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The Lost Metal: A Mistborn Novel: 7 (Mistborn Saga)

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Additionally, I have a few other novellas that are more on the thriller/sci-fi side. These include the Legion series, as well as Perfect State and Snapshot. There’s a lot of material to go around! Tor.com - 2021-12-06 Cite: Tor.com/2021/12/06/book-announcements-the-lost-metal-a-mistborn-novel-from-brandon-sanderson # This is the final book of Mistborn Era 2, or the 7th Mistborn book so far. As such, there's a lot I can't say due to spoilers - but this was a mostly satisfying conclusion to the Wax & Wayne era, with plenty of tidbits to get people excited for further Cosmere as well as specifically Mistborn Era 3.

Edit #12: Welp, we have finally made it to the review part of this LOL. It’s been six long years since I wrote this ridiculous post that turned into a timeline of US history somewhat. Now, it’s time to give my actual review of the book. To the people that actually take the time to read this portion, thanks lol. To those who only saw the funny ramblings, that’s cool too.I think it boils down to the INCREASED focus on Cosmere connections and worldbuilding we get in this book. It is no question that I prefer Mistborn the first era over the second one. I just liked the characters, world-building and the story more. I still enjoyed the second Era and I think Wax & Wayne are a great duo. I just felt that there could be more, there was always something missing and The Lost Metal proved me right and satisfied those urges. Making an ending realistic always comes with the conundrum of dishing out a balanced amount of happiness and disappointment. Though I wanted to say I hated the way few things ended, it would not have left such a profound impact had it been handled differently. I’ll stop at saying that the author gave us a beautiful ending. City folk, particularly politicians, were intimidated by small arms. They preferred to kill people with more modern weapons, like poverty and despair.” - Wayne Set six years after the events of The Bands of Mourning, Wax is now more politician than lawman. Wayne is an actual constable now and Marasi’s partner. They’ve all had changes in their personal lives. Wax and Steris now have two kids, Max and Tindwyl. Marasi has been dating Allik for a couple of years. And Wayne, unfortunately, is feeling a bit down on account of the fact that MeLaan said she’s going to break up with him soon. Still, there is the problem of the Set and Trell looming over their heads. After a few years of quiet, Marasi now has a solid lead on what they’ve been doing this whole time and a way to catch them. She and Wayne travel to Bilming in the hopes of surprising one of the Set’s smuggling operations. What they discover is so much more than that and Wax is once again called to be Harmony’s sword as he joins them.

A fresh view of how a world can grow, building new dimensions into the best of the old. Sanderson continues to show that he is one of the best authors in the genre.” — Library Journal (starred review) on The Alloy of Law Sazed / Harmony: A former Terrisman who ascended to become the god Harmony, who is in conflict with Autonomy. Following completion of The Alloy of Law Brandon plotted out three more books, following the same characters, to finish the story. Brandon began writing The Lost Metal in April 2021, after he finished Cytonic, [2] and completed the first draft on August 4, 2021. [3] The second draft was completed on September 20, 2021, [4] and went to beta readers and Brandon's editor shortly thereafter; [5] the beta reads concluded some time in November. [4] The post-beta read edit was done by March 7, 2022; [6] it took more time to complete than Brandon had expected and resulted in the book growing longer than he had initially anticipated. [7] After that, Brandon did one final edit, which was done by May 24, 2022, before turning the book in to Tor [8] for a November 15, [1] 2022 release, around when the first two Era 2 books were released in leatherbound. [5] Let's end this review, shall we? The Lost Metal is a spectacular and explosive ending to Mistborn: Wax and Wayne series. It is a half Mistborn half Cosmere crossovers novel. Though a finale is relatively rare in his career, with The Hero of Ages and The Lost Metal, Sanderson proved how great he is at writing a concluding volume in the Cosmere. And this quantity won't stay this way for long. We will have the conclusion to Skyward series next year and then the conclusion to The Stormlight Archive Part 1 the year after. I feel blessed to partake in this decades-long Cosmere adventure. And without a doubt, The Lost Metal is my second favorite Mistborn installment in the entire Mistborn Saga, up there with Mistborn: The Final Empire, just slightly below The Hero of Ages which I'm completely biased on. Thank you so much, Brandon Sanderson, for producing another exceptional novel and concluding book in The Mistborn Saga and The Cosmere. I am equally rewarded and brimming with questions and theories. I am looking forward to reading the third era of the saga whenever it's ready. Until then, to all of you reading this review. If there is one message from the book and series we should remember, I think it is this: be kind.Like I said, this was a Sanderlanche from beginning to end. The events literally take place in a day and it was the most exhausting day they’ve ever had. Also, forget Bands of Mourning, this is the most Cosmere aware book. This was an epic crossover with characters we’ve met from other books and worlds hopping in to save the fate of the planet. The number of times I gasped in surprise when I realised which character was being introduced. Epic. Epic from beginning to end. And some characters, especially one I can't say because spoilers, are sus as hell, not Harmony though. I am a Harmony apologist through and through and I stand by Him lying to a certain character. It’s hard to know what you want. We never have all the information. We merely have to do what we can with what we have.” He couldn’t see anything familial in [Telsin]. Familiar, yes. But whatever he had loved was long gone, ripped out and replaced with expansions of the parts of her he’d always hated.” Magic systems from other series and massive Cosmere implications aside, The Lost Metal successfully made me more eager for the future of Mistborn Saga. Scadrial continues to be one of my favorite worlds in fantasy. I may not love it as much as Roshar, but it is still one of my cherished worlds in the genre, and it is undoubtedly one of the most special ones for me. With the arrival of new metals, the evolution and combination of allomancy, feruchemy, and hemalurgy ceaselessly keep the magic system, actions, and world-building in Scardrial mesmerizing. Also, one of my favorite factors of reading Sanderson's book is the function of advancing technologies and science in his world. But this was never done at the expense of forgetting the core history of each respective world in Cosmere. In Mistborn: Wax and Wayne, Sanderson constantly relates to the events of the first Mistborn trilogy while at the same time showing how technologies and science believably transform the world of Scadrial. Based on what I've read here, it is more possible than not that the next era of Mistborn Saga will be more superb, intricate, and mind-blowing.

My god... The Lost Metal was an explosive and stunning conclusion to Mistborn: Wax and Wayne series. Sanderson has delivered another tremendous finishing volume in The Mistborn Saga, reinforcing my excitement for future Cosmere books. A fresh view of how a world can grow, building new dimensions into the best of the old. Sanderson continues to show that he is one of the best authors in the genre.” — Library Journal, starred review, on The Alloy of Law

At that time, we will begin to require that all posts concerning Lost Metal content mention this (or tag "TLM") in the post title. This is in addition to flair requirements. In conclusion, The Lost Metal has lots of great character moments, excellent pacing and an overall satisfying conclusion. The plot just didn’t feel as tightknit as some of Sanderson’s other books, but overall, I had a wonderful time reading this book. As much as Sanderson’s characters often are his greatest magic, here, he also balances the mind-blowing cosmere revelations with character arcs and with amazing action scenes. You’d think he’d run out of ways to make allomantic/feruchemical fights interesting, but somehow he manages to find new ways that have you on the edge of your seat. I would recommend reading at least Mistborn: Secret History, Emperor's Soul, and Words of Radiance before getting to this novel.)

And so ends what had been a remarkable Era 2… It is obviously heartbreaking, having to say goodbye to all these wonderful characters, but the prospect of anticipating an even better era 3 makes up for it, at least a little.This was bigger and better in all ways, and it felt like watching Avengers Endgame because we got to see characters from other verses, and it all comes together beautifully in this conclusion. I can't talk much about the plot without doing spoilers, so I won't. Marasi Colms: A constable who is Steris' illegitimate half-sister, who is a Pulser, an Allomancer that can slow down time within a bubble, and uses her ability via grenades that stop time when thrown. Don’t leave a paper trail detailing your corruption when your political opponent is a trained detective. Idiot.” If you read "Mistborn: Secret History" you will know that a certain character is heavily featured here, and I absolutely hated that reveal. It cheapened the fate of this character and felt like it was being way too cute. That character now is featured, and I hate the direction that this took. Not only that, but the reveal of this character in Mistborn: Era 2 was a huge cliffhanger in the 3rd book, with so many questions left lingering that just simply do not get solved here. Lyndsey Luther and Ross Newberry of Tor.com wrote a review as in-character as Wax and Wayne. They called the story a "romp-roarin’, steel-pushin’, emotion-wrenchin’ rail-car ride full a’ surprises, laughs and tears" and said that "Sanderson bloke’s right good at spinnin’ a tale." They also praised the character growth and connections to other series. [10]

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