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Mistborn: The Final Empire
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What Members Thought

Carrie
All the love, Mistborn you deserve all the love.
Sandi
Dec 18, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, 2009
"Mistborn: The Final Empire" is the best book I've read in 2009. Okay, it's the first book I've finished in 2009. However, I am not exaggerating in saying that it was an incredible read. Brandon Sanderson has created one of the most vivid societies I have ever encountered in fantasy. The characters really came alive for me and there weren't so many of them that I couldn't keep track of who's-who. Most of the story takes place in one city and some of its outlying areas. No map needed. It is a fin ...more
Edward Butler
May 30, 2009 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Queasifying amalgam of bad theology, clichés, and preposterous action sequences, set in a bland, quasi-medieval monoculture. Don't believe the hype.

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Oni
May 13, 2013 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
I have a high hope on this novel, based on the review that I read (from trusted reviewer). So high is the hope, that I feel a bit cheated.

The book is following a story line of two protagonist: both of them are mistborn (you would have to read the book to understand the term). Together, they are the main figures in a rebellion attempt to overthrown a dictatorship, hence the title: The Final Empire.

The book is not bad, actually, but it just doesn't reach my expectation. It started with a heist sto
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Doug Sturtevant
Aug 21, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Really fantastic read. Great world-building, great characters. Really interesting system of magic. This was the first book I've read by Sanderson and I have to say I am quite impressed. Looking forward to the second book in the series. ...more
Adrienne
Set in a very unique world, this book kept my attention pretty well once the story got started. First, it's set hundreds of years after the hero failed to save the world, so it's not a pretty place to live what with ash falling from the sky and a huge class disparity. Second, I've never seen a magic system like the one presented here, where you have to eat metals to actually use magic. This made parts of the book very fresh. The characters were also quite sympathetic, so I found myself very inte ...more
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
Nov 04, 2009 marked it as decided-not-to-read
Shelves: fantasy-fiction
Some of the sequels looked interesting in the bookstore, so I requested this from the library. Granted, I was only inclined to read, oh, two or three pages. "I'm cruel because I can be" isn't much of an interesting characterization. And "Oh look, it's another fantasy world with slavery" isn't that intriguing either. Maybe there's more to this but ... I am not persuaded. In case that isn't obvious. ...more
bsc
Mar 01, 2010 rated it liked it
This was fine, it just wasn't what I was looking for. A Song of Ice and Fire really got me in the mood for some more epic, gritty, complex fantasy, and this was none of those things. I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would, though. I'm not sure when I'll get to the rest of the series, but it probably won't be soon. ...more
Zen
Apr 25, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: scifi-fantasy
I fell in love with the heroine. The story flowed. The downtrodden won (or did they?). Great stuff.
Elena
Excellent audio. The story...hard to picture a 16 year old doing the things she did.
Jeffrey
Jan 12, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy
Lisa
Feb 24, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Staci
Mar 13, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasyread
Garth
Mar 17, 2009 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, fiction
Scott
Apr 01, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy
JuliAnna
May 06, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy-horror
Jo Wake
Jun 05, 2009 rated it really liked it
Anoolka
Jun 11, 2009 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantasy
 Michelle
Jul 07, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Grey
Sep 09, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, religion
Words
Sep 20, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy
Gaston
Dec 09, 2010 rated it it was ok
Kamilah
Nov 28, 2011 rated it really liked it
Erin
Mar 07, 2012 marked it as to-read
Jason
Feb 08, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Ed
May 06, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Kelly
Sep 13, 2013 marked it as to-read
Christine H
Nov 03, 2013 rated it really liked it
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