The Alloy of Law

Mistborn, Book 4

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

Now he returns to the series that made his name with a new story set years after the events of Hero of Ages.

In a world recovering only slowly from evil, a world where allomancers wield immense power through their ability to unleash the magic bound up in common metals, someone who can burn metals that no-one has burned before can tip the balance....

Sanderson has the knack of giving epic fantasy listeners exactly what they want. This ability has thrown him to the forefront of the genre and the dramatic story within The Alloy of Law shows off this skill to its very best.

©2011 Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC (P)2011 Macmillan Audio

Audio glitch

There are a few audio glitches in this version of the book. A bad one at character 12, 16 minutes in. The book itself is great however. Just get a different version.

Sanderson delivers!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have already recommended this book to a friend of mine.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel?

The book compares to all of the previous Mistborn novels. Although the setting is more modern and the characters are all new, I still get the same good feeling I got when reading the previous novels. Magical system works very well, the dialogue is interesting and fun, the pace of the novel is well balanced, good characters.

What about Michael Kramer’s performance did you like?

Kramer is my favorite reader. He always performs well.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It was indeed, it was hard to lay it aside.

Any additional comments?

It's too short! I would be surprised if this was the last book in this series.

A solid book, but leaves loose ends

Another good book in the Mistborn series by Sanderson. Excellent narration by Michael Kramer helps to bring the characters to life (although I felt he had trouble with the half cockney, half Aussie accent of Wayne, but it was entertaining in any case).

Whilst this novel is fundamentally a detective work and not my usual cup of tea, I did enjoy it tremendously. It's some few centuries on from the fall of the Final Empire: we have guns, trains, electricity, horseless carriages (well, I never!!!!) and new fangled machines.

It's all reminiscent of 19th century England or North America as you so desire to envisage. Sanderson provides a great setting and a well thought out plot. The characters aren't as powerful or versatile as the old true Mistborns, but within that constraint there's a lot of intricate and detailed use of the skills they have available which makes for interesting visualisations of how they achieve things. It's different, but still similar enough to what came before to keep it interesting.

There are still some ties to the distant past giving a feeling of familiarity so one is totally disassociated from the original trilogy.

I fervently hope that Sanderson follows this novel up to get on with the unfinished business and tie up the loose ends that the end of the book leaves us at. There is certainly a full novel worth of material to do so.

In short, if you're a fan of Sanderson and this genre, you'll like this book. I highly recommend it.

A great story

A wonderful story which allows a glimpse into the world after mistborn, how it developed and what has become of the known cheracters. Still it is only a part view and there are a lot of unanswered questions

Great performance, good story.

Excellent performance made it shine! The story was interesting but a tad cliché at tlmes.

I enjoyed it

It’s not MISTBORN which is beautiful but still I enjoyed this book as always BRANDON SANDERSON is an incredible Author

great follow up to the mistborn series.

hooked me in very quickly and now I'm off to read the next one

This is an awesome story and definetly worth it!

What made the experience of listening to The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel the most enjoyable?

Sanderson's storytelling skills, along with his incredible imagination when it comes the powers / skills and there many uses that would never DREAM of!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Wayne. His humor and personality make the whole book more fun.

What about Michael Kramer’s performance did you like?

Michael Kramer is still the best Audiobook performance I know.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Double Gold

Beautifully read

A fun story improved vastly by the talented narrator. All those accents brought the characters to life!

Exciting new look at life after the empire

A great follow up to the mistborn series with a suite of incredible new characters. The narration is fabulous as always

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