In my quest to read older fantasy I picked this on a recommendation from my nephew, a certified fantasy-Role player.
I give it three stars, for the concept, however at times the story dragged for me. At 657 pages it was a "chunkster" as Jolene would say-lol! It could have been cut a bit.
The magic in the story is driven by metal( iron, steel,copper, etc ) and only a select few are born able to manipulate the magic. Some select few are born able to manipulate them all. Our protagonist, Vin, is one of these few but she is unaware of the power she holds as the story begins. Vin is a common street thief, belonging to a crew where she is the only woman(girl as the story begins), She grows through-out the tale into a strong powerful Mistborn.
As I said, the story dragged a bit for me, but when it got exciting I wanted to keep reading and appreciated the talent of Brandon Sanderson . This the first in a king-sized series of books. I have put the 2nd one on my TBR list, but won't get to it anytime soon unless I need it for a challenge. That, in it's self says a lot-When I find a series I love, I find the time to fit in-
In my quest to read older fantasy I picked this on a recommendation from my nephew, a certified fantasy-Role player.
I give it three stars, for the concept, however at times the story dragged for me. At 657 pages it was a "chunkster" as Jolene would say-lol! It could have been cut a bit.
The magic in the story is driven by metal( iron, steel,copper, etc ) and only a select few are born able to manipulate the magic. Some select few are born able to manipulate them all. Our protagonist, Vin, is one of these few but she is unaware of the power she holds as the story begins. Vin is a common street thief, belonging to a crew where she is the only woman(girl as the story begins), She grows through-out the tale into a strong powerful Mistborn.
As I said, the story dragged a bit for me, but when it got exciting I wanted to keep reading and appreciated the talent of Brandon Sanderson . This the first in a king-sized series of books. I have put the 2nd one on my TBR list, but won't get to it anytime soon unless I need it for a challenge. That, in it's self says a lot-When I find a series I love, I find the time to fit in-