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

excellent as always

A sanderson classic. intriguing, keeps moving, unique. If you've enjoyed other sanderson like the stormlight archives, you'll like these.

A really well written story

This one is definitely going down as one of my favorites to revisit and listen too again.

It was great

I really like the book but I wished the reader was younger. he sounded to old.

Great story

Another great fantasy series

Hight recommended, good story, great narrator. Slow start be pacient

This book made me keep the Audible Subscription.

Great story, well read, must read/Listen. This book made me keep the Audible Subscription.

Amazing!

If You were looking for an adventure with lots of twists and turns… This book is for you.

A gripping read with a slightly slow start

I was worried picking up this book, but despite its somewhat slow start, it picks up quickly and you find yourself learning about the world of allomancy in conjunction with Vin.

So glad I listened to this book!

Great Story from beginning to end! I can't wait to start the next book in this series!

Great book

I really enjoyed this book. The only reason I am giving this 4* is because I'm comparing it to the  Stormlight Archive and Warbreaker, which I think are Brandon Sanderson at his best. However, I still highly recommend this series.

Nail biter till the end

This book really doesn’t mess around and jumps right into the action. The only thing I didn’t like was the stress I felt not knowing what was going to happen next. Awesome book.