Sanderson, Brandon (May 21, 2020). Where Does a Book Begin for You?—How I came Up with Mistborn (YouTube video). Event occurs at 0:41–3:59 . Retrieved May 9, 2022. This entertaining read will especially please those who always wanted to know what happened after the good guys won. Publishers Weekly

Transcendent . . . all the familiar ideas and plots from epic fantasy have been turned inside out, and what happens at the end is utterly astounding in its audacity. The characterization is stellar, the worldbuilding solid and the plot intricate and compelling—if you haven’t read the first two books, go and do so immediately then buy this one. You won’t regret it. Melville, Peter (2016). "Revolutionary Subjectivity in Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn Trilogy". Studies in the Fantastic. 3 (1): 23–44. doi: 10.1353/sif.2016.0004. S2CID 162525586. The series primarily takes place in a region on the planet of Scadrial. The events of Era One primarily take place in Classical Scadrial, specifically within the Final Empire, while Era Two and beyond take place in Post-Catacendre Scadrial. Mistborn: Birthright moved to next gen systems". June 28, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved November 21, 2013.Palmer-Patel, C. (2019). "Perfect Epic Empires: Appraising Cycles of Utopia and Anti-Utopia in Brandon Sanderson's Hero of Ages". The Shape of Fantasy: Investigating the Structure of American Heroic Epic Fantasy. Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429199264-9. ISBN 978-0-429-19926-4. S2CID 211647855. Sanderson, Brandon (November 17, 2009). "Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Thirty-Nine". Archived from the original on December 30, 2015 . Retrieved January 9, 2016. Elantris · The Sunlit Man · Tress of the Emerald Sea · Warbreaker · White Sand · Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

Mistborn: The Final Empire, also known simply as Mistborn or The Final Empire, is a fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It was published on July 17, 2006, by Tor Books and is the first novel in the Mistborn trilogy, followed by The Well of Ascension in 2007 and The Hero of Ages in 2008. Sanderson began work on the novel while trying to get his earlier novel Elantris published. After writing two early iterations, he shifted his focus to his Stormlight Archive series but chose to delay its publication in favor of completing the Mistborn series because he thought it would serve as a better follow-up to Elantris. [1] Reception [ edit ] The Church of the Survivor worships Kelsier, who served as its first martyr. Vin, the Heir to The Survivor and Kelsier's 'disciple', was also worshiped. Kelsier created the Church as the means of spreading hope for freedom and equality among the Skaa, so they would finally rebel. There are a number of other religions in the series, most of which are studied for historical and philosophical purposes only. The Rithmatist · Dark One Book 1 · The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England · Firstborn · Snapshot · Perfect State · The Original

Sanderson is worlds better about not telegraphing major plot points as he did in Elantris. Though he still has a habit of setting off loud alarm bells with the way he establishes some supporting characters (gee, what is it with the wastrel nobleman Elend, and the way he ostentatiously spends his time reading books at formal balls and ignoring Vin — you think there's gonna be more to him than meets the eye?), the effect is much more appealing than eye-rolling this time. Mistborn is, on the whole, an admirably successful and impressive epic adventure, retaining all the entertainment value of Sanderson's debut while dialing down its Hollywoodish excesses. It promises fine things for the remainder of the trilogy to come, and cements Brandon Sanderson's credibility in the fantasy fold. If you want storytelling magic, Mistborn offers a little Allomancy of its own. This is heavy metal.