Mistborn

Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Mistborn starts with the familiar fantasy premise: the nobody destined for greatness, wielding strange power. Sanderson however, manages to introduce a unique world, history, and power. Early chapters suffer a bit from the he-said-she-said dialog disasters that ruined much of David Eddings works, but they don't persist, and the story seems to continually pick up pace, even after it seems like it should run out of steam. The last 100 pages were truly an excellent read, and the pages preceding them were an enjoyable time well spent preparing for the "flared" ending. While a trilogy, the first book stands well enough on its own, still leaving enough mystery to "riot" the reader into looking into the subsequent books.


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