The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel

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Damn. No one planted decorative shrubs out in the Roughs. He pulled free of it, wincing at the noise. A few weeks in the city, and he was already getting rusty? Wax attends a party in Elendel. He leaves the party via the balcony. He gets into a fight in an alleyway, but he makes it out okay. Does Not Like Guns: Wayne, because, before he reformed, he once accidentally killed a man when he tried to rob him. Karma Houdini: Mr. Suit, mastermind and shadowy organization leader, gets away with nothing to implicate him but Wax's hearsay and theories.

Accidental Aiming Skills: Wax jokes that he once hit a criminal in the eye with a throwing knife while aiming for his balls. Wax later confessed was just trying to hit the man, since his aim with knives isn't very good. There are tidbits in each of the books that inform the other books, but you don’t have to notice these things to enjoy the story by itself. Finding these easter eggs is one of the things that makes re-reading the books so much fun. Miles Dagouter: A former lawman and acquaintance of Wax from his time in the Roughs. He has turned bitter against the system and believes that the wealth and pomp of Elendel is the cause of the deprivation in the Roughs. He now leads the Vanishers. He is also a Twinborn, with the ability to heal any wounds to himself almost instantly due to both Feruchemical and Allomantic gifts with Gold, earning him the name "Miles Hundredlives". From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Alloy of Law continues the Mistborn series, a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action. When a bendalloy bubble and a cadmium bubble occur in the same place, their effects cancel out resulting in no change whilst still burning the metals used. [4] [2] The time bubble created by a Slider is approximately five to fifteen feet across and is smaller than that possible while burning cadmium. [5] Careful examination may reveal the edge of the bubble, where air appears to shimmer. As long as some part of a person is inside the speed bubble, they will be included in its effect. [5]Behind him, he could hear musical laughter coming from the warmth of the room. Cett Mansion was a grand place, full of expensive woods, soft carpets, and sparkling chandeliers. No one joined him on the balcony. If you enjoyed his narration in the original trilogy, you will not be disappointed; he is consistently excellent in all of the audiobooks I have listened to him in. Wayne claimed to have memorized the names of all of the different possible combinations of Twinborn. Of course, Wayne also claimed to have once stolen a horse that belched in perfect musical notes, so one learned to take what he said with a pinch of copper. Wax honestly didn’t pay attention to all of the definitions and names for Twinborn; a combination of a Coinshot and a Skimmer like him was called a Crasher. He rarely bothered to think of himself that way. Blasting It Out of Their Hands: Done by Wax to Miles repeatedly. The reason he is able to do this multiple times is because Miles has a Healing Factor that lets him regenerate his hand each time Wax ruins it. It also makes shooting the gun out of his hand one of the only effective techniques, as shooting Miles is little more than inconvenient. The original plans for bendalloy and cadmium involved redshifting or blueshifting of light passing through the bubble. But this was dropped as it would have lead to people outside being microwaved and blasted with radiation. [23] [24] This was solved through the transfer of energy between the Physical and Spiritual Realms. [18]

Five months after the death of Lessie, Wax has given up the role as peacekeeper, and returned to Elendel, where after the death of his uncle and sister (who were involved in a carriage accident), he has become the head of his house. Due to his uncle's inadequate financial operations, Wax is trying to save House Ladrian from bankruptcy. The only way to do it is to find a suitable high-born lady from a financially stable house to marry. The story features Twinborns, Metalborns who are able to use Allomancy and Feruchemy in conjunction, along with abilities from new metals not present in the original trilogy. Wax can't forget the moment he missed Bloody Tan and accidentally shot his wife Lessie in the head. Ah, good, he thought, crouching and peering through the mists. The coachmen’s yard. The vehicles everyone had used to arrive were arranged here in neat rows, the coachmen chatting in a few cozy rooms that spilled orange light into the mists. No electric lights here; just good, warmth-giving hearths.Alternate Self: Miles's other ability besides healing is to burn gold, allowing him to see his past self and who he could have become. His Knight Templar Lawman alternate self hates him, but the process lets him take on some of those mental qualities. Ah, he thought. Much better. He really needed to stop carrying the Sterrions and get some more practical weapons for concealment. Unfortunately, he’d never found anything as good as Ranette’s work. Hadn’t she moved to the city though? Perhaps he could look her up and talk her into making him something. Assuming she didn’t shoot him on sight. The Mistborn trilogy has become a firm favourite with fantasy fans the world over. The imagination that Sanderson brought to the series and his skill at marshalling epic storylines and dramatic action, plus his ability to create vivid characters, made him a natural choice to complete Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time sequence. But with Mistborn, his stand-alone fantasies, and his new series, The Stormlight Archive, Sanderson has shown his bountiful talents in his own fiction.