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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.
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

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Experiencing an epiphany within the most daunting prison of the monstrous Lord Ruler, half-Skaa Kelsier finds himself taking on the powers of a Mistborn, and teams up with ragged orphan Vin in a desperate plot to save their world.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action. 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?

The Skaa, having slaved in misery for a thousand years under the corrupt, absolute power of the Lord Ruler, still manage to find hope, which rises once again when a criminal mastermind teams up with an unlikely heroine.

For a thousand years the Lord Ruler 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.

"Once, a hero arose to save the world. A young man with a mysterious heritage courageously challenged the darkness that strangles the land. He failed."--Cover, p. [4].

Brandon Sanderson's epic fantasy trilogy overturns the expectations of readers and then goes on to tell the epic story of evil overturned in a richly imagined world. A thousand years ago evil came to the land and has ruled with an iron hand ever since. The sun shines fitfully under clouds of ash that float down endlessly from the constant eruption of volcanoes. A dark lord rules through the aristocratic families and ordinary folk are condemned to lives in servitude, sold as goods, labouring in the ash fields. But now a troublemaker has arrived and there is rumour of revolt. A revolt that depends on criminal that no-one can trust and a young girl who must master Allomancy - the magic that lies in all metals. A word of mouth success in the states the Mistborn trilogy has, this year, broken onto the New York Times Bestseller list. The time is ripe for its success to cross the Atlantic.

While imprisoned in the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison, a man named Kelsier finds that he has the fabled powers of the Mistborn. Using his skills as a natural thief and leader, he recruits other Mistborn, including a girl named Vin, to help him overthrow the Lord Ruler.

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale spinner, author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? What kind of world results when the Dark Lord is in charge? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martial-arts action that begins in 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...

Kelsier, a thief and natural leader in a world of ash where the skaa work as slaves for the tyrannical Lord Ruler, loses his mind in prison and discovers within himself the magical power of a Mistborn, and embarks on a bold plan--assisted by Vin, an orphan who shares his powers--to destroy the Lord Ruler and free his people.

Brandon Sanderson se ha consolidado como el gran renovador de la fantasía del siglo XXI. Ha logrado ganarse a ocho millones de lectores, ser publicado en treinta países y convertirse en el heredero de todo un género. Con El imperio final inicia la saga Nacidos de la Bruma (Mistborn), obra imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar forma a la serie más extensa y fascinante jamás escrita en el ámbito de la fantasía épica. Durante mil años han caído las cenizas y nada florece. Durante mil años los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil años el Lord Legislador reina con un poder absoluto gracias al terror, a sus poderes y a su inmortalidad. Le ayudan «obligadores» e «inquisidores», junto a la poderosa magia de la alomancia. Pero los nobles a menudo han tenido trato sexual con jóvenes skaa y, aunque la ley lo prohíbe, algunos de sus bastardos han sobrevivido y heredado los poderes alománticos: son los «nacidos de la bruma» (mistborns). Ahora, Kelsier, el «superviviente», el único que ha logrado huir de los Pozos de Hathsin, ha encontrado a Vin, una pobre chica skaa con mucha suerte... Tal vez los dos, unidos a la rebelión que los skaa intentan desde hace mil años, logren cambiar el mundo y la atroz dominación del Lord Legislador. «Si te gusta la literatura fantástica, lee a Brandon Sanderson.» Chicote «Hace tiempo que George R. R. Martin tiene heredero.» Javier Blánquez, El Mundo ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action. 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?

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, 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 reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when all hope was lost, the scarred, heartbroken half-Skaa Kelsier found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, Kelsier recruits the underworld's smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, who each share one of his many powers and 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 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 to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers that she's never dreamed of. Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson The Cosmere The Stormlight Archive The Way of Kings Words of Radiance Edgedancer (Novella) Oathbringer Dawnshard (Novella) Rhythm of War 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 The Lost Metal 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 Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians The Rithmatist series The Rithmatist Other books by Brandon Sanderson The Reckoners Steelheart Firefight Calamity

For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed; the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear; the Lord Ruler 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.

"The mists rule the night. The Lord Ruler owns the world. Once, a hero arose to save the world. He failed. Ever since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist controlled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler. But hope survives. A new uprising is forming, one built around the ultimate caper, the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind, and the determination of an unlikely heroine: a street urchin who must learn to master the power of a Mistborn"--page 4 of cover.

A thousand years ago, the prophesied hero from lore rose up to overthrow a great and terrible evil. Only, he lost, and the Dark Lord took over and has been ruling with an iron fist for a thousand years. Ash falls from the sky in this barren land, and mists come every night, deep and mysterious. In this setting, a gang of thieves decides that the prophecies were all lies and that they can't trust in some fabled hero to save them. They decide to take matters into their own hands, and plan a daring heist of the dark lord himself, planning to use the emperor's own wealth to bribe his armies away from him and take over the empire.

A thousand years ago evil came to the land and has ruled with an iron fist ever since. The sun shines fitfully under clouds of ash that float down endlessly from the constant eruption of volcanoes. A dark lord rules through the aristocratic families and ordinary folk are condemned to lives in servitude, sold as goods, labouring in the ash fields. But now a troublemaker has arrived and there is rumour of revolt. A revolt that depends on a criminal that no-one can trust and a young girl who must master Allomancy - the magic that lies in all metals.

For a thousand years, 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 reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when all hope was lost, the scarred, heartbroken half-Skaa Kelsier found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, Kelsier recruits the underworld's smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, who each share one of his many powers and 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 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 to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers that she’s never dreamed of.

For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear while the Lord Ruler reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, a divinely invincible leader. Hope is long lost, until a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa in the depths of the most hellish prison and discovered he has the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, Kelsier will turn his talents to the ultimate caper: one with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark. Only he's not just planning the greatest heist in history, he's plotting the overthrow of a divine despot. 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. But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks like a 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 epic fantasy trilogy overturns the expectations of readers and then goes on to tell the story of evil overturned in a richly imagined world.

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, heartbroken 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 recruits 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.

In the Mistborn trilogy, fantasys newest master tale spinner and the author of the acclaimed debut "Elantris," dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? [An] enjoyable, adventurous read.--"Locus.".

-- Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson -- The Way of Kings -- Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians -- The Shattered LensThe Dark Talent The Rithmatist series Other books by Brandon Sanderson The ReckonersSteelheartFirefightCalamity.

For a thousand years the Skaa slaved and Lord Ruler reigned over them with absolute power. The Skaa begin to rebel against the Lord Ruler with the help of one the smartest and most trustworthy allomancer, Kelsier.

For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed; the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the monstrous Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Experiencing an epiphany within the most daunting prison of the Lord Ruler, Kelsier, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa, found himself taking on the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers. Kel's plan was the ultimate long shot, until luck brought a ragged orphan girl named Vin into his life and teams up with her. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed in a desperate plot to save their world.

Brandon Sanderson's epic fantasy trilogy overturns the expectations of readers and then goes on to tell the epic story of evil overturned in a richly imagined world.A thousand years ago evil came to the land and has ruled with an iron hand ever since.

Even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate longshot, 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.

Experiencing an epiphany within the most daunting prison of the monstrous Lord Ruler, half-Skaa Kelsier finds himself taking on the powers of a Mistborn, and teams up with ragged orphan Vin in a desperate plot to save their world. Brandon Sanderson, fantasy’s newest master tale spinner, author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? What kind of world results when the Dark Lord is in charge? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martial-arts action that begins in 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. 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.Readers of Elantris thought they'd discovered someone special in Brandon Sanderson. Mistborn proves they were right.

A new kind of uprising is being planned by the enslaved Skaa against the Dark Ruler, one that depends on the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind and the courage of a street urchin, who must learn to master Allomancy, the power of a Mistborn.

"What if the hero of prophecy fails? What kind of world results when the Dark Lord is in charge? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martial-arts action that begins in Mistborn."--Amazon.com.

"Durante mil an?os han cai?do las cenizas y nada florece. Durante mil an?os los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil an?os el Lord Legislador reina con un poder absoluto gracias al terror, a sus poderes e inmortalidad. Le ayudan obligadores e inquisidores, junto a la poderosa magia de la alomancia. Pero los nobles a menudo han tenido trato sexual con jo?venes skaa y, aunque la ley lo prohi?be, algunos de sus bastardos han sobrevivido y heredado los poderes aloma?nticos: son los nacidos de la bruma (mistborns). Ahora, Kelsier, el superviviente, el u?nico que ha logrado huir de los Pozos de Hathsin, ha encontrado a Vin, una pobre chica skaa con mucha suerte ... Tal vez los dos, unidos a la rebelio?n que los skaa intentan desde hace mil an?os, logren cambiar el mundo y la atroz dominacio?n del Lord Legislador."--Http://www.edicionesb.com/catalogo/autor/brandon-sanderson/210/libro/el-pozo-de-ascension-nacidos-de-bruma-ii-_4093.html. "A thousand years ago, the prophesied hero from lore rose up to overthrow a great and terrible evil. Only, he lost, and the Dark Lord took over and has been ruling with an iron fist for a thousand years. Ash falls from the sky in this barren land, and mists come every night, deep and mysterious. In this setting, a gang of thieves decides that the prophecies were all lies and that they can't trust in some fabled hero to save them. They decide to take matters into their own hands, and plan a daring heist of the dark lord himself, planning to use the emperor's own wealth to bribe his armies away from him and take over the empire."--Http://brandonsanderson.com/books/mistborn/the-final-empire.

"Mistborn: secret history builds upon the characterisation, events, and worldbuilding of the original trilogy. Reading it without that background will be a confusing process at best. In short, this isn't the place to start your journey into Mistborn. Saying anything more here risks revealing too much. Even knowledge of this story's existence is, in a way, a spoiler. There's always another secret." -- adapted from back cover.

"All Beth has to do is drive her son to his soccer game, watch him play, and then return home. Just because she knows her ex-best friend lives near the field, that doesn't mean she has to drive past her house and try to catch a glimpse of her. Why would Beth do that and risk dredging up painful memories? She hasn't seen Flora for twelve years. She doesn't want to see her today--or ever again. But she can't resist. She parks outside the open gates of Newnham House, watches from across the road as Flora arrives and calls to her children Thomas and Emily to get out of the car. Except ... There's something terribly wrong. Flora looks the same, only older. Twelve years ago, Thomas and Emily were five and three years old. Today, they look precisely as they did then. They are Thomas and Emily without a doubt, but they haven't changed at all. They are no taller, no older. Why haven't they grown? How is it possible that they haven't grown up?"--Amazon.com.

What if the Dark Lord won? An acclaimed epic commercial fantasy comes to the UK for the first time.

In a world where ash falls from the sky, and mist dominates the night, an evil cloaks the land and stifles all life. The future of the empire rests on the shoulders of a troublemaker and his young apprentice. Together, can they fill the world with color once more?

"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 terrible scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier 'snapped' and found 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. Brandon Sanderson dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the prophesied heroe failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy"--Dust jacket.

Once, a hero rose to save the world. He failed. For a thousand years since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist ruled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler. Every revolt has failed miserably. Yet somehow, hope survives. Hope that dares to dream of ending the empire and defeating the Lord Ruler. A new kind of uprising is being planned?one that depends on the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind and the determination of an unlikely heroine: a teenage street urchin named Vin. Once, a hero rose to save the world and failed. This time, can a young heroine succeed?

From Booklist The Sliver of Infinity, the Lord Ruler, is the locus of religious and temporal order in a world in which the skaa are slaves or worse. Half-skaa erstwhile thief Kelsior is the only person to survive and escape the Lord Ruler's most brutal prison, in which, however, he discovered he has the powers of the Mistborn, which are based on the internal "burning" of certain metals, all of which the Mistborn can use, while most others can burn only one. Now Kelsior plans his most daring raid ever, into the center of the palace to discover the secret of the Lord Ruler's power. Beforehand, his band finds the half-skaa orphan Vin in another thieving crew, where she's useful because she brings good luck. She is also Mistborn and, if she can master and learn to trust her powers, will enable Kelsior's crew to infiltrate the nobility and possibly overthrow the status quo. Intrigue, politics, and conspiracies mesh complexly in a world Sanderson realizes in satisfying depth and peoples with impressive characters. Regina Schroeder Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:. HTML:"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!". "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.". HTML:

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale spinner, author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails? What kind of world results when the Dark Lord is in charge? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martial-arts action that begins in 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. 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.

Readers of Elantris thought they'd discovered someone special in Brandon Sanderson. Mistborn proves they were right.

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Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:. HTML:"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!". "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.". HTML:

May 15, 2006
Sanderson's eerie second fantasy (after 2005's Elantris
), set in a mist-haunted, ash-ridden world, pits Kelsier, "the Survivor of Hathsin," against the immortal Lord Ruler's 1,000-year domination of both the Great Houses and their serflike "skaa." Through Allomancy acquired in the Ruler's most hellish prison, Kelsier can "burn" 10 metals internally, fueling superhuman powers he uses to assemble rebels in a loose plan to destroy the nobility, the empire and the Lord Ruler himself. Kelsier uses Vin, a street urchin with the same Mistborn powers Kelsier possesses, to infiltrate the Great Houses' society, where she falls in love with philosopher prince Elend Venture. This mystico-metallurgical fantasy combines Vin's coming-of-age-in-magic and its well-worn theme of revolt against oppression with copious mutilations, a large-scale cast of thieves, cutthroats, conniving nobles and exotic mutants. The fast-paced action scenes temper Vin's interminable ballroom intrigues, while the characters, though not profoundly drawn, have a raw stereotypic appeal.

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.

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?

The Cosmere

The Mistborn series
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages
Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning

The Stormlight Archive
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (Novella)
Oathbringer (forthcoming)

Collection
Arcanum Unbounded

Other Cosmere Titles
Elantris
Warbreaker
Rithmatist

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 Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity

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Trilogy, a saga of surprises and magical martial-arts action that begins in 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.

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.

1000 years ago evil came to the land and has ruled with an iron hand ever since. But now a troublemaker has arrived and there is rumour of revolt. A revolt that depends on a criminal that no-one can trust and a young girl who must master Allomancy - the magic that lies in all metals.

What if the prophesied hero failed to defeat the Dark Lord?

Vom Untergang eines magischen Reiches Seit über eintausend Jahren ist die Welt von Asche bedeckt. Seit über eintausend Jahren herrscht der unsterbliche Lord Ruler und versklavt das Volk der Skaa. Die Hoffnung scheint längst verloren, bis eines Tages ein junger Mann mächtige Fähigkeiten entwickelt und eine Schar von Rebellen versammelt. Sein Plan: Er will sie ebenfalls die Kontrolle über die magischen Kräfte lehren - und den allmächtigen Lord Ruler stürzen ? Der atemberaubende Auftakt einer neuen großen Saga. Brandon Sanderson, 1975 in Nebraska geboren, schreibt seit seiner Schulzeit phantastische Geschichten. Er studierte Englische Literatur und unterrichtet Kreatives Schreiben. Sein Debütroman »Elantris« avancierte in Amerika auf Anhieb zum Bestseller. Seit seinen Jugendbüchern um den jungen Helden Alcatraz und seiner großen Saga um die »Kinder des Nebels« gilt der junge Autor auch in Deutschland als einer der neuen Stars der Fantasy. Er wurde auserwählt, Robert Jordans großen Fantasy-Zyklus »Das Rad der Zeit« fortzuschreiben. Brandon Sanderson lebt mit seiner Familie in Provo, Utah.

Les brumes r gnent sur la nuit, le Seigneur Ma tre sur le monde.Vin ne conna t de l'Empire Ultime que les brumes de Luthadel, les pluies de cendre et le regard d'acier des Grands Inquisiteurs. Depuis plus de mille ans, le Seigneur Ma tre gouverne les hommes par la terreur. Seuls les nobles pratiquent l'allomancie, la pr cieuse magie des m taux. Mais Vin n'est pas une adolescente comme les autres. Et le jour o sa route croise celle de Kelsier, le plus c l bre voleur de l'Empire, elle est entra n e dans un projet fou: renverser l'Empire.Talentueux, passionn , Brandon Sanderson est depuis cinq ans l'un des auteurs les plus vendus travers le monde.Prix Elbakin.net 2010 (meilleur roman tranger). M daille d'or du Romantic Times.

Nueva edición de El Imperio Final. El primer volumen de «Nacidos de la Bruma (Mistborn)», con 8 ilustraciones a color.Brandon Sanderson es el gran renovador de la fantasía del siglo XXI, con veinte millones de lectores en todo el mundo.La saga Nacidos de la Bruma (Mistborn) es una obra imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar forma a la serie más extensa y fascinante jamás escrita en el ámbito de la fantasía épica.Durante mil años han caído cenizas del cielo. Durante mil años nada ha florecido. Durante mil años los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven en la miseria, sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil años el Lord Legislador ha reinado con poder absoluto, dominando gracias al terror, a sus poderes y a su inmortalidad, ayudado por «obligadores» e «inquisidores», junto a la poderosa magia de la alomancia.Pero los nobles a menudo han tenido trato sexual con jóvenes skaa y, aunque la ley lo prohíbe, algunos de sus bastardos han sobrevivido y heredado los poderes alománticos: son los «Nacidos de la Bruma» (Mistborn).Ahora, Kelsier, el «superviviente», el único que ha logrado huir de los Pozos de Hathsin, ha encontrado a Vin, una pobre chica skaa con mucha suerte... Tal vez los dos, con el mejor equipo criminal jamás reunido, unidos a la rebelión que los skaa intentan desde hace mil años, logren cambiar el mundo y acabar con la atroz mano de hierro del Lord Legislador.

Escucha El Pozo de la Ascensión , el segundo volumen de la saga "Nacidos de la Bruma [Mistborn]", una obra iniciada con El imperio final y parte imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar forma a la serie más extensa y fascinante jamás escrita en el ámbito de la fantasía épica. Durante mil años han caído las cenizas y nada florece. Durante mil años los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil años el Lord Legislador reina con un poder absoluto gracias al terror, a sus poderes y a su inmortalidad. Pero vencer y matar al Lord Legislador fue la parte sencilla. El verdadero desafío será sobrevivir a las consecuencias de su caída. Tomar el poder tal vez resultó fácil, pero ¿qué ocurre después?, ¿cómo se utiliza? En ese mundo de aventura épica, la estrategia política y religiosa debe lidiar con los siempre misteriosos poderes de la alomancia... Desde 2006, y en solo diez años, Brandon Sanderson se ha consolidado como el gran renovador de la fantasía del siglo XXI y el autor del género más prolífico del mundo. Ha logrado ganarse a ocho millones de lectores, ser publicado en treinta países y convertirse en el heredero de todo un género. Escucha ahora su novela en audiolibro. Reseñas: «El renovador de la fantasía, el gran reinventor de la magia.» Ricard Ruiz Garzón, Els Matins de TV3 «El aspirante a heredero de Tolkien.» Juan Gómez-Jurado «Si te gusta la literatura fantástica, lee a Brandon Sanderson.» Chicote

Durante mil años han caído las cenizas y nada florece. Durante mil años los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil años el Lord Legislador reina con un poder absoluto gracias al terror, a sus poderes e inmortalidad. Le ayudan «obligadores» e «inquisidores», junto a la poderosa magia de la «alomancia». Pero los nobles, con frecuencia, han tenido trato sexual con jóvenes skaa y, aunque la ley lo prohíbe, algunos de sus bastardos han sobrevivido y heredado los poderes alománticos: son los «nacidos de la bruma» (mistborns). Ahora, Kelsier, el «superviviente», el único que ha logrado huir de los Pozos de Hathsin, ha encontrado a Vin, una pobre chica skaa con mucha suerte... Tal vez los dos unidos a la rebelión que los skaa intentan desde hace mil años puedan cambiar el mundo y la atroz dominación del Lord Legislador. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION For a thousand years ash fell and no flowers bloomed; the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear of the Lord Ruler that reigned with absolute power, divinely invincible. Hope had been gone so long no one remembered it, until a half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison.

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El imperio final inicia la saga «Nacidos de la Bruma [Mistborn]», obra imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar forma a la serie más extensa y fascinante jamás escrita en el ámbito de la fantasía épica.

Del autor best seller del New York Times.

Durante mil años han caído cenizas del cielo. Durante mil años nada ha florecido. Durante mil años los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven en la miseria, sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil años el Lord Legislador ha reinado con poder absoluto, dominando gracias al terror, a sus poderes y a su inmortalidad, ayudado por «obligadores» e «inquisidores», junto a la poderosa magia de la alomancia.

Pero los nobles a menudo han tenido trato sexual con jóvenes skaa y, aunque la ley lo prohíbe, algunos de sus bastardos han sobrevivido y heredado los poderes alománticos: son los «nacidos de la bruma» (mistborn).

Ahora, Kelsier, el «superviviente», el único que ha logrado huir de los Pozos de Hathsin, ha encontrado a Vin, una pobre chica skaa con mucha suerte... Tal vez los dos, con el mejor equipo criminal jamás reunido, unidos a la rebelión que los skaa intentan desde hace mil años, logren cambiar el mundo y acabar con la atroz mano de hierro del Lord Legislador.

Pero, ¿qué pasa si el héroe de la profecía falla?

Desde 2006, y en solo diez años, Brandon Sanderson se ha consolidado como el gran renovador de la fantasía del siglo XXI y el autor del género más prolífico del mundo. Ha logrado ganarse a ocho millones de lectores, ser publicado en treinta países y convertirse en el heredero de todo un género.

Reseñas:
«Brandon Sanderson es una leyenda.»
Alexelcapo, EvilAFM

«Sanderson es un escritor brillante.»
Patrick Rothfuss

«El renovador de la fantasía, el gran reinventor de la magia.»
Ricard Ruiz Garzón, Els Matins de TV3

«Sanderson es una bomba a punto de explotar.»
Ernest Alós, El Periódico de Catalunya

«Si te gusta la literatura fantástica, lee a Brandon Sanderson.»
Chicote

«Hace tiempo que George R.R. Martin tiene heredero.»
Javier Blánquez, El Mundo

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"El imperio finalinicia la saga ±Nacidos de la Bruma [Mistborn] , obra imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar forma a la serie m?s extensa y fascinante jam?s escrita en el ?mbito de la fantas?a ?pica.Durante mil a?os han ca?do las cenizas y nada florece. Durante mil a?os los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil a?os el Lord Legislador reina con un poder absoluto gracias al terror, a sus poderes y a su inmortalidad. Le ayudan ±obligadores e ±inquisidores , junto a la poderosa magia de la alomancia. Pero los nobles a menudo han tenido trato sexual con j?venes skaa y, aunque la ley lo proh?be, algunos de sus bastardos han sobrevivido y heredado los poderes alom?nticos: son los ±nacidos de la bruma (mistborn).Ahora, Kelsier, el ±superviviente , el ?nico que ha logrado huir de los Pozos de Hathsin, ha encontrado a Vin, una pobre chica skaa con mucha suerte... Tal vez los dos, unidos a la rebeli?n que los skaa intentan desde hace mil a?os, logren cambiar el mundo y la atroz dominaci?n del Lord Legislador.Desde 2006, y en solo diez a?os, Brandon Sanderson se ha consolidado como el gran renovador de la fantas?a del siglo XXI y el autor del g?nero m?s prol?fico del mundo. Ha lo... "--Experiencing an epiphany within the most daunting prison of the monstrous Lord Ruler, half-Skaa Kelsier finds himself taking on the powers of a Mistborn, and teams up with ragged orphan Vin in a desperate plot to save their world.

El imperio final inicia la saga «Nacidos de la Bruma [Mistborn]», obra imprescindible del Cosmere, el universo destinado a dar forma a la serie más extensa y fascinante jamás escrita en el ámbito de la fantasía épica.

Nueva edición de El Imperio Final. El primer volumen de «Nacidos de la Bruma (Mistborn)», con 8 ilustraciones a color. -- Pero los nobles a menudo han tenido trato sexual con jóvenes skaa y, aunque la ley lo prohíbe, algunos de sus bastardos han sobrevivido y heredado los poderes alománticos: son los «Nacidos de la Bruma» (Mistborn).Ahora, Kelsier, el «superviviente», el único que ha logrado huir de los Pozos de Hathsin, ha encontrado a Vin, una pobre chica skaa con mucha suerte... Tal vez los dos, con el mejor equipo criminal jamás reunido, unidos a la rebelión que los skaa intentan desde hace mil años, logren cambiar el mundo y acabar con la atroz mano de hierro del Lord Legislador.

Durante mil años han caído las cenizas y nada florece. Durante mil años los skaa han sido esclavizados y viven sumidos en un miedo inevitable. Durante mil años, el Lord Legislador reina con un poder absoluto. Le ayudan los "obligadores" y los "inquisidores" junto a la poderosa magia de la "alomancia" que reside en los nobles. Algunos de ellos son capaces de "quemar" los metales que han tragado y que les otorgan poderes sobrenaturales. Diferentes metales, actuando en pares, otorgan poderes distintos. Pero los nobles, demasiado a menudo, han tenido trato sexual con jóvenes skaa y, aunque la ley lo prohibe, algunos de sus bastardos han sobrevivido y heredado los poderes alománticos: son los "nacidos de la bruma", los mistborns...

Fantasy. Fiction.

»En stor, episk fantasyroman. Otroligt spännande.« SF REVU Mistborn: Sista riket är första delen i en episk ungdomsserie förlagd till en värld där en Mörkrets Härskare tagit makten. Det är en värld av lidande, där solljuset bara stundtals lyckas bryta igenom askan från de ständiga vulkanutbrotten. Det är en värld där härskaren styr genom ett antal aristokratiska familjer och vanligt folk är dömda att leva i underkastelse, säljas som slavar och arbeta på askfälten. Men nu har en upprorsmakare anlänt och det börjar ryktas om revolt. En revolt som är beroende av en brottsling som ingen kan lita på och av en ung kvinna som måste lära sig bemästra Allomantik, konsten att utvinna magi ur metaller. BRANDON SANDERSON [född 1975] är en amerikansk fantasyförfattare som har gått direkt in på förstaplatsen på New York Times bestsellerlista två gånger, nominerats till en John W. Campbell Award för Bästa nya författare och två gånger vunnit Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award för Bästa episka fantasyroman. Hans böcker har översatts till fler än tjugo språk och sålt i över 5 miljoner exemplar världen över. [Publit]

Vin, som är en Skaa, har hela sitt liv varit någon annans egendom. Hon har alltid vetat att hon har förmågan att påverka folk genom tankekraft. När gentlemannatjuven Kelsier visar henne att hon faktiskt har tillgång till alla de åtta förmågorna förstår hon att hon äntligen är fri. Snart är hon även indragen i Kelsiers storslagna planer att krossa det sista riket. [Barnbokskatalogen]