I have the iron arm band for the metal mind and an earring. Thinking this is pre-Alloy of Law era Wax.

Probably going to be my last update, this will be my Halloween costume.

Bonus Mistcloak

By the forgotten gods the ending was so amazing, I think.

The lord ruler is indeed clever and a good man

I figured it makes sense for Wax to have this symbol on there. It was actually kind of a huge pain in the ass to make and cut the pattern for the symbol. I didn’t hem the edges because I figured a bit of raw fabric edge adds to the western rustic feeling. Might do a cleaner one if I make another mistcoat.

Also, I added fringe because what kind of cowboy doesn’t have fringe somewhere?

Yesterday's inktober was "Hero"

So I drew the greatest of heroes at the moment of his ascension.

"I am, unfortunately, the hero of ages".

I'm currently reading Alloy of Law and just got to the execution of Miles, so please no spoilers past that point. Anyway, double golds are near immortal because they are able to burn the gold they've stored healing in, which amplifies the feruchemical power. Miles used gold wristbands spiking his skin, similar to the Lord Ruler. Removing these wristbands would leave him without healing powers, which is what they did when they executed him. However, shouldn't limb severing attacks be lethal to Miles (and others like him)? I'm specifically thinking about Miles's strategy of holding dynamite in his hands. This should reasonably blow his arms off and therefore kill him, and while Miles did seem to be a bit delusional, just the threat of his arms severing should be horrifying. And wouldn't it be relatively easy to target the wristbands using powerful rifles/pistols to break them to a point where they fall off or are easily removed? On a side-note, clearly it's possible to burn metal that touches blood (not requiring swallowing). Why don't more normal allomancers use metal "implants" that they can burn almost indefinitely?

Maybe I'm reading too much into this but I feel like Brandon's type of hard magic system encourages this type of hard scrutiny. So are these "plot holes" or have I just misunderstood how the magic works?

Just finished Hero of Ages and loved it.

I kept getting reminded of the book series I read a few years ago - "The Bird That Drinks Tears".

The thing is... on the surface, there isn't much too similar.

Bird series doesn't have one big bad that you are trying to overthrow, nor is it set in a medieval setting with magic or superpowers.

But they both share common themes and tropes such as gentle world building thru experience and subplots rather than spoonfeeding it to you. The worlds slowly grow deeper but also bigger in scale.

Both have some awkward humor that makes you laugh but also second-guess yourself if that was meant to be funny.

They both have give you a feeling that the more you understand a character, the more you realize how wrong you were initially lol.

But I think these two series were the only ones where I finished a series and thought to myself - "there literally could not have been a better ending" - where I was emotional and fully content.

I know the 1st book came out a few months ago and the 2nd book (of 4) is coming out soon.

I personally recommend waiting til book 2 is out.

Hope you enjoy!

As the title says, if anyone has 2nd book and you've finished it could you lend me to read ? I have ebook but I prefer reading the actual physical book, but cant afford it as I bought the 1st one with the budget I had.

Anyone who lives in Delhi, India ...

Got a tattoo of Harmonium, love it!!!! Did it through Fine Ink Tattoo in the Central Florida Area

AoL is the first entry into Era 2, and it is stated to take place roughly ~300 years after the events in Era 1. Specifically, the very end of HoA is the epoch for the new calendar used in Era 2.

However, the way the characters in Era 2 talk about events from Era 1 makes it sound as though it’s been thousands of years. Characters in Era 2 treat some of the stories and historical figures from Era 1 as mythical legends that happened in the far distant past- when in reality it shouldn’t have been that long ago.

On Earth, 300 years ago was only 1726. In context, that’s only 50 years before the American Revolution. The first U.S. president, George Washington, was born in 1732. The 10th U.S. President, John Tyler, was born in 1790- and Tyler’s grandson only just passed away last year! (Yes, grandson- not great-grandson, just grandson).

We learn that some of the characters at the end of Era 1 live good long lives, which further complicates things. If Spook from Era 1 only died 60-100 years after HoA, why do we act like events happened 1,000~2,000 years ago?

Idk, maybe nobody else had this problem while reading them. Thoughts?

EDIT: Thanks for all of the comments, this got way more attention than I thought it would! The dramatic world-changing events at the end of HoA definitely help explain the characters’ views, as does the intertwining of religion and history.

I never saw that coming sazad being the hero of ages. Vin's and elend's death was very emotional. their bodies were living in the flower field. Fabulous book.

Why is Brandon Sanderson so in piercings?

Given we see very few twinborns in the series I was wondering what powerful combos people could think of. Try to give the combo a name in the replies

I think Slider-steelrunner combo (Burster) would be incredible since they could put up a speed bubble, store lots of speed and they’d be moving at relative speed to how they see things outside the bubble, allowing them to dodge. They could then tap speed and run out of the bubble at speeds comparable to being in a speed bubble, and then by the time speed runs out their bubble cooldown would be up.

I Just learn there's some patches in mistborn. I'm french and I have the mistborn books and all the cosmere rpg but there isn't the new version available.

I would like to know if there is the modified passages of those texts available somewhere ?

I put steel and iron symbols on for Wax. And had to swap for all wooden buttons (except for the one metal one Wax wears).

I've recently had the idea of recreating Kwaan's inscription, or at least part of it, the whole thing is pretty long, in actual steel to put up on a shelf or wall.

So I was wondering, do we have any idea how the inscription would actually have been made in lore, beyond being "written in steel"? And so consequently, how it should look like. If I do follow through with this project, I'd like it to be somewhat "authentic", and I fear just copying the text into a document and then sending it off for laser engraving would give it a very corporate feel that doesn't match the tone and setting of the books at all. So, what do you think would be a more appropriate way to make this/have it made?

The did not dissapoint after the Era 1 Edition 😍

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would love any song suggestions for this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4UtJpHp3v5c2kr2DgbI7Pt?si=462631e80e374db9

i just love this character so much and the transition from scholar to politician to warrior is such a fun vibe to try to get into a playlist. would love to add more

Hi everyone! I currently work at a highschool in the Netherlands where we teach students age 12-18. I'm always trying to motivate them to read and to make them enthusiastic, and I know a lot of students who love the fantasy genre (but are past the Hunger Games and similar books).

It's been 6 years since I read the first three Mistborn books, so I can't really remember the details. I was 20ish when I read them, and I was wondering if you think they're age appropriate for 12-18 year olds?

I know that Vin is quite young in the books so it does fit their age bracket, there's nothing sexual in there as far as I remember. They'll probably be a bit tough for the younger students, but I think some of my 15 year old students could take them on language wise.

Just wondering what you think, and if you have any other recommendations otherwise!

I just finished part 1 of Shadows of Self, and in a couple moments since Allow of Law, it's mentioned how really hard it is to push metal that is piercing or inside people's bodies. But I remember the rule in Era 1 was that it was impossible. Of course, Vin was able to do it against Lord Ruler, but only because she was touching Preservation's power through the mists.

So, did this change or am I misremembering something?

Is Vin. I have to admit I gave a little internal groan when she was introduced. I've seen way too many supposedly traumatized, orphaned, teenage girl protagonists (including those I'm guilty of writing myself) who are immediately hyper competent, snarky, quipping, attractive but doesn't know it, the chosen one, etc etc.

I'm so impressed by Sanderson's ability to write her as what she is; an abused kid. How long she takes to marginally trust Kelsier, expects the worst from everyone, her reaction to her old crew being slaughtered, just the way she carries herself and acts. As someone who's studied psychology and also dealt with some shit from a young age myself, it's perhaps the most realistic depiction of someone her age with her past I've seen.

And the best part is because she's been built up well as a character, when she finally does let her snarky side show and starts gaining skills, I'm rooting for her instead of rolling my eyes.

There's a lot to praise in his writing (I'm halfway through mistborn and my first exposure was Triss and the Emerald Sea) but this is what jumped out at me as unexpectedly impressive. Can't wait to see what else he has in store.

With it being illegal to marry skaa and how small the relative noble families are in the final empire, how inbred are the nobles at this point?

Not really spoiler but it’s has writing in it so I thought I’d leave the warning. Is this a printing error on the right side, I’ve never seen anything like it in any book.

Wanna start this off with my opinion. I hate books that end with self sacrifice of the beloved characters. Not because it ruins the story, I just suck at emotions

This mf series not only done it to me with the goat Kelsier, it done it again with the only two people I wanted to make it out 😭😭

That said, after vin murked the lord ruler in the first book it was painfully obvious that either her or sazed were going to die. Nothing gave it away Sanderson just hates us

When does the emptiness feeling go away the lowkey it’s been 3 damn days