544 pages

English language

Published Aug. 7, 2006 by Tor.

ISBN:
978-0-7653-1178-8
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4 stars (44 reviews)

This is a fantasy heist novel, where a band of thieves attempt to overthrow an evil overlord. The magic system used is very unique and fun to read about. There's just enough suspense that you want to keep reading but also enough answers that it's a satisfying read.

27 editions

Wonderful Book! Glad I was recommend it!

5 stars

Great system for the functioning of how things work. I'm being intentionally vague here as I want to spoil as little as possible. Its that good of a book. I cant wait to read the next. I started the book on new years, and I already finished it.

Buen trasfondo, interesante sistema de magias

4 stars

Por fin me puse con esta saga. El resultado, para mí, es bueno pero me hubiera querido que me gustara mucho más, pero no lo ha conseguido :(

El mundo que se ambienta, la opresión, tanto natural como humana es interesante, clasismo, casta, naturaleza, especies, todo me hace querer saber qué hay más allá de Luthadel y alrededores y por qué todo es así.

El sistema de magias me parece muy original, orgánico, crudo, invisible y en cierto modo, peligroso de manejar. Con un episodio de infodump marcando las claves de su uso.

Pero el argumento del libro es frágil e ingenuo. No me convenció el objetivo final ni su fuerza para llegar a él. Al igual que la evolución de los personajes, tienes que creerte que un personaje ha cambiado por la triquiñuela del pensamiento interno de otros, lo que te fuerza a ver que ha cambiado, cuando no …

reviewed The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

Good start with a weak beggining.

4 stars

The first quarter of the book is weak, boring, and I almost stopped reading. Is good that I didn't because the story, narration, and overall writing gets much better. What I like about the story is that it shows the flaws in the characters and the consequences making them more alive as opposed to too fictional because of obvious plot armor.

Review of 'Mistborn' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

So yeah, if I said anything about this, it would kinda Ruin wink it. So, in order to best keep the many, many, many surprises in a nice state of Preservation wink, I will refrain from talking about the novellete itself. Wouldn't want to Shatter any fan's Devotion wink to the series.

Review of 'The Final Empire' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I shouldn't like this book as much as I did, because every character began life right out of the big book o' fantasy cliches, parts of it sound as if they're trying to document a tabletop RPG campaign, and the plot arc isn't exactly highly original. But I did, because somehow Sanderson managed to breathe life into each character, elevating Vin and Kel in particular far above their stereotypes, and the world that's built and a bit too exhaustively described really does break a few molds and leads to some interesting, exciting action sequences. It is a rather raw, brutal book, but it doesn't dwell on sadistic gore or sexual imagery, thankfully.

Sanderson is far more deft than most at great, funny dialogue unique to each character, and despite the extensive world building, he's content to let it evolve throughout the novel instead of grinding to a halt to exhaustively …

Review of 'Mistborn' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Brandon Sanderson appears to be one of those authors that have an arrogant sense of how great a writer they are. Some of his fans definitely believe he's blazing trails in contemporary fantasy. This makes the reading of this book, to me, a delicate business, since aside from judging the book on its own merits, I find myself judging it based on what the author claims in his vanity.

So I will react to that first. This novel is not revolutionary. You do not get to say that if you follow the ABC Guide to Writing Fantasy Using Established Conventions. Let's check them off, shall we? The main protagonist, Vin, comes from fairly humble background. Check. It is discovered that she actually is special and has powers which will be used to shape events. Check. Her background is such that she really knows very little of the world, so the …

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