Is the Final Empire a good book?
Awesome. This book is by far the best fantasy book I have read in years. Sanderson has managed to take the seemingly stale genre of epic fantasy and reinvigorate it with a fully fleshed out world complete with intricate magic systems and complex charismatic characters.
What happens at the end of the Final Empire?
Lots of people die, lots of stuff happens, but it end with Kelsier being killed by the Lord Ruler and the skaa rising up, and Vin finally killing the Lord Ruler.
Is it called mistborn or the Final Empire?
Mistborn is the name of Brandon’s epic fantasy trilogy. The first book is technically Mistborn: The Final Empire, though people just tend to call it Mistborn or Mistborn 1. The entire trilogy consists of The Final Empire (2006), The Well of Ascension (2007), and The Hero of Ages (2008).
How long does it take to read the final empire?
The average reader will spend 9 hours and 4 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute).
Is the Mistborn series complete?
Brandon Sanderson’s original “Mistborn” trilogy was completed 10 years ago and will eventually include 13 books.
How long is Mistborn The Final Empire?
Mistborn: The Final Empire
| First edition cover | |
|---|---|
| Author | Brandon Sanderson |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback and leatherbound), audiobook, e-book |
| Pages | 541 pp (first edition, hardback), 24 hours 647 (U.S. mass market paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-7653-1178-X (first edition, hardback) |
How does the Mistborn trilogy end?
Though Elend receives mystical aid from Vin, giving him unlimited metallic power, Marsh strikes Elend in the chest with an axe, which proves fatal. As he is dying, Elend reveals that his soldiers have burnt away all of Ruin’s body, the atium, in battle, so now Ruin can never recover his missing power.
What POV is Mistborn?
Like the Game of Thrones, Mistborn: The Final Empire is written in the deep third person perspective of multiple characters: mostly Kelsier (the hero) and Vin (the heroine).
How many words are in the blade itself?
191,200
Published Works
| Series | Book | Words |
|---|---|---|
| The First Law trilogy | The Blade Itself | 191,200 |
| Before They Are Hanged | 198,300 | |
| Last Argument of Kings | 234,100 | |
| Standalone books | Best Served Cold |
What does gold do in Mistborn?
Gold is the internal temporal pulling metal. An Allomancer burning gold is able to see who they could have been in the past, had they made different choices. Feruchemists can use gold to store health. When used as a Hemalurgic spike, gold steals Hybrid Feruchemical powers.
How does Mistborn book One end?
Vin uses a spear to kill the Lord Ruler, who with his last words ominously warns her of a great doom. The Final Empire collapses, though Elend is able to avoid total societal collapse by uniting Luthadel under a new system of democratic government.
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