F/SF

I think the speed at which I finished this book, despite being on holiday for half the period, goes to show how much I enjoyed it.

It's hard to think that this is Brandon Sanderson's debut trilogy. The worldbuilding and magic system are amazing, the characters are unique and well developed, and the plot is engaging. Though people seem generally to have issues with the first part of the books being 'slow', as usual I didn't really find this to be a problem, and largely felt the additional information added to the character development, continuity and immersion in the world, even if there was indeed some repeated informarion. As is the overall consensus though, the climaxes are definitely the shining points in each of the books, and the final one provided these in spades.

I particularly enjoyed the elements of the trilogy that dealt with politics and religion in ways that I feel I haven’t really seen in other fantasy series, including the birth of a religious icon, the ideological impacts of a regime change, and the difficulties of reshaping an empire instead of conquering or inheriting it. The way that these considerations integrated rather seamlessly into the overall plot and contributed both to character development as well as worldbuilding was extremely well done.

Of course, it wasn’t a perfect book or trilogy, and my main complaint (if it can be considered one) is that, as others have pointed out, the prose isn’t the prettiest and some of the dialogue is a bit clunky. However, there is also something refreshing about having straight uncomplicated language that only serves to be highlight the strengths of the books and made the read itself largely effortless. Sanderson also certainly improves as the series goes on, and there are passages in The Hero of Ages that show his potential to exploit the emotive impact of his words.

And when it comes to continuation, there's still plenty more to unpack about the world of the Final Empire, especially given how the trilogy concludes. While there are things to read before grappling with the next era of the Mistborn books, this first taste of Sanderson's own work has definitely whetted my appetite for more, and I'm looking forward to dive deeper into his Cosmere universe. ( )

Hacia mucho que no me enganchaba tanto una saga de libros. Los temas que trata Sanderson, el modo en que hace fluir la trama y los personajes que crea hacen que viajes al propio mundo de Mistborn.

No tengo palabras para explicar lo que me ha gustado esta trilogía de libros. Y todo lo que queda por descubrir y leer. ( )

a very satisfying end to the mistborn trilogy. I thought the ending was excellent and really paid off the entire story. The only thing i didn't care for was how Sazed came off whiney for the entire book. ( )

This was….such an amazing conclusion to the Mistborn series. It was devastating yet brilliant. I finished it feeling incredibly sad but it’s hard to be mad at how expertly the plot was laid out. ( )