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The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, Book 2) (edition 2008)

by Brandon Sanderson

Series: Mistborn (2), Mistborn Era 1 (2), Cosmere (3)

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Charged with the task of rebuilding the world after the defeat of the brutal Lord Ruler, former street urchin Vin finds herself worshipped for her Mistborn powers and worries about the strange behavior of the mists since the death of the Lord Ruler.
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Title:The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, Book 2)
Authors:Brandon Sanderson
Info:Tor Fantasy (2008), Mass Market Paperback, 816 pages
Collections:Read but unowned
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And it all went to hell...... ( )
  annahuber13 | Mar 8, 2024 |
Five stars,Five stars,Five stars!

Typical of a middle book in a series, there were a couple of spots where I thought the book lagged a bit, but overall, Sanderson did a masterful job of worldbuilding. My emotions got dragged all over the room and I was mentally exhausted, but happy at the end of the book.

On to the final book in the series.

I give this book my highest recommendation. Sanderson does Epic Fantasy with the best of them. ( )
  jazzbird61 | Feb 29, 2024 |
I have a lot of feelings on this book: I'm overwhelmed at everything that just happened but absolutely hooked on this world and can't wait to continue reading more! There are sections that lag or feel a bit circular at times, but the bulk of the book revolves around the siege of a city, so in some ways that added to the tense atmosphere of it all. The last 150 pages especially had me so anxious to see what happened next. The ending itself felt a bit rushed (especially after feeling so slow for much of the middle) and I quite honestly still don't understand 100% of the events, BUT I was riveted the entire time. I feel emotionally beat me up because one chapter I was GAGGED by a plot twist, then tearing up over a character dying, then just going bug-eyed trying to comprehend the final chapters. ( )
  deborahee | Feb 23, 2024 |
Continues on from where Mistborn: The Final Empire left off. Elend and Vin are left to deal with the aftermath of their defeat of the Lord Ruler, dealing both with internal politics in Luthadel and besieging armies.

Sanderson introduces more information about the Feruchemical powers that Sazed had. We learn more about the way that the power differs from Allomancy, as well as Vin's experiments with new Allomantic metals. Fighting and movement are as fluid as ever; the novel concept of Pushes and Pulls makes almost cinematic fight scenes possible. The level of excitement in the book is kept at a high, as the mysterious mists equivocate between help and danger and ancient legends of the Hero of Ages and the Well of Ascension are investigated.

I think that more so than in the first book, Sanderson displays his willingness to tackle more complicated issues than capers, albeit magical. We see the conflict of love and duty between Sazed and Tindwyl, and the importance of trust between Elend and Vin. Each member of the crew is given a distinctive story that deals with family, friendship, rebellion and deception. We also are prompted to consider aspects of politcal theory and theology as Elend and Sazed respectively try to tackle their respective challenges.

The Well of Ascension is a thrilling sequel to the first in this trilogy. I normally pride myself on working out plot twists while reading, but this book invites only pleasurable mystery. Highly recommended. ( )
  Zedseayou | Jan 30, 2024 |
frick me.
the end of that book. yike.
this one took me much longer to read than the others, the middle part was kinda eh, but wow the whole last like 150 pages were just wild and incredible.
i’d say more...but i have to start book three ( )
  lindywilson | Jan 3, 2024 |
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Vin's struggles with love and power inject the human element into Sanderson's engaging epic.
added by Katya0133 | editBooklist, Regina Schroeder (Aug 1, 2007)
 
This entertaining read will especially please those who always wanted to know what happened after the good guys won.
added by Katya0133 | editPublishers Weekly (Jun 18, 2007)
 

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Foster, JonCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Kramer, MichaelNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lyon, HowardIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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