Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages
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Summary
The New York Times bestselling series from Brandon Sanderson。
This boxed set contains:
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages
This boxed set contains:
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages
Reviews
Ana Vanta
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One of the best series I've ever read One of the best series I've ever read 。。。more
Kaminsod
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Mistborn trilogy was the first Brandon Sanderson's work I've read and I was actually surprised by how much I liked it。It's definitelly not my taste， it's too YAish to me， I didn't like most of the characters， I didn't enjoy the romance and I think these books could be cut in half - there was a lot of unnecessary fluff in them。 I'm also not the biggest fan of hard magic systems， but I don't mind them， when they are executed well and Mistborn's magic system might the best example of that。However， Mistborn trilogy was the first Brandon Sanderson's work I've read and I was actually surprised by how much I liked it。It's definitelly not my taste， it's too YAish to me， I didn't like most of the characters， I didn't enjoy the romance and I think these books could be cut in half - there was a lot of unnecessary fluff in them。 I'm also not the biggest fan of hard magic systems， but I don't mind them， when they are executed well and Mistborn's magic system might the best example of that。However， the plot and worldbuilding in this trilogy was interesting enough for me to keep reading and enjoying it。 And I have to say， endings of all three books are absolute killers。 I also find Sanderson's prose and overall writing style to be briliant。I would rate still series solid 7/10。 I liked it and I can see this being favorite fantasy series of some people， especially younger readers。 It's just not my taste。 。。。more
Anna Dachs Cabanas
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Hola，Es un libro espectacular， me ha gustado desde el primer momento casi todos los personajes， sobretodo Vin， Kelsier， Sazed y Elend。Os lo recomiendo al 100% a la gente que le gusta la magia i la fantasia。Pronto me leere el segundo porque quiero saber como continua la historia。Anna。
Becky Rock
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I've never been into the fantasy genre （Harry Potter being the glaring exception）， but these books fully converted me。 I could not put them down。 The final book honestly left me in a full on stupor， musing over the amazing world that Sanderson created。 Obsession on full blast。 I've never been into the fantasy genre （Harry Potter being the glaring exception）， but these books fully converted me。 I could not put them down。 The final book honestly left me in a full on stupor， musing over the amazing world that Sanderson created。 Obsession on full blast。 。。。more
Seth Klessig
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Yes。。。yes and yes。
Daniel Keserovic
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I'd describe this as very good， although not as good as The Way of Kings or Sanderson's entries in The Wheel of Time。 The characters are excellent， and the plot， whilst I guessed what would happen， is also very good。 Unfortunately， and much to my surprise， the main thing that let it down was the description of the magic system。 To be clear， the magic system is meticulously thought-out and really interesting。 But Mr Sanderson tends to describe how each action is achieved in great detail by refere I'd describe this as very good， although not as good as The Way of Kings or Sanderson's entries in The Wheel of Time。 The characters are excellent， and the plot， whilst I guessed what would happen， is also very good。 Unfortunately， and much to my surprise， the main thing that let it down was the description of the magic system。 To be clear， the magic system is meticulously thought-out and really interesting。 But Mr Sanderson tends to describe how each action is achieved in great detail by referencing the different metals applied。 It shows a level of forethought and care that is part of what makes him such a great author， but it does wear you out a bit by the end。 This is one of those rare occasions where I'd actually like to have had a bit less detail。 But still， it's a fantastic read。 。。。more
Catherine Kit Fintzel
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Engrossing and beautifulThe characters in this book were very well thought out and believable。 The world， the plot， the actions and interactions well thought out and planned to an extent that you didn’t realize until the very end of the book。I am in absolute fan of this series and the author
Saby
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Excellent story but large portions were unnecessarily stretched as if to somehow ge a trilogy out of what would have been a great single。 I loved the story so 5 * for that。 But the conflicts were too drawn out and I found myself skipping bunches of pages at a stretch。 The fight sequences felt repetitive and monotonous。 Vin was irritatingly "gallant"。 I liked Elend， Sez and TanSoon。 Excellent story but large portions were unnecessarily stretched as if to somehow ge a trilogy out of what would have been a great single。 I loved the story so 5 * for that。 But the conflicts were too drawn out and I found myself skipping bunches of pages at a stretch。 The fight sequences felt repetitive and monotonous。 Vin was irritatingly "gallant"。 I liked Elend， Sez and TanSoon。 。。。more
Tim Elliott
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I can say this is the series that made me a fan of Brandon Sanderson。
M。 Irfan
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For me， the breakdown goes like this:The Final Empire: 8/10。 A fantastic introduction to the world， the characters， but most importantly of all， the magic systems。 Not perfect， but it's a damn good read for anyone who may be looking to get into a fantasy series without the genre's staple of overly-flowery language （some would say the simplistic language is a drawback; I respectfully disagree。 I think it makes the book very accessible and anything that gets more people to read is always a plus in For me， the breakdown goes like this:The Final Empire: 8/10。 A fantastic introduction to the world， the characters， but most importantly of all， the magic systems。 Not perfect， but it's a damn good read for anyone who may be looking to get into a fantasy series without the genre's staple of overly-flowery language （some would say the simplistic language is a drawback; I respectfully disagree。 I think it makes the book very accessible and anything that gets more people to read is always a plus in my book。 No pun intended。） The physical aspects of the worldbuilding are interesting but the social aspects of the worldbuilding could have used more。 The characters aren't the most lovable but they're more than just serviceable: they're the ones you want to see more of so you can try to like them more。 And it has both my favorite fight （namely （view spoiler）[the Kelsier vs。 Inquisitor fight at the end （hide spoiler）]） and probably my favorite last-minute revelation out of the entire series。 Overall: heck yeah。The Well of Ascension: 8。5/10。 Unlike some people， I love having politics in my books so this was already shaping up to be more enjoyable than the first。 The character work is better here and there's more of an even spread of POVs （as opposed to just the two from the first book）， and the character developments are， for the most part， believable。 At some points it got dangerously close to being obnoxious but it never quite crosses that line for me。 The plot is a lot less straightforward this time around and while I think it succeeds more often than not， there are some plot points that （even with the gift of hindsight） I still wonder at their necessity。 The big reveal at the end was the least exciting for me out of the entire series， but at least this one hindsight does convince me was a necessary evil。 （view spoiler）[No pun intended， Ruin。 （hide spoiler）] Overall: heck yeah。The Hero of Ages: 9/10。 Yeah， it's the best one。 It does the most to expound on that famous Sandersonian ability to handle hard magic systems and sensibly justifies damn near every weird thing that happens - or that even simply is - in the world of Mistborn。 The main thing here is that there are now so many POVs that it switches between them just as it was getting good。 Every。 Single。 Time。 For the most part I suppose that's good because it leaves you wanting more， but I'd be lying if I said it didn't ruffle my feathers a teensy bit。 It did help though that I like each and every POV character， without exception， even though they're all such different people。 There's a sense of poetry to the ending that some might disagree with， but I personally loved it and I found it retroactively paid off my investment in an entire character's personal development and even mental health。 It's also the bloodiest， the sweetest， the cleverest， and possibly the funniest book out of the three。 Overall: heck yeah！So overall， 8。5/10。 That's。。。 4。25/5？ I suppose that's closer to a 4 than a 5， so 4 it is。 I think overall the biggest thing working against it for me is its worldbuilding that pretty much starts and stops in the first book， because the second and third books become so absorbed in the plot that the world was just。。。 yeah。 It's the one you knew from the first book; not much else to it。 I get that the world was homogenized intentionally but still， I wanted more。 Especially considering one of the central characters （view spoiler）[the titular Hero of Ages， in fact！ （hide spoiler）] collects and studies religions， plural。 Would have loved to have seen more of that， especially towards the end。 Ah， well。On the flipside， the magic systems in Mistborn are so fascinating， so intricate， and yet presented in such a way that they're easily-digestible。 No pun intended。 A common wisdom in science education is that if you can't explain it simply， you don't understand it well enough。 Sanderson can explain his magics so simply， it belies his deep understanding of not just how a hard magic system should work， but also how to introduce it and then expand it in a way that hides from the readers the fact they're being taught some actual basic chemistry。 His background clearly shows and more rules-oriented readers will absolutely appreciate that。To end it on a high note: this was my first Sanderson book （well， The Final Empire specifically， but you know what I mean） and I can happily report that all I'd heard about Sanderson's First Law of Magic and the Sanderson Avalanche are， indeed， true。 I hadn't had this much fun reading a book in years！ Bravo， Brandon， bravo。（How has this not been made into a film or TV series yet？ It's been 15 years！ I'm glad he's writing the screenplay right now。） 。。。more
Tabathascolamieri
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Cuando Kelsier y Vin se van a Kredik Shaw aaaaaaaKelsier eres el mejor personaje de todo el universoMe esperaba un mejor final
David Rau
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Couldn't put it down。I have read a number of Sandersons works， and loved them all！ As usual the Mistborn trilogy did not disappoint。 If you are a diehard fantasy fan or just starting into the genre， Mistborn sill keep you glued to its pages for hours！ Can't wait to read the second trilogy in this realm。 Couldn't put it down。I have read a number of Sandersons works， and loved them all！ As usual the Mistborn trilogy did not disappoint。 If you are a diehard fantasy fan or just starting into the genre， Mistborn sill keep you glued to its pages for hours！ Can't wait to read the second trilogy in this realm。 。。。more
Juan Camilo
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Sinceramente esperaba una mejor perspectiva del intrincado universo en el que nos ha encaramado Brandon Sanderson， ya que solo al final nos deja ver un poco del mundo en realidad。 No obstante， me parece bastante gratificante ese sentimiento de incomodidad con respecto al final， ese sentimiendo de asombro， un sentimiento que no se puede llegar a igualar ya que lo que hace este autor cuando te enfrenta y te hace creer que va pasar algo que crees que va hacer asi， porque te han acostumbrado a ello， Sinceramente esperaba una mejor perspectiva del intrincado universo en el que nos ha encaramado Brandon Sanderson， ya que solo al final nos deja ver un poco del mundo en realidad。 No obstante， me parece bastante gratificante ese sentimiento de incomodidad con respecto al final， ese sentimiendo de asombro， un sentimiento que no se puede llegar a igualar ya que lo que hace este autor cuando te enfrenta y te hace creer que va pasar algo que crees que va hacer asi， porque te han acostumbrado a ello， pero resulta que en realidad es mucho mas profundo de lo que uno creia。 。。。more
Igor Koyfman
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This should've been amazing。 Solid world building， tight plot with unbelievable twists。。。。 It was a page turner despite numerous problems。 It really was。Reading the Stormlight Archive now it's easy to see how Sanderson grew as a writer。 Mistborn should've been one book。 Almost every point we learn from the story is repeated many times over， while relationships are mostly only sketched。 It's mostly "tell" instead of "show。"A feudal racially divided society with precious little magic fueled by cer This should've been amazing。 Solid world building， tight plot with unbelievable twists。。。。 It was a page turner despite numerous problems。 It really was。Reading the Stormlight Archive now it's easy to see how Sanderson grew as a writer。 Mistborn should've been one book。 Almost every point we learn from the story is repeated many times over， while relationships are mostly only sketched。 It's mostly "tell" instead of "show。"A feudal racially divided society with precious little magic fueled by certain metals injested for the benefit of the magic user's physical or mental boost is a very interesting concept。 While superhuman， the magic users can't do anything on a scale， it only enhances their personal interactions。 Mostly the ability to kill enemies。 Or temporarily influence small groups toward doing something they want。 A crew of revolutionaries plots to overthrow the system and free the serfs， but things are far from straightforward。 The mind-boggling plot is the main feature of this series。The biggest problem is the absolutely sterile relationship between two main characters， Vin and Elend。 Only at one point I could really feel something， when Vin went on a murderous rampage。 Otherwise we're just supposed to accept the author's word that they care at all。 In that sense the second book was the best， showing Vin's inner turmoil， yet as far as action it was also the worst。The first book was the most developed， but it suffered from really stilted dialog。 The writing reminded me of Eragon， like it was written by a teenager with some really good ideas but insufficient experience to put them on paper。 Other than for the quality of writing， which improved somewhat toward the end， it had a good plot and decent character development。 We got to know the crew， pretty much all the main characters in the series。 And no， not all of them survive till the end。 It's not a safe series and that's one of the good things about it。 Yet I'm afraid the dialog didn't improve all that much in the following books。The last book was a clever buildup to an emotional anticlimax。 I was surprised by the twists but I didn't feel an emotional connection to the characters。 Well， except for the villans， those were easy to hate。 They're just so smug。 Every chapter started with an infodump in its purest form， just the author's notes about worldbuilding which a better writer would've shown through the plot and character development。Therefore I'm torn。 I appreciate all the cleverness and yet that's only half the reason to read。 I want great characters I can connect to and there was a scarcity of emotion here。 The fights sounded all the same， with an unnecessary blow by blow recounting of each magic metal propeties。 The character motivations were explained in a detached way。And there was another level of inconsistency。 Considering that magic users are extremely powerful I find it unbelieveable that all the leaders in this world were men。 I just don't see how a man with a sword can dominate a woman who， with a small mental effort， can pull the sword out of his hands， turn it around， and send it flying back at him。 A society where women have a natural power just couldn't be so patriarchal。 。。。more
Jono Brown
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Good series， definitely built well and I'm intrigued to see where the universe goes。 Good series， definitely built well and I'm intrigued to see where the universe goes。 。。。more
Madison
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I absolutely love this series！ 🙌🏻 Amazing magic system。 Secrets very slowly revealed throughout the series up to the last pages holding you I suspense and guessing。 Amazing battles and skirmishes。 This is a have to read if you like fantasy at all！
Mariajose Zaugg
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I think it was really good except you really have to try to pay attention to when they explain what each metal does， as it does come up quite frequently。
Axel Briggiler
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great for traveling
Mathia Lim
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"There's always another secret。" - Kelsier， The Final EmpireSeries: Mistborn TrilogyAuthor: Brandon SandersonBooks:The Final Empire: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Well of Ascension: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Hero of Ages: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌫️🌫️🌫️🌫️🌫️The story starts full of mystery。 Even if you've read the synopsis， nothing really gives away much of the contents of this series but here we follow a crew of thieves。 What's more is they're all of "Skaa" blood。 They are a people who have been enslaved for thousands of years since the Lord Ruler's re "There's always another secret。" - Kelsier， The Final EmpireSeries: Mistborn TrilogyAuthor: Brandon SandersonBooks:The Final Empire: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Well of Ascension: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The Hero of Ages: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🌫️🌫️🌫️🌫️🌫️The story starts full of mystery。 Even if you've read the synopsis， nothing really gives away much of the contents of this series but here we follow a crew of thieves。 What's more is they're all of "Skaa" blood。 They are a people who have been enslaved for thousands of years since the Lord Ruler's reign。 However， as the ash continues to fall from the skies， a troublemaker works with his newly discovered powers and gathers a crew that will overthrow the Lord Ruler and finally give the Skaa the freedom they have been denied for so long。 If only it were that simple。。。I've been so invested in this series that I literally can't seem to find anything wrong with it。 So let me enumerate some points which could hopefully interest you in this masterpiece:1。 The Characters。 Brandon Sanderson's characters are all very likeable。 They aren't annoying and even the supporting characters all fulfill a role in the bigger scheme of things in which I was amazed at how much depth he has given them。 It felt like he didn't make characters for the sake of just having more people in the story but rather he made them because in a way， we can feel a connection with each and every one of them。2。 The World Building。 It is dark。 Literally。 As ash keeps falling everyday， the whole continent is filled with them。 You can imagine a scenery in which streets and roofs are covered with ash， mists envelop the night， and the sun which only gives life to brown or yellow plants。 Here， it is very eerie and life is hard。 Each chapter will take you to a trip all over Luthadel and it feels so real as the descriptions are very simple which makes them easy to follow。3。 The Magic System。 There are 3 magic systems described across all 3 books in the series and it still amazes me how Sanderson managed to pull this off。 Whereas many authors particularly in the YA Fantasy genre struggle to even bringe one magic system to life， he managed to give us 3 hard magic systems each with different applications and uses yet are all connected in a way。 Trust me， you'll want to become Mistborn after you're done with the first book。4。 The Plot Twists。 Throughout the series， the plot has many revelations and twists you wouldn't even dream of guessing。 The clues he leaves in each chapter will keep you up every night and even invade your dreams - trust me， it happened to me - and just when you think you know what is going on， Brandon throws a surprise in your face and you'll eventually find yourself dumbfounded after each revelation。5。 The Romance。 It was the little bits of romance that Sanderson has written in some chapters that have made me live for this book。 Normally， romance just gets in the way in every great epic fantasy story。 But not here。 It was done very well by keeping it at a minimum but you would be very satisfied with each moment。6。 The feels。 As I'm writing this review， please know that I wasn't strong enough to contain my emotions。 This is one of the first fantasy trilogies I've read which made me cry atleast once in each book。 Please please please， be mentally and emotionally prepared when you're going to read this especially towards the end。Overall， I couldn't recommend this enough。 You don't have to tire yourself by doubting if your imagination can handle the setting of this story but instead， let Brandon Sanderson do all the work for you。 I actually had pretty clear images pictured out and the experience is like watching a netflix series。This is my first Brandon Sanderson read and it won't be the last。 This is also the first trilogy that has made me give each book 5⭐。If you're looking for a series that will surely blow you away， mistborn is perfect for binge reading。 So if you haven't read this yet， what are you waiting for？ Go and pick it up now。May you all rule in wisdom。 🖤 。。。more
Angel Luna
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Me sorprendió la habilidad de Brandon Sanderson para cerrar completamente su historia， es MAGISTRAL la manera en que el primero y segundo libro encajan a la perfección con las explicaciones del final， es la primera saga que leo completa y WOW con el final， no sé cómo logró ir dejando pistas a lo largo del primero y el segundo sin que uno como lector al principio se de cuenta de todo el lío que estaba planeando desde el principio este hombre。。。 Simplemente WOW impresionante el final。
Katherine Kimball
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The first two books were great。 Typical Sanderson style， consistently paced， creative world， emotionally complex characters。 I found it an easy read that was fun and interesting。 The third book was a bit weaker in the plot compared to the first two， but I still enjoyed it and would recommend the series。
Ian G
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Ironically my least favorite Sanderson works， but only because the relentless dystopia of the setting is rough on me these days。 I used to like them a lot more。 Character work is fantastic， magic system is super cool， villains are excellent。 From a pure quality POV， this trilogy is well worth the time investment。
Prashanth Akundi
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Brandon Sanderson is def a big name in the genre and I was quite intimidated to start the 10 part series - Storm light archive （ both by the sheer volume of material and Sandersons reputation as being absolutely brilliant）。 I have not read any series beyond 3 volumes and I was worried I would give up on a master-peice （SL archives） halfway through for some reason。So I didn't start it。Instead I've started and finished the mistborn series to get a taste of all the sanderson brilliance everyone's r Brandon Sanderson is def a big name in the genre and I was quite intimidated to start the 10 part series - Storm light archive （ both by the sheer volume of material and Sandersons reputation as being absolutely brilliant）。 I have not read any series beyond 3 volumes and I was worried I would give up on a master-peice （SL archives） halfway through for some reason。So I didn't start it。Instead I've started and finished the mistborn series to get a taste of all the sanderson brilliance everyone's raving about。 And I completed it。 Boy were they right！ Although I can't say I wanna see this on screen， I would be surprised if this wasn't made into a feature film。 It has everything！Very grounded and well defined magic system。 An orphan with thirst for survival and love。 （ Vin）An overpowered protagonist that takes Vin under his wings。An immortal king with taste for violence。 A society that's corrupted by politics。A specific caste of people shunned in the society as second class - on the brink of revolt。 A crew！ A hiest！ A plan！ A mild mannered steward who has a repository of information on historical religions that are currently extinct。Creatures that make you shriek！ The idealistic book worm falls in love with the skeptic。。。。Okay I'll stop now， but only because I could do this all day。I've throughly enjoyed reading it and I am super amped to start the stormlight archive soon。。。。。Tiny hiccup though。。I'm 2 books into the Wheel of Time series and I don't see that ending any time soon。 。。。more
Kelsey Gallant
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I started reading （actually， listening to） the first book of the Mistborn series at my brother’s recommendation。 It took me a while to get into the first book once I started listening to it， possibly because high fantasy is not a genre that I usually choose to read。 However， because I trusted my brother’s assertion that I would like the book， I continued listening。 Eventually I got to a point where I didn’t want to stop listening because I was so eager to find out what would happen next！ I ende I started reading （actually， listening to） the first book of the Mistborn series at my brother’s recommendation。 It took me a while to get into the first book once I started listening to it， possibly because high fantasy is not a genre that I usually choose to read。 However， because I trusted my brother’s assertion that I would like the book， I continued listening。 Eventually I got to a point where I didn’t want to stop listening because I was so eager to find out what would happen next！ I ended up loving the first book。 （view spoiler）[ I was surprised at how complete the ending was。 It didn’t resolve absolutely everything， but it resolved enough that I was satisfied with just having read the first book for a while。 Eventually， though， （hide spoiler）] I started listening to the second。 Like the first， I was only mildly interested in it at first。 When I got to a certain point， though， I suddenly became EXTREMELY interested and remained so through the end。 （view spoiler）[ Both at the end and before， I encountered twists that completely took me by surprise！ （hide spoiler）] When I finished the second book， I knew I had to start reading the third！ The third had my attention and interest from the beginning， perhaps because I was thoroughly invested in the series by that time， or because the second chapter opened in the perspective of my favorite character， who I hadn’t expected to get any perspective chapters from。 Either way， I was fully invested in the third book all throughout and was always looking for excuses to listen！ If you want to know the general tone/vibe of the ending， you can click on the spoiler--I don't give away anything specific （view spoiler）[ It is not a “they all lived happily ever after” type of ending—prepare yourself for some major character deaths。 That being said， I had been warned of this ahead of time， and so I did find the ending satisfying。 （hide spoiler）]。 I think my very favorite thing about this series was the characters。 They are very likeable， and the relationships that form between them are likeable as well。 My two favorite relationships in the series are the main romance and a strong friendship that forms in the second book between two characters who initially did not get along。 In addition to the characters， I am extremely impressed by the detailed world-building and plot-writing。 Everything fits together perfectly， and clues about majorly important revelations are layered throughout the story in such a way that you don’t know until you know， and once you know it all makes sense。 There series has funny parts， sad parts， its heartfelt parts， its exciting parts， and its mysterious parts。 It is a very long read， but an enjoyable one， with plenty of twists and turns along the way。 Additionally， if you listen to the audiobook， the narrator is excellent and really brings the story to life。 In regards to appropriateness of content， there is a lot of violence， some of it graphic and/or gory。 Language is mild （nothing that would be marked Explicit in a song）。 There are a few sexual references and mentions of prostitutes and mistresses， but no overt sex。 Due to the violence， I would only recommend this series to older teenagers and adults。 。。。more
Shamela
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One of the best fantasy trilogies I have read。 Really original and well written。 I could not put down these books and needed to read on。
Maye
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Marlin
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Forrest
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Idella
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Keon
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