Mistborn: The Final Empire (The Mistborn Saga #1) (Mass Market)

Other Books in Series
This is book number 1 in the The Mistborn Saga series.
- #2: The Well of Ascension: Book Two of Mistborn (The Mistborn Saga #2) (Mass Market): $10.99
- #3: The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn (The Mistborn Saga #3) (Mass Market): $10.99
- #4: The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel (The Mistborn Saga #4) (Mass Market): $9.99
- #5: Shadows of Self: A Mistborn Novel (The Mistborn Saga #5) (Mass Market): $10.99
- #6: The Bands of Mourning: A Mistborn Novel (The Mistborn Saga #6) (Mass Market): $9.99
- #7: The Lost Metal: A Mistborn Novel (The Mistborn Saga #7) (Paperback): $23.99
Staff Reviews
A world covered in ash, no flowers bloom and the Lord Ruler has allowed the nobility to have the Skaa people as slaves for thousands of years. After living as a slave and searching for a precious metals in the pits, the Skaa, Kelsier snaps to discover he is a Mistborn one of the worlds rarest types of Allomancer. Kel with a group of some of the strongest allomancers in the world devise a plan to start and uprising and rid the world of the lord ruler. Kel takes the young ska thief Vin under his wing and trains her in alomancy after discovering she is also a Mistborn. Together Vin and Kel working with their team to begin a new era! This book is perfect for any fantasy fan, with an extremely unique magic system, and wonderful story telling!
-Zach
— From Zach's RecsDescription
Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga.
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.
Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Only then does he reveal his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.
But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets, and gotten it. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.
This saga dares to ask a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails?
Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson
The Cosmere
The Stormlight Archive
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (Novella)
Oathbringer
The Mistborn trilogy
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages
Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series
Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning
Collection
Arcanum Unbounded
Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker
The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
The Scrivener's Bones
The Knights of Crystallia
The Shattered Lens
The Dark Talent
The Rithmatist series
The Rithmatist
Other books by Brandon Sanderson
The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity
About the Author
Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. His bestsellers have sold 30 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn® saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including The Rithmatist, Steelheart, and Skyward. He won a Hugo Award for The Emperor's Soul, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time® sequence. Visit his website for behind-the-scenes information on all his books.
Praise For…
“Elantris is the finest novel of fantasy to be written in many years. Brandon Sanderson has created a truly original world of magic and intrigue, and with the rigor of the best science fiction writers he has made it real at every level.” —Orson Scott Card
“Elantris . . . is marked by vivid and strongly drawn characters (including a memorable female character) and ingenious plot twists that will keep the reader turning pages. Don't miss it!” —Katherine Kurtz, New York Times-bestselling author of the Deryni series
“Sanderson's outstanding fantasy debut . . offers something for everyone: mystery, magic, romance, political wrangling, religious conflict, fights for equality, sharp writing and wonderful, robust characters. . . . The intrigue and excitement grow steadily in this smoothly written, perfectly balanced narrative; by the end readers won't want to put it down. . . . Sanderson is a writer to watch.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review on Elantris
“In this stunning debut novel [is] a completely unique world that enfolds the reader in mystery and wonder right through till the last page.” —Romantic Times Bookclub on Elantris