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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.
The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metal minds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. A kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.
Other Tor books by Brandon SandersonThe Cosmere
The Stormlight ArchiveThe Way of KingsWords of RadianceEdgedancer (Novella)
Oathbringer
The Mistborn trilogyMistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages
Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne seriesAlloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of MourningCollectionArcanum UnboundedOther Cosmere novelsElantrisWarbreakerThe Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians seriesAlcatraz vs. the Evil LibrariansThe Scrivener's BonesThe Knights of CrystalliaThe Shattered LensThe Dark TalentThe Rithmatist series
The RithmatistOther books by Brandon Sanderson
The ReckonersSteelheartFirefightCalamity
About the author
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 45 million copies worldwide and include the Mistborn saga; the Stormlight Archive novels; and other novels, including
Tress of the Emerald Sea, 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 completed Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time®. Visit his website for behind-the-scenes information on all his books.
Summary
With The Alloy of Law and Shadows of Self, Brandon Sanderson surprised readers with a New York Timesbestselling spinoff of his Mistborn books, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America.
