Narrator: Michael Kramer
Title: Mistborn The Final Empire
Series: The Mistborn Saga #1
Genre: Fantasy, SciFiPages: Audiobook
Published: July 17, 2006
Where I Got It: Borrowed from library
Summary:
What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wasteland?
Mistborn
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. Then Kelsier reveals 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. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.
Review:
A member of my Twitch community redeemed "Pick What Carole Reads Next" and this was his choice for me. I was excited to check it out. I had heard good things about this series...so this was the push I needed.
For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived their lives in fear. The Lord Ruler has reigned over all with absolute power and terror. There is no hope until Kelsier and his gang. Kelsier and his underworld's elite will attempt to pull the greatest heist in history. His plan looks like a long shot until luck brings him a girl named Vin. Like him she is a half-Skaa orphan with great powers. She doesn't trust easy, but Kelsier will help her grow her powers and bring his plan into fruition.
This was intense and just plain good. It was slow to get kicked off, but that is to be expected with a book 1 fantasy. Introducing the world, rules, characters, and history.
This was a big book. Lots to cover. The author did a lovely job with blending in everything. Some slow spots in the beginning but it was important for the reader to read it.
Loved our crew. Vin....is a little harder to warm up to, but she has had a sad past and doesn't trust people (with reason). However, you start to warm up to her near the end.
I had zero idea how this was all going to end. What a mountain to climb for this little gang. I had hope, but I didn't know what was going to happen. Lots of twists for sure!
Now....I will say that I'm mad at the ending. I'm mad at what happened to a certain character. I won't say who or what, but I'm MAD. LIVID. Ugh. I will read book 2, but I'm very upset.
Oh! The narrator was pretty good. His female voices....eh. But overall I enjoyed his performance.
In the end, I really enjoyed this. Some slow spots while we are being introduced to this world, but it's not a deal-breaker....it was to be expected with a fantasy world. Great characters. Scary world. Hope. Fear. And an ending that ticked me off. Gah! I shall stamp this with 4 stars.
- Favorite Character(s): Kel, Ham, & Breeze
- Least Favorite Character(s): Lord Ruler (duh) and Elend (I feel like I'll end up liking him, but for now...he annoyed me)
Challenge(s):
- Audiobook #4
- Library Love #2
6 comments:
Yea, sounds like your friend picked a good one for you.
Robin and some of my other co-bloggers have read this. I have bought some of his work but not read it yet.
Anne - Books of My Heart
I do love Sanderson
Jen, he certainly did!!
Anne, maybe this is the year ;)
B, I'm liking him!!!
Fun to let someone else pick your next read and it really come through as a good one. Hope book two makes up for the disappointment with the one character.
Yesss! I love a good recommendation/making me read it. You never know!! And I hope so too. I'm still sad.
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