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Mistborn: The Original Trilogy
What if the Dark Lord won? — Sanderson's Allomancy-powered heist fantasy
- Genre
- Epic Fantasy
- Language
- English
- Dates
- July 17, 2006 – October 14, 2008
<p>Mistborn: The Original Trilogy (Era 1) by Brandon Sanderson is set in a world where ash falls from the sky and mists rule the night — because a thousand years ago the prophesied hero failed and the Dark Lord won. The story follows Vin, a skaa street thief who discovers she is a Mistborn — able to burn all metals using the magic of Allomancy — as she joins a daring heist to overthrow the immortal Lord Ruler.</p><ul><li><strong>The Final Empire (2006):</strong> Kelsier assembles a crew of Allomancers to rob the Lord Ruler's treasury and topple his empire.</li><li><strong>The Well of Ascension (2007):</strong> The Lord Ruler is dead but the political vacuum brings three armies to Luthadel's gates.</li><li><strong>The Hero of Ages (2008):</strong> The nature of Ruin and Preservation is revealed; the ultimate nature of the world is upended.</li></ul>
