Friday, July 24, 2020

Series Review: Mistborn Books 4-6 by Brandon Sanderson

The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)

I read the first 3 books several years ago and I finally wanted to finish up the series. He is writing the 7th and final book and I am not sure when that will be out. But I will look forwards to it.

You can buy the whole series on Amazon

The Alloy of Law Book 4  The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)
Paperback325 pages
Published November 10th 2011 by Gollancz

Centuries after the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is on the verge of modernity - railroads, electric street lights, and skyscrapers. Waxillium Ladrian can Push on metals with his Allomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will. After 20 years in the dusty Roughs, in the city of Elendel, the new head of a noble house may need to keep his guns.

                                                              MY REVIEW:


The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Centuries after the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is on the verge of modernity - railroads, electric street lights, and skyscrapers. Waxillium Ladrian can Push on metals with his Allomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will. After 20 years in the dusty Roughs, in the city of Elendel, the new head of a noble house may need to keep his guns.

Wax and his best friend Wayne are quite the characters. It is quite full of drama, magic and action.

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Shadows Of Self Book 5 Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)

Hardcover383 pages
Published October 6th 2015 by Tor Books

Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural force, with four faiths competing for converts.

This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society now faces its first instance of terrorism, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax and Wayne, assisted by the lovely, brilliant Marasi, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife stops Scadrial’s progress in its tracks.

                                                         MY REVIEW:

My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I do own the hardcover but I listened to this on audio while looking at the book.Was a lot of fun doing it this way. The narrator, Michael Kramer, was really good as well.
This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society now faces its first instance of terrorism, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax and Wayne, assisted by the lovely, brilliant Marasi, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife stops Scadrial’s progress in its tracks.
It has romance, intrigue and a western vibe to it. Even though I don't care for westerns this was done so well. Elendel is no longer a peaceful and prosperous city that Harmony and the Originators left behind. Society is evolving and with that comes corruption.

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Bands Of Mourning Book 6 The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)

Kindle Edition448 pages
Published January 26th 2016 by Tor

Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metal minds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. A kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.

                                                               MY REVIEW:

The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I listened to this on audio while reading along in my hardcover.
Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.
The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metal minds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command.
Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.
This book was fantasy mixed with western and it was so much fun listening to this and the characters are just so intense and everything is action packed. I can't wait for the last book of the series to come out.

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Brandon’s major books for the second half of 2016 are The Dark Talent, the final volume in Alcatraz Smedry’s autobiographical account of his battle against the Evil Librarians who secretly rule our world, and Arcanum Unbounded, the collection of short fiction in the Cosmere universe that includes the Mistborn series and the Stormlight
Archive, among others. This collection features The Emperor’s Soul, Mistborn: Secret History, and a brand-new Stormlight Archive novella, Edgedancer.

Earlier this year he released Calamity, the finale of the #1 New York Times bestselling Reckoners trilogy that began with Steelheart .

Brandon Sanderson was born in 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested to him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. This changed when an eighth grade teacher gave him Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly.
Currently living in Utah with his wife and children, Brandon teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. 






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6 comments:

  1. I admire you, I've never been able to stick with an audio book

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  2. Excellent series review. I love audiobooks!

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  3. Great post! I have a few book series I started years ago that I still need to finish.

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