The Bands of Mourning
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- Author：Brandon Sanderson
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Nikolay Burnev
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Wow 🤩 this one was pretty good and entertaining。 Can’t wait for the next installment
Jasmin
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Surprisingly， I didn't find myself having a hard time during the start of this book （as I usually had with the previous books - however， the wait was always worth it！）。 I absolutely fell in love with the writing and once more in my two favourite characters Wayne & Steris。 Steris is my absolute favourite though！Sanderson has this way of writing to make the dialogues incredibly hilarious （honestly had to laugh out loud a few times） and making his sub plots stand out - whether intended or not。So fa Surprisingly， I didn't find myself having a hard time during the start of this book （as I usually had with the previous books - however， the wait was always worth it！）。 I absolutely fell in love with the writing and once more in my two favourite characters Wayne & Steris。 Steris is my absolute favourite though！Sanderson has this way of writing to make the dialogues incredibly hilarious （honestly had to laugh out loud a few times） and making his sub plots stand out - whether intended or not。So far， my favourite book of the Wax & Wayne Series。 。。。more
Yani
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The plot thickens， characters develop， and Wayne。 Excellent third part in this series！
Miguel
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Entertaining。 But not amazing。Steris is my new favourite。 The rest of the cast you say？ I care less and less about them。 I hope the ending of the series changes my mind。
Ronie
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I've had this book since it released but only realized I'd never read it。 Sacrilege！ Such a good story， and it's always good to be back in the Cosmere。 I've had this book since it released but only realized I'd never read it。 Sacrilege！ Such a good story， and it's always good to be back in the Cosmere。 。。。more
JG
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Totally forgot about the end with Kelsier！ Good read with the opening up the world building of the new continent。 Also， I love Steris Harms as a character for Wax。 Nice to add some romance。 Hope Brandon Sanderson adds more and continues improving。
Krystal
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Sanderson is an evil genius
Emma
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Another cool interesting story with a dramatic ending。 So much happens in these books that sometimes you forget what to pay attention to but you figure it out as you go。 A little bit mad that I now have to wait for the next book ahhh。
Dana Adylova
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Still a great book， but I can't help but feel a but disappointed after such a great start。 The antagonist switch was pretty obvious to spot， and I am pretty sure that the "Lord Ruler" the book is talking about is Marsh。 Waiting for the next book for a hopefully better finish to the series。Note: I also absolutely fell in love with female characters！ Steris started out as a side character with no interesting qualities， but I came around to liking her and her crazy planning skills。 No moping about Still a great book， but I can't help but feel a but disappointed after such a great start。 The antagonist switch was pretty obvious to spot， and I am pretty sure that the "Lord Ruler" the book is talking about is Marsh。 Waiting for the next book for a hopefully better finish to the series。Note: I also absolutely fell in love with female characters！ Steris started out as a side character with no interesting qualities， but I came around to liking her and her crazy planning skills。 No moping about how useless she is， just straight up results and no-nonsense attitude。 Mara had a great development arc throughout the books - from an unexperienced child to a strong woman。 I really hope we will see some interactions between them since I love a good family dynamics。 。。。more
Nathaniel
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I liked it。
Marina
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“Plan？” Marasi asked。“Not dyin’。”“Anything more detailed than that？”“Not dyin’ … today？”And now we sit， agonozing， waiting for the next book。Steris has my heart in this book。 Wax & Wayne， funny as always。 And heartbreaking at times， as well。 I'll definitely re-read this one day。 Soon。 It's a lot to take in。 And I'll probably need refresher before the next book comes out。 I'm here to read books， not remember them。 And that's fine。 But some things from this book I'll never forget。 That's good enou “Plan？” Marasi asked。“Not dyin’。”“Anything more detailed than that？”“Not dyin’ … today？”And now we sit， agonozing， waiting for the next book。Steris has my heart in this book。 Wax & Wayne， funny as always。 And heartbreaking at times， as well。 I'll definitely re-read this one day。 Soon。 It's a lot to take in。 And I'll probably need refresher before the next book comes out。 I'm here to read books， not remember them。 And that's fine。 But some things from this book I'll never forget。 That's good enough for me。 。。。more
Cara Chen
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i can't wait for the conclusion to mistborn era 2。 completely addicted to this world！！ and i love the continuation of the worldbuilding as we get to see other cities and civilizations outside of elendel and the familiar culture there。 steris is an absolute icon， marasi is badass af， and wayne is just my favorite roguish cowboy ever—not to mention the power i felt from "sorta-not-really" god wax—brandon sanderson is really just on another level and it shows i can't wait for the conclusion to mistborn era 2。 completely addicted to this world！！ and i love the continuation of the worldbuilding as we get to see other cities and civilizations outside of elendel and the familiar culture there。 steris is an absolute icon， marasi is badass af， and wayne is just my favorite roguish cowboy ever—not to mention the power i felt from "sorta-not-really" god wax—brandon sanderson is really just on another level and it shows 。。。more
Lolit
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is wax even the main character anymore？ stan wayne， marasi， and steris LOL also please book 4 come out （view spoiler）[ I don't like cliffhangers and I want to know more about trell （hide spoiler）] is wax even the main character anymore？ stan wayne， marasi， and steris LOL also please book 4 come out （view spoiler）[ I don't like cliffhangers and I want to know more about trell （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Mike
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Very good， but not quite as good as his other works
Julia
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BrilliantAs good as usual！ Can’t put any of his books down。 Love the character’s journey and all the magical world
Rukky
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I love love love this series， it just gets better and better。 Wayne and MeLaan were hilarious as always。 Mara was great too， but Steris was the one who shined for me in this book and I'm so happy with how it all ended。 I am so so happy， it was perfect。 I love love love this series， it just gets better and better。 Wayne and MeLaan were hilarious as always。 Mara was great too， but Steris was the one who shined for me in this book and I'm so happy with how it all ended。 I am so so happy， it was perfect。 。。。more
Aidan
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I wish there was a 3。5 stars option because that’s the real rating I would give Bands of Mourning。 Although I did enjoy the latest entry in the series， there were some aspects that just dragged it a bit down compared to the previous two。 Minor spoilers: This is due to the story and characters moving away from Elendel， a city we have come to know over two books， and go to New Seran。 This is not a negative in itself， but I just did not feel as engaged with the story when Wax and co were making the I wish there was a 3。5 stars option because that’s the real rating I would give Bands of Mourning。 Although I did enjoy the latest entry in the series， there were some aspects that just dragged it a bit down compared to the previous two。 Minor spoilers: This is due to the story and characters moving away from Elendel， a city we have come to know over two books， and go to New Seran。 This is not a negative in itself， but I just did not feel as engaged with the story when Wax and co were making their way towards the new city。 Eventually， however， the story did pick up for me， given a connection to the Lord Ruler from the original trilogy， a character I find interesting。 The aspect I did not particularly warm to was Wayne’s attitude towards Steris， I hadn’t found his character to be frustrating or annoying before until this book。 It did not mean I dislike his character， but even so， I found it to be too much for him。Overall though， I did enjoy the book， the climax especially and the teasers and hints towards what’s next for the group， and given we have branched out of Elendel now， actually would like to see more cities spread across the Elendel Basin。 。。。more
Jim Shanahan
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I can't believe I've caught up on the cosmere， book 4 cannot come soon enough。 I can't believe I've caught up on the cosmere， book 4 cannot come soon enough。 。。。more
Valerie
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I loved the way Steris' and Wax' relationship developed and I loved seeing the world through Wayne's perspective （still one of my favourite characters）。 I apprecciated how the world got bigger in this book， since I always wondered how there could only be one developed civilasation on this planet。。。。 And the plot was very interesting as well。。I dont want to give away any spoilers but it really took a direction I didnt see coming but it made a lot of sence within the storyline。 I loved the way Steris' and Wax' relationship developed and I loved seeing the world through Wayne's perspective （still one of my favourite characters）。 I apprecciated how the world got bigger in this book， since I always wondered how there could only be one developed civilasation on this planet。。。。 And the plot was very interesting as well。。I dont want to give away any spoilers but it really took a direction I didnt see coming but it made a lot of sence within the storyline。 。。。more
maggie
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WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WAS THAT EPILOGUE I AM LOOSING MY FUCKING MIND\\\\\\\\\\\\\\is * alive？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？ brb going to spontaneously combuston other notes the female characters in this series are superior。 marasi， steris， melaan， i love them all。 allik is also an underrated king。 i hate waxillium so much and i don't even know how to explain why。 WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WAS THAT EPILOGUE I AM LOOSING MY FUCKING MIND\\\\\\\\\\\\\\is * alive？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？？ brb going to spontaneously combuston other notes the female characters in this series are superior。 marasi， steris， melaan， i love them all。 allik is also an underrated king。 i hate waxillium so much and i don't even know how to explain why。 。。。more
Dexcell
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Such a great ending。 I was bit confused with the reveal， but I'm assuming Secret history will explain that。 Very good trilogy though。 I know we're still waiting on the final fourth book of this era， but that won't even be out for another year or so。 The waiting is going to ruin me。 I need to see what happens！ Such a great ending。 I was bit confused with the reveal， but I'm assuming Secret history will explain that。 Very good trilogy though。 I know we're still waiting on the final fourth book of this era， but that won't even be out for another year or so。 The waiting is going to ruin me。 I need to see what happens！ 。。。more
Step
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How the hell did Steris become my favorite character？
Jane
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Last of the Mistborn series in Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere。 Again we have Max and Wayne getting into trouble as they try to stop the evil ones。 Again lots of cool magic and a bit of steampunk。Great read with good humor。 Last of the Mistborn series in Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere。 Again we have Max and Wayne getting into trouble as they try to stop the evil ones。 Again lots of cool magic and a bit of steampunk。Great read with good humor。 。。。more
Kireth
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In a bit of a left-turn， W&W takes a dive into adventure movie material and becomes a bit like Indiana Jones， with the Macguffin being the Lord Ruler's feruchemical bands and the return of the （honestly weakest part of the book） Nazi-like villains the Set。 Whilst this direction initially interested me， there was more explanation about Cosmere mechanics than the actual logic of what had led to these events， and I found myself having more questions than answers at the end of the book。 The action w In a bit of a left-turn， W&W takes a dive into adventure movie material and becomes a bit like Indiana Jones， with the Macguffin being the Lord Ruler's feruchemical bands and the return of the （honestly weakest part of the book） Nazi-like villains the Set。 Whilst this direction initially interested me， there was more explanation about Cosmere mechanics than the actual logic of what had led to these events， and I found myself having more questions than answers at the end of the book。 The action was fluid， despite arguably slowing the story down at times in spectacle-filled， film-like sequences， and the characters have all developed considerably - Wax wrestles with some internal conflict， Wayne showcases more of himself and society， Marasi has become tougher and situationally-smarter and Steris goes through some really sweet growth。 There was an exciting second-half revelation， and I loved the emotion of the ending。 I can sense where Sanderson wants to take Era 3， but before that there's definitely a lot of room left to explore in Scadrial's near-future， and a secret history to fulfil in it's recent past。。。 Looking forward to the Lost Metal （aka Mistborn 7）！ 。。。more
Paul
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Easily my favorite of Era 2 thus far。For all of the reasons I’ll explain， the most of which being the amount of Steris Sanderson gave us in this book。 What a loveable dork。 She really has felt more and more distinct- more so than even Wax and Wayne- with each book and that trend continued through this one。I also think Sanderson’s focus on her and Wax bonding was much better done than the hints with Marasi earlier in Era 2。I also loved the expansion of lore in this book。 From the peoples beyond t Easily my favorite of Era 2 thus far。For all of the reasons I’ll explain， the most of which being the amount of Steris Sanderson gave us in this book。 What a loveable dork。 She really has felt more and more distinct- more so than even Wax and Wayne- with each book and that trend continued through this one。I also think Sanderson’s focus on her and Wax bonding was much better done than the hints with Marasi earlier in Era 2。I also loved the expansion of lore in this book。 From the peoples beyond the Basin to more Hoid to the Set， the Bands and that wonderful Kelsier cliffhanger （which I totally called） at the end。 Really well done， though that’s unsurprising given it’s where Sanderson excels。If I had to say what this book’s strongest point was it was certainly character development， as was Shadows of Self。 The two of them build on one another well and the arc Wax goes through with his grief， Marasi with her identity， and so on we’re just excellent。 I’m thrilled I only have to wait a year for the final part of Era 2 because it’s really only gotten more fun as I’ve gotten to spend more time with Wax， Wayne， Marasi， and Steris。Favorite Quote- “The definition of a lawman， Uncle， is easy， he’s the man who takes the bullet so nobody else has to，” -Waxillium Ladrian 。。。more
Milena Costa
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Hector Tobon
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Una vez más reconfirmo que Brandon Sanderson es uno de los mejores escritores de literatura fantástica del mundo。 Y lo mejor， es que sigue vivo y habrán muchos libros más。 Con este libro se acaba la saga de nacidos de la bruma que hasta la fecha se ha escrito。 Un final muy premeditado y a veces hasta difícil de entender。 El libro toma dos narrativas diferentes en cada mitad， algo que me pareció un poco raro。 Quizás pudo haber sido por algún contratiempo del escritor。 En todo caso， tocará esperar Una vez más reconfirmo que Brandon Sanderson es uno de los mejores escritores de literatura fantástica del mundo。 Y lo mejor， es que sigue vivo y habrán muchos libros más。 Con este libro se acaba la saga de nacidos de la bruma que hasta la fecha se ha escrito。 Un final muy premeditado y a veces hasta difícil de entender。 El libro toma dos narrativas diferentes en cada mitad， algo que me pareció un poco raro。 Quizás pudo haber sido por algún contratiempo del escritor。 En todo caso， tocará esperar con muchos ánimos la 3er saga。 。。。more
Roan Walker
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was probably by favourite book from the Mistborn series。 Found myself falling in love with Steris’ character even more and am super excited to meet more of the nations on Scadrial。 I would die for Allik。 Also that more drop at the end was both satisfying and infuriating。
Shajie
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The only character from this series I like is Steris and that why I’ve given it 3 stars。 I still would not recommend this series （Mistborn） with all the fantasy books out there。 This is low on the list。
Grace Alvarez Stevenson
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So up until the very end of this book I didn't know how I felt with the Wayne and Wax mistborn series。 I know very many people don't exactly care for it as much as other cosmere books。 But。。。。。What in the Survivor's name did i just read！ Sweet Harmony。 I know there's always another secret but this is a whole other level of secret。 My mind was blown。 Like always i didnt see the twist coming。。。 Rust and Ruin。。。 I need more information。 So up until the very end of this book I didn't know how I felt with the Wayne and Wax mistborn series。 I know very many people don't exactly care for it as much as other cosmere books。 But。。。。。What in the Survivor's name did i just read！ Sweet Harmony。 I know there's always another secret but this is a whole other level of secret。 My mind was blown。 Like always i didnt see the twist coming。。。 Rust and Ruin。。。 I need more information。 。。。more
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