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The Lost Metal: A Mistborn Novel (The Mistborn Saga Book 7) Kindle Edition

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Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law, comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in The Lost Metal.

For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set—with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders—since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict between Elendel and the Outer Cities only favors the Set, and their tendrils now reach to the Elendel Senate—whose corruption Wax and Steris have sought to expose—and Bilming is even more entangled.

After Wax discovers a new type of explosive that can unleash unprecedented destruction and realizes that the Set must already have it, an immortal kandra serving Scadrial’s god, Harmony, reveals that Bilming has fallen under the influence of another god: Trell, worshipped by the Set. And Trell isn’t the only factor at play from the larger Cosmere—Marasi is recruited by offworlders with strange abilities who claim their goal is to protect Scadrial...at any cost.

Wax must choose whether to set aside his rocky relationship with God and once again become the Sword that Harmony has groomed him to be. If no one steps forward to be the hero Scadrial needs, the planet and its millions of people will come to a sudden and calamitous ruin.

Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

The Stormlight Archive
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (novella)
Oathbringer
Dawnshard (novella)
Rhythm of War

The Mistborn Saga
The Original Trilogy
Mistborn
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages

Wax and Wayne
The Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
The Bands of Mourning
The Lost Metal

Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
The Sunlit Man

Collection
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

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
Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson)

Other novels
The Rithmatist
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England

Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity

Skyward
Skyward
Starsight
Cytonic
Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)
Defiant

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Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. His bestsellers have sold 30 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn® saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including The Rithmatist, Steelheart, and Skyward. He won a Hugo Award for The Emperor's Soul, a novella set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time® sequence. Visit his website for behind-the-scenes information on all his books. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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“A breathtaking saga that promises twists every step of the way . . .succeeds in celebrating what makes fantasy magical while simultaneously delivering a fresh adventure that’s endlessly entertaining.” ―Paste, “The 50 Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century (So Far),” on Mistborn

“If you’re a fan of fantasy and haven’t read the Mistborn trilogy yet, you have no excuses.” ―Forbes on Mistborn

“Rollicking adventure . . . Part Sherlock Holmes, part X-Men, this exciting stand-alone adventure is full of close shaves, shoot-outs, and witty banter.” ―Publishers Weekly on The Alloy of Law

“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

“Delivers more excitement, adventure, and magic in a newly industrialized world that is as richly realized as any of Sanderson’s creations.” ―BuzzFeed on Shadows of Self

“A fast-paced novel that’s part Wild West, part Indiana Jones, and wholly entertaining, combining high emotional stakes with a deep, good-natured sense of humor.” ―Kirkus Reviews on The Bands of Mourning

“Witty, memorable characters; a fast-moving, plate-spinning plot; and a deepening of one of the most creative magic systems ever conceived: it’s everything a Sanderson fan could ask for.” ―B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog on The Bands of Mourning

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I’m Brandon Sanderson, and I write stories of the fantastic: fantasy, science fiction, and thrillers.

Defiant, the fourth and final volume of the series that started with Skyward in 2018, comes out in November 2023, capping an already book-filled year that will see the releases of all four Secret Projects: Tress of the Emerald Sea, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and Secret Project Four (with its official title reveal coming October 2023). These four books were all initially offered to backers of the #1 Kickstarter campaign of all time.

November 2022 saw the release of The Lost Metal, the seventh volume in the Mistborn saga, and the final volume of the Mistborn Era Two featuring Wax & Wayne. The third era of Mistborn is slated to be written after the first arc of the Stormlight Archive wraps up.

In November 2020 we saw the release of Rhythm of War—the fourth massive book in the New York Times #1 bestselling Stormlight Archive series that began with The Way of Kings—and Dawnshard (book 3.5), a novella set in the same world that bridges the gaps between the main releases. This series is my love letter to the epic fantasy genre, and it’s the type of story I always dreamed epic fantasy could be. The fifth volume, Wind and Truth, is set for release in fall 2024.

Most readers have noticed that my adult fantasy novels are in a connected universe called the Cosmere. This includes The Stormlight Archive, both Mistborn series, Elantris, Warbreaker, and various novellas available on Amazon, including The Emperor’s Soul, which won a Hugo Award in 2013. In November 2016 all of the existing Cosmere short fiction was released in one volume called Arcanum Unbounded. If you’ve read all of my adult fantasy novels and want to see some behind-the-scenes information, that collection is a must-read.

I also have three YA series: The Rithmatist (currently at one book), The Reckoners (a trilogy beginning with Steelheart), and Skyward. For young readers I also have my humorous series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, which had its final book, Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians, come out in 2022. Many of my adult readers enjoy all of those books as well, and many of my YA readers enjoy my adult books, usually starting with Mistborn.

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!

Good starting places are Mistborn (a.k.a. The Final Empire), Skyward, Steelheart,The Emperor’s Soul, and Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians. If you’re already a fan of big fat fantasies, you can jump right into The Way of Kings.

I was also honored to be able to complete the final three volumes of The Wheel of Time, beginning with The Gathering Storm, using Robert Jordan’s notes.

Sample chapters from all of my books are available at brandonsanderson.com—and check out the rest of my site for chapter-by-chapter annotations, deleted scenes, and more.

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Greg Barlin
5.0 out of 5 stars A satisfying conclusion to "Era Two of Mistborn"
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2023
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Writing a review of a book that is the 4th in a tetralogy and 7th overall in the series that put Brandon Sanderson on the fantasy map is challenging! If you're six books into the world of Mistborn, you're probably picking this up regardless of what I say. If you have never heard of any of this, you're not going to start with this one (also regardless of what I say). But, I'll do my best to summarize what to expect, whether you are trying to decide when to read The Lost Metal or contemplating picking up Mistborn for the first time.

The Lost Metal picks up six years after the previous book in "The Wax and Wayne Series", what Sanderson refers to as "Era Two of Mistborn". After the initial Mistborn trilogy put Sanderson on the fantasy map, he continued with a separate quartet of novels set hundreds of years in the future. While the underlying magic system is the same (or at least similar), technology has evolved and the setting is almost an intermediary "Wild West" type vibe. To avoid giving away any spoilers for this or previous books in the series, I'll simply say that the lives of the main characters have changed significantly since the end of Book 6 (The Bands of Mourning), and a threat to the entire existence of Elendel looms that, of course, requires them to spring into action to once again try to save the day.

To quote a co-worker of mine who is also a big Sanderson fan, "so much happens in this book". It's daunting to try to wrap up a series, and while other fantasy authors seem to really struggle with this (i'm looking at you, George R. R. Martin and you, Patrick Rothfuss!), Sanderson has somehow found a way to avoid the writers block that seems to strike so many of his peers. While Sanderson is notorious for his prolific writing as well as the length of some of his books, he manages to wrap up Era Two in a tidy 500 pages. It doesn't feel rushed, and it appropriately puts a bow on this second generation of Mistborn novels.

If you're a fan of fantasy and haven't yet read Mistborn, do yourself a favor and get it on your to-read list ASAP. The original novel is still one of my favorite books of all time, regardless of genre. While The Lost Metal (or any of the other subsequent 6 novels in the series) never quite hit that lofty mark, this one left me fully satisfied, and it was a fitting conclusion to the series.
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W. Ryan Shatford
5.0 out of 5 stars Great ending for this epic
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2023
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Everything is on the line and not everyone makes it out. The characters are well developed since the first in this era, more adult, more responsibilities. I spent 10hr straight reading it
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Bryan Desmond
4.0 out of 5 stars And all endless things.
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2022
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The Lost Metal has been a long time coming; something you can't say very often about Brandon's books. And with it, the conclusion of Era Two of the Mistborn Saga. There are more stories to tell on Scadrial, and always another secret, but for now, this is our goodbye to Wax and Wayne, and it was a memorable one.

At his recent annual Dragonsteel Convention, Brandon Sanderson gave the keynote speech, in which he talked about common boundaries in the writing industry. Your typical do's and dont's, and how he has always struggled to play by these rules. He entered the publishing industry at a time when big, interconnected universes were not as commonplace—or popular—as they are today (see the MCU). Yet, that's exactly the type of story he wanted to tell. And as we now know (again, see the MCU) there is a demand for this type of story in the fantasy genre; quite a large one. But even so, there are hurdles to overcome when building this type of universe. The largest of course is that you don't want your future readers to feel overwhelmed by what appears to be an enormous list of required reading just to experience your world "properly". I can absolutely understand that perspective, and also understand why Brandon was careful to relegate all his cosmere intricacies and easter eggs to the background for all these years. Things that were fun to know, but that you didn't need to know. So, back to his keynote address. He tells us all of this for one specific reason: things are about to change. Beginning with the The Lost Metal, the "gloves are off", so to speak. The connections and intertwined story beats are no longer something moving in the shadows, hiding in the background; it's coming to the very forefront of the events within. He's not hiding it anymore, nor is he trying to. The cosmere is a vast universe full of a diverse variety of planets, peoples, stories, and magics; and it is opening up like never before.

Now, I completely understand if that's off-putting to some, and I will just say that I absolutely do think you can still enjoy The Lost Metal in its own right, even if the only Sanderson books you've read are Mistborn books. But there's no doubt that the lid is being blown off this thing, and frankly, for many of us who have been reading these books for years, it's exactly what we've been waiting for. It's one revelation after another, deeper and deeper as the story continues, and a whole lot of "this could change everything" moments. This isn't the first cosmere work to explore these concepts (Secret History and Rhythm of War both did so to a relatively large extent, and others to smaller extents) but it is the first to do so this blatantly, in a way that affects the main story arcs directly. And man, was it fun.

Beyond all the cosmere nerdery (and believe me, I could go on) The Lost Metal proves a satisfying conclusion to the second era of Mistborn; though one that still evades the five-star rating. I think I was just never as in love with the industrial era setting as I was with the first era's high fantasy one. But even so, it was an impactful and enjoyable story, as Wax, Wayne, Marasi, Steris, and a whole host of characters new and old try to save their city from the impending threat of Trell.

The implications for the cosmere in this story, and what they mean going forward, seem massive. As compact as this story was, it leaves a lot on the table. A lot to play with for the future. And you better believe I'll be right here waiting.
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Livro mantém a qualidade dos antecessores, excelente história.
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Trying to write of this book without spoiling it seems futile. Suffice to say, it is another amazing read in one of the best fantasy series ever written.
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Steve Bowen
5.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Journey
Reviewed in Germany on March 11, 2024
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And as all journeys come to an end, the getting there was the main point.
Can recommend acquiring in complete sets. Avery enjoyable read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars magnifique
Reviewed in France on February 16, 2024
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pour moi, c'était le meilleur livre de l'ère Mistborn 2
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The characters felt alive and like you’re getting a peak into the workings of a living persons mind. Everything always feels earned. I was genuinely moved by the ending and the epilogues. I’m really bummed that it’s over.
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