Mistborn: The Hero of Ages is the final novel of Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson is an American fantasy author. A Nebraska native, he currently resides in American Fork, Utah. He earned his Master's degree in Creative Writing in 2005 from Brigham Young University, where he was on the staff of Leading Edge, a semi-professional speculative fiction magazine...

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Mistborn series

The Mistborn series is a trilogy of high fantasy novels, written by Brandon Sanderson. Published by Tor Fantasy between 2006 and 2008, the series currently consists of Mistborn: The Final Empire, Mistborn: The Well of Ascension, and Mistborn: The Hero of Ages. A stand-alone short novel titled...

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Trilogy

A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...

, released on October 14, 2008. It was preceded by Mistborn: The Final Empire

Mistborn: The Final Empire

Mistborn: The Final Empire is the first novel of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy. It was followed by Mistborn: The Well of Ascension...

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Mistborn: The Well of Ascension

Mistborn: The Well of Ascension is the second novel in Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy.-Plot summary:The book begins with two armies laying siege to Luthadel - the army of Elend's father, Straff Venture and another one headed by Cett. Elend is now the King of Luthadel, with Vin as his...

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Plot summary

Vin, after taking the power of the Well of Ascension at the end of the previous book, released it into the world instead of saving Elend. Elend, however, survived by consuming a bead of metal which made him an extremely powerful Mistborn. However, the entirety of the Terrismen prophecies were shown to have been changed by the god, Ruin, to escape from the Well. Now Ruin has been released and is already beginning to destroy the world. The Lord Ruler, in his wisdom, created storage caches containing valuables such as food and water in cave complexes beneath certain cities, each one providing directions to the next. Even as Vin and Elend struggle from cache to cache, the world itself begins to crumble, ash spewing forth in greater quantities and the mists claiming more and more people. Will humans be enough to stop their own destruction?

Characters

• Vin Venture - a half-skaa former street urchin who possesses the power of a Mistborn. Elend's wife. Protagonist. She is thought to be the hero of ages.

• Elend Venture - A nobleman, and son of Straff Venture. New Mistborn of extraordinary power. Vin's husband. Emperor of the Central and Northern Dominances.

• Sazed - A Terrisman from the Northern Dominance of Terris. He is a Keeper, and specializes in religion. He is also severely depressed by Tindwyl's death in the Battle of Luthadel. He no longer wears his metalminds and he is trying to find the true religion.

• TenSoon - A Kandra. Friend of Vin. He is facing punishment in the Kandra Homeland for telling Kandra secrets, and for killing another Kandra, OreSeur.

• Hammond, or "Ham" - Crewmember, and a Pewterarm. Ham enjoys philosophical bouts, especially when the receiver of his wisdom is Breeze.

• Ladrian, or "Breeze" - Crewmember, and a Soother. Breeze likes his wine almost as much as he likes himself.

• Lestibournes, or "Spook" - Crewmember. A Tineye. Youngest member of the crew. He has become a tin savant, and now is nearly dependent on his perpetual flaring. However he can now clearly hear things far away, but is stunned at loud noises. He can see perfectly at night and through some cloth, but is nearly blinded by daylight. These senses make him an adept fighter; in one instance he listens to the heartbeat of an attacking guard, and the swish of his sword through the air behind him, and is able to dodge. He is the crew's spy in the rebel city of Urteau in the Northern Dominance.

• Marsh - A Steel Inquisitor who is the brother of Kelsier. Like all Inquisitors, he is controlled by the force known as Ruin.

• Ashweather Cett - One of Emperor Elend Venture's advisors.

• Lord Aradan Yomen - King of Fadrex City and the surrounding area in the Western Dominance. An Obligator.

• The Citizen or Quellion - Leader of the rebel city Urteau.

• Human - A koloss who talks with Vin and reveals where koloss come from.

External links

• Mistborn: The Hero of Ages (official site)
• Mistborn Wiki
• About The Hero of Ages and Brandon Sanderson at Tor Books
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