It’s done! The second era of the Mistborn series is over – and what an ending it was.
The Lost Metal carries on a few years after the third book – where Wax and Wayne fought to uncover dark secrets and weird conspiracies, leading them to discover new places, new peoples, and more unanswered questions in the search for The Bands of Mourning. Now, in a world that’s grown larger and more mysterious since their last adventures, there’s something else brewing on the horizon: war.
It’s difficult to say too much about this fourth and final book without spoiling anything, but let’s just say I really enjoyed the premise of the main “quest”. Everyone’s grown into their respective roles over the course of the last three books, and I particularly love Steris’ and Marasi’s archs. Steris’ perhaps most of all, as the political mastermind she’s become as Wax’ right hand and wife.
While I enjoyed the book and I’ll always be a fan of the Mistborn series, I felt the book dipped a bit in the middle. I think I felt the same about the second book in this second series, but there’s just something about it that fail to captivate me as much as the first trilogy. Maybe it’s the steampunk setting that’s replaced the more ancient fantasy vibe of the first three books, maybe it’s just maybe headspace these last few months, but anyway…
The book redeems itself toward the end though, and it delivers a fantastic conclusion to the series. I recently came across a post on social media saying that Sanderson’s next series in the Mistborn universe – Ghostbloods, I think it’s called – won’t hit shelves until 2027, which honestly is almost too long to wait. Good thing he’s written a ton of other stuff I can enjoy while I wait.
What excites me most about this series is how it ties into what came before, the first era and the first trilogy. The way it’s woven in history, religion, and mythology is masterfully done – and those parts are really, really fun to read. Which is also why I’m looking forward to the next set of books – there’s going to be some much more to build on now.
Anywho – I’ve finally finished the Mistborn series and I can honestly say I’m a Sanderson fan through and through. What a ride it’s been – he’s definitely high up there on the list of the world’s best authors these days. Maybe ever.
Have you read the Mistborn series yet? Anything else by Sanderson that you’d recommend, or other authors with series that have amazed you recently? Let me know in the comments!
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