The Final Empire

Mistborn Book 1

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Length: 24 hrs and 39 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.

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.

This saga dares to ask a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails?

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

©2006 Brandon Sanderson (P)2009 Macmillan Audio

amazing!

I'm really happy that I picked this up. It was absolutely fantastic. didn't like the narrator at first but he really grew on me. highly recommend.

solid fantasy story

really solid fantasy story with a unique magic system and interesting world.

the characters were interesting enough, with two primary POVs. excited to see how the story opens up after book 1.

the plot and ending were also good, wasn't sure how they were gonna tie it all up but the author managed to get to a satisfying conclusion.

my only criticism of this author would be his character dialog. wasn't particularly witty and pretty basic compared to other fantasy writers like Abercrombie but it wasn't the worst. The banter between characters was kinda bad lol but the other elements of the story make up for it.

overall, happy I found this author and series as it seems like he has a ton of books to read and satisfies my craving for a good fantasy story.

This made me want to check out all of Brandon Sandersons books!!!

My brother raved about how amazing this book was for the longest time, so I finally decided I would check it out. I absolutely do not regret it in the slightest, and I would love to check out the rest of his books now!

One of the best stories

This is one of the best series I’ve ever read. The narrator does an excellent job—I think the way he voiced some of the characters will be my permanent image of those characters and how they sound. The magic system is unique, the lead characters all bring something special and entertaining, there’s depth to them all—I can’t say anything bad about this series. I’ve never encountered a world like the one imagined in this story—it’s so good!

Man oh Man

Honestly, I haven’t read a book or listened to one in years. A friend recommended this book and I was instantly hooked, listening at home, on the way to work, from work, doing dishes. I’m literally so hooked, Vin and Kel are such good characters, the story itself is so rich and fulfilling. I finished the first Era and accidentally read The Last Metal lol! So I started back at the alloy of law and it’s all still so amazing I love it! Thank you Brandon these books have truly kept my mental so clear and has given me something to look forward too! SAZED GANG FOR LIFE 💚💚💚

SN: I didn’t know there was a difference between narration and like dramatic narration dude I love it so much.

Performance just wow!! What a story too!

Narrator’s voice magically transported me into the world no matter how unmotivated I felt reading. Don’t know if I would’ve been able to finish the book without the audiobook and I’m super glad I did because WOW! Brandon Sanderson sir, you got some crazy things going in that brain of yours!!

Prepare for the Sanderlanche

I listened to this book while I worked. Make sure you’re prepared to take a break, this book will overwhelm you.

Exiting

Good story
I can’t wait to know what happens in the future and to the empire after the death of there god ruler

One of the best books

I have listened to a lot of fictional books over the years and this might be one of my favorites now.

Excellent story

This was a very entertaining story and was well read. I highly recommend it to any fantasy reader.