Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn…

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    Book 4-6

    Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne Series: The Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, The Bands of Mourning
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    4.62     · 4391 Ratings · 105 Reviews · 5 editions
    This discounted Mistborn ebundle Alloy of Law, Sha…

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    Book 4-7

    Mistborn: The Wax & Wayne Series: Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, Bands of Mourning, The Lost Metal
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    4.70     · 899 Ratings · 23 Reviews · 5 editions
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon …

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    Book 1, part 1

    Ködszerzet: A Végső Birodalom 1.
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    4.38     · 237 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    Ezer éve már, hogy hamueső hullik az égből, hogy e…

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    Book 1, part 2

    Ködszerzet: A Végső Birodalom 2.
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    4.58     · 201 Ratings · 26 Reviews · published 2006 · 1 edition
    Ezer éve már, hogy hamueső hullik az égből, hogy e…

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    Book 2, part 1

    Uppstigningens brunn, del 1
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    4.21     · 376 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2007 · 4 editions
    De gjorde det omöjliga: de lyckades övervinna den …

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    Book 2, part 2

    Ködszerzet: A Megdicsőülés Kútja 2.
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    4.42     · 318 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2007 · 5 editions
    A gonosz legyőzetett – de a háború csak most kezdő…

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    Book 3, part 1

    O Herói das Eras 1
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    4.46     · 582 Ratings · 60 Reviews · published 2008 · 5 editions
    QUEM É O HERÓI DAS ERAS?

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    Book of Nails
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    4.57     · 7 Ratings · 1 edition
    'Book of Nails' is a forthcoming novel by Isaac St…

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    Book 3, part 2

    O Herói das Eras 2
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    4.66     · 535 Ratings · 92 Reviews · published 2008 · 4 editions
    Quem é o Herói das Eras?

    O mundo aproxima-se do fi…

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