Thursday, January 10, 2008

Book 9

Book 9 was Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson. I have read his first book, Elantris, and like it a great deal. It was very original, and Mistborn is as well. 

Anyway, instead of a synopsis or a dumb paragraph about the book, I will give you three reasons to read it.
1-The magic system used it completely original. Mages burn metals in their body to create varying effects. It's a neat system, and the lore about it in the book is well thought out and explained nicely.
2-People actually die. Which is a nice touch, especially since in many fantasy novels, they don't.
3-The main character stays believable. She starts out as a street urchin, and never loses many of the habits she learned there. It's a nice touch.
Anyway, I really liked the novel and look forward to the next one coming out in paperback.

Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson
1/9/9

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