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Mistborn: The Final Empire

Mistborn, Volume 1

By Brandon Sanderson

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| Hardcover | 9780765311788

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For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the Sliver of Infinity, reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not eveContinue

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I don't think I've read such an original fantasy novel since I bought Robert Jordan's "The Eye of the World", so many years ago.
The story is brilliant, full of inventive and most of all an exceptional care for the world it depicts.
If you feel nostalgic about falling in love again with a new fantas ... (continue)

I don't think I've read such an original fantasy novel since I bought Robert Jordan's "The Eye of the World", so many years ago.
The story is brilliant, full of inventive and most of all an exceptional care for the world it depicts.
If you feel nostalgic about falling in love again with a new fantasy saga (one that's actually worth it!), this book is definitely for you.
There are a few things I didn't appreciate much, and they are the reasons it won't get 5 stars from me, mainly how some characters feel less real and human than others and a certain cheesiness the female protagonist sometimes shows (though she's a 16 year old girl, so I guess that's to be expected).
All in all though, it's a great book, something every fantasy lover should read.

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Matteo F. said on Feb 18, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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A unique, interesting magic system and a great pair of storylines made this a wonderful read. I'm looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.

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Braydin said on Mar 2, 2008 | 1 feedback