The Final Empire (Mistborn, Book 1)

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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. MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE......Page 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 5 PROLOGUE......Page 11 PART ONE: The SURVIVOR OF HATHSIN......Page 26 CHAPTER 1......Page 27 CHAPTER 2......Page 36 CHAPTER 3......Page 52 CHAPTER 4......Page 69 CHAPTER 5......Page 92 CHAPTER 6......Page 112 CHAPTER 7......Page 136 CHAPTER 8......Page 154 PART TWO: REBELS BENEATH A SKY OF ASH......Page 177 CHAPTER 9......Page 178 CHAPTER 10......Page 192 CHAPTER 11......Page 211 CHAPTER 12......Page 220 CHAPTER 13......Page 239 CHAPTER 14......Page 251 CHAPTER 15......Page 263 PART THREE: CHILDREN OF A BLEEDING SUN......Page 269 CHAPTER 16......Page 270 CHAPTER 17......Page 281 CHAPTER 18......Page 293 CHAPTER 19......Page 315 CHAPTER 20......Page 331 CHAPTER 21......Page 347 CHAPTER 22......Page 368 CHAPTER 23......Page 381 CHAPTER 24......Page 400 CHAPTER 25......Page 414 PART FOUR: DANCERS IN A SEA OF MIST......Page 429 CHAPTER 26......Page 430 CHAPTER 27......Page 444 CHAPTER 28......Page 460 CHAPTER 29......Page 481 CHAPTER 30......Page 499 CHAPTER 31......Page 517 CHAPTER 32......Page 535 CHAPTER 33......Page 550 CHAPTER 34......Page 564 PART FIVE: BELIVERS IN A FORGOTTEN WORLD......Page 578 CHAPTER 35......Page 579 CHAPTER 36......Page 591 CHAPTER 37......Page 608 CHAPTER 38......Page 621 EPILOGUE......Page 635 ARS ARCANUM......Page 646 THE WELL OF ASCENSION: BOOK TWO OF MISTBORN......Page 649