The Alloy of Law

A Mistborn Novel

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

From number one New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical martial-arts action.

Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds. Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history - or religion.

Yet even as science and technology are reaching new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice. One such is Waxillium Ladrian, a rare Twinborn, who can Push on metals with his Allomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will.

After 20 years in the Roughs, Wax has been forced by family tragedy to return to the metropolis of Elendel. Now he must reluctantly put away his guns and assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble house. Or so he thinks, until he learns the hard way that the mansions and elegant tree-lined streets of the city can be even more dangerous than the dusty plains of the Roughs.

Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson:

• The Cosmere
• The Stormlight Archive
• The Way of Kings
• Words of Radiance
• Edgedancer (Novella)
• Oathbringer

The Mistborn trilogy:

• Mistborn: The Final Empire
• The Well of Ascension
• The Hero of Ages

Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series:

• Alloy of Law
• Shadows of Self
• Bands of Mourning
• Collection
• Arcanum Unbounded

Other Cosmere novels:

• Elantris
• Warbreaker

The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series:

• Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
• The Scrivener's Bones
• The Knights of Crystallia
• The Shattered Lens
• The Dark Talent

The Rithmatist series:

• The Rithmatist

Other books by Brandon Sanderson:

• The Reckoners
• Steelheart
• Firefight
• Calamity

Also listen to the Mistborn trilogy.

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

Relationship between Wax and Wayne

Love the smaller scale story in the cosmere overall scale. Like Spider-Man in the MCU.

So much fun

A running run fight with magic. Always a good time. I’m sad when these books are finished.

More Mistborn goodness.

I typically don't like books tacked on to a great series that are far in the future (or prequels in the past) but in this case I really enjoyed the book. I do agree with the many others who comment that this book isn't long enough, but I really can't say that I feel cheated. The main story is interesting and complete even if there is a bigger picture that can be further explored in future books. This actually makes me happy as it likely means there should be more Mistborn novels in the future. :)

Wax and Wayne are excellent characters and their interactions are very entertaining. Despite my initial scepticism about the more modern setting, it combines with Allomancy and Feruchemy just fine. Sanderson creates a world that is a plausible result of the events in the original trilogy and it all ties together nicely.

As usual Michael Kramer does an excellent job on the narration.

Excellent Book :)

I finished the Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson yesterday. Obviously it's set in the Mistborn universe, but it was kinda like a combination of Sherlock Holmes and Gunslinger. It's an exceptional book book and much better than the last two Mistborn books he released (I haven't decided if it's better than the Final Empire yet). I really hope he does a few follow-up books and Soon (tm).

just makes you miss the original trilogy

in my opinion the setting, characters, feel of the story is inferior to the original

Much better than the Mistborn trilogy!

I enjoyed the original Mistborn trilogy well enough but quickly got board with the alomancy parts. Every action sequence felt like it could have been cut and pasted from the previous action sequence. Got to be as exciting as watching a chess match.
This story is nothing like that and the alomancy action is very good and exciting. The only thing that upset me about this story is that it was too short. I'm looking forward to the next installment of this story very much!
Excellent narration as well.

Unexpected but still good

This is not a "sequel" or even the same world but it is still Mistborn and it is still Brandon Sanderson. The story has some similarities to the original yarn but the twists and turns are definately Brandon Sanderson. Was it worth it? Well if you enjoy reading Sanderson then it was definately worth it. Was it as "good" as the original Mistborn stories? No, but again it is Sanderson.
Now if he would just finish everything he has in the cooker then I will die happy.
Have always been a fan of Brandon Sanderson so I give him a pass for his not finishing his many series, unlike George "Wanna Own A Roll Royce" Martin, I believe he will complete his stories.

New Characters in a Classic Story

What did you like about this audiobook?

Love this new adaption of the Mistborn story. The story is fast moving and the characters are engaging. You care what happens to them. There are also new twists and turns. I am hoping this is the beginning of a whole new series of adventures building onto a new Mistborn dilemma.

How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter?

I loved the new hero and sidekick duo.

What did you find wrong about the narrator's performance?

Nothing, loved the voices, easy to distinguish.

CAN NOT WAIT

CAN NOT WAIT TILL THE NEXT BOOK IN THE INSTALLMENT. IT WAS A GOOD BOOK AND WORTH IT.

It's like a brand new series, but familiar from the first paragraph.

I wasn't sure how Brandon was going to continue the final entire series after the epic ending of the Final Empire. I was pleasantly surprised. The story started out interesting with great references to the past sparking my memory of how much I love those first three books. Keep it up Mr. Sanderson!