The Well of Ascension

Mistborn, Book 2

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 28 hrs and 56 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.

The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler - the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years - has been vanquished. But Kelsier, the hero who masterminded that triumph, is dead too, and now the awesome task of building a new world has been left to his young protégé, Vin, the former street urchin who is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and to the idealistic young nobleman she loves.

As Kelsier's protégé and slayer of the Lord Ruler she is now venerated by a budding new religion, a distinction that makes her intensely uncomfortable. Even more worrying, the mists have begun behaving strangely since the Lord Ruler died, and seem to harbor a strange vaporous entity that haunts her.

Stopping assassins may keep Vin's Mistborn skills sharp, but it's the least of her problems.

Luthadel, the largest city of the former empire, doesn't run itself, and Vin and the other members of Kelsier's crew, who lead the revolution, must learn a whole new set of practical and political skills to help. It certainly won't get easier with three armies - one of them composed of ferocious giants - now vying to conquer the city, and no sign of the Lord Ruler's hidden cache of atium, the rarest and most powerful allomantic metal.

As the siege of Luthadel tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.

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

©2007 Brandon Sanderson (P)2009 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"All the explosive action any adventure fan could want." ( Locus)
"A great epic fantasy.... Fans of Terry Goodkind and Terry Brooks will find The Well of Ascension fulfilling, satisfying, and incredibly exciting." ( SFRevu.com)
"Vin's struggles with love and power inject the human element into Sanderson's engaging epic." ( Booklist)

Book was awesome! recoding was odd.

Recording had a weird almost siren like noise in the background. I kept looking over my shoulder thinking I was getting pulled over or something. The narrator was great and so was the book on the book 3.

Freaking Amazing

Brandon Sanderson is one storming, lord ruler of a writer. amazing books as always.

Brilliant author and excellent narrator.

As great as the Stormlight series. I only wish he published faster, but he writes multiple books at the same time, I believe to avoid writer’s block. I think he shifts to another storyline when he gets stuck or loses steam. The narrator’s voice would be too soothing if he didn’t keep up the pace, intensity and act out the different characters with consistency and distinction. I’m very happy that he’s narrator for both series. I hope he narrates Sanderson’s other stories that I haven’t gotten to yet.

starts poor. gets better.

Slow and uninspired feeling start, with a feeling of forced character development. But the finish felt good and I'm ready for the next one!

Absolutely LOVE it!

LOVE THIS SERIES!!!! He makes female leads without objectifying them. Haven’t read a Sanderson book that I don’t like!

Amazing

Sleep has become my enemy, these words drive me to its conclusion without my own metals to burn. Amazing

So grateful to have stories like this in my life

Brandon Sanderson write stories that inspire teach and transform. The story the second and the strategy was just as good and it’s own way as the first perhaps even better. Thought-provoking and cleverly written i highly recommend. PS Vin is a BadAMofoGoag.

It needed to be said

Completely unpredictable and I love it

Superb story. I so love this story and all it makes me think about.

Great!

Great listen and excellent story amongst all the fantasy options this author is one of the best.

it's so good

I am in love with this series, it's so absolutely wonderful. I highly recommend it and this reasing.