Kevin Guertin reviewed Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
Review of 'Hero of Ages' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Absolutely amazing series!
Hardcover, 572 pages
English language
Published Feb. 24, 2008 by Tor.
5 stars
(8 reviews)
To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness--the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists--is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed unless Emperor Elend Venture can find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world.
Kadomi reviewed The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #3)
Review of 'The Hero of Ages' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Well, call me flabbergasted, but this final Mistborn book makes up for all shortcomings of the previous one, and catapults the series from 'good fantasy with interesting new magic system' to 'whopping epic fantasy' status. Brandon Sanderson painted a broad picture, with two books that are all entertaining prep-work to an amazing conclusion. Throughout, I was vaguely reminded of Melanie Rawn's Sunrunner books.
The Hero of Ages has none of the shortcomings I felt Well of Ascension had. From the beginning it was paced just right. The pre-chapter flavor texts by the then unknown Hero of Ages tossing us snippets of background info just want to keep you reading on and on.
I also appreciated that this book brought some growth to characters that had been there since the first book but never got much attention, like Spook. I think maybe I liked his story in Urteaux the best from …
Well, call me flabbergasted, but this final Mistborn book makes up for all shortcomings of the previous one, and catapults the series from 'good fantasy with interesting new magic system' to 'whopping epic fantasy' status. Brandon Sanderson painted a broad picture, with two books that are all entertaining prep-work to an amazing conclusion. Throughout, I was vaguely reminded of Melanie Rawn's Sunrunner books.
The Hero of Ages has none of the shortcomings I felt Well of Ascension had. From the beginning it was paced just right. The pre-chapter flavor texts by the then unknown Hero of Ages tossing us snippets of background info just want to keep you reading on and on.
I also appreciated that this book brought some growth to characters that had been there since the first book but never got much attention, like Spook. I think maybe I liked his story in Urteaux the best from all the various sub-plots.
I still think Vin and Elend are just a bit too powerful and not always that likeable as heroes. In the end, the book's conclusion moved me greatly. While I was reading on a sunny beach in Italy, I was mocked by my travel companions for being moved to tears at the end of it.
The 5 stars ultimately are for the series as a whole.
Subjects
- Fantasy
- Fiction