The Lost Metal: A Mistborn Novel

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Delivers more excitement, adventure, and magic in a newly industrialized world that is as richly realized as any of Sanderson’s creations.”— BuzzFeed on Shadows of Self Following completion of The Alloy of Law Brandon plotted out three more books, following the same characters, to finish the story. Brandon began writing The Lost Metal in April 2021, after he finished Cytonic, [2] and completed the first draft on August 4, 2021. [3] The second draft was completed on September 20, 2021, [4] and went to beta readers and Brandon's editor shortly thereafter; [5] the beta reads concluded some time in November. [4] The post-beta read edit was done by March 7, 2022; [6] it took more time to complete than Brandon had expected and resulted in the book growing longer than he had initially anticipated. [7] After that, Brandon did one final edit, which was done by May 24, 2022, before turning the book in to Tor [8] for a November 15, [1] 2022 release, around when the first two Era 2 books were released in leatherbound. [5] Telsin Ladrian: Wax's sister, the leader of the Set, a terrorist group, who has become the avatar of Autonomy. Ross: Well, the good news is that his death was quite well telegraphed, if you were paying attention. In fact, when I got to the end of the Prologue on my first read, I was really worried. And then, when his attitude in every PoV dealt with separation and death, I kind of saw it coming. But it still hurts.

Marasi had never been in a sewer before, but it was exactly as awful as she’d imagined. The stench was incredible, of course. But worse was the way her booted feet would occasionally slip for a heart-stopping moment, threatening to plunge her down into the “mud” underneath. Kelsier looks out over Elendel from atop a skyscraper. Sazed appears, and informs Kelsier that the kandra discovered atium dust in Wax's laboratory, caused by the splitting of harmonium using trellium. He tells Kelsier that Marsh will be able to survive now. Kelsier hopes that the explosion produces lerasium as well, but Sazed misleads him that it was destroyed in the explosion. Kelsier tells Sazed he's not capable of protecting Scadrial, but Sazed says he has it in hand. Kelsier urges Sazed to lead them into a new technological age, so they can find new allies and ways to defend themselves. He argues with Sazed, saying that they need to speed up their technological advancement to survive. Kelsier tells Sazed that he'll protect Scadrial at any cost.A fresh view of how a world can grow, building new dimensions into the best of the old. Sanderson continues to show that he is one of the best authors in the genre.”— Library Journal (starred review) on The Alloy of Law

A breathtaking saga that promises twists every step of the way . . .succeeds in celebrating what makes fantasy magical while simultaneously delivering a fresh adventure that’s endlessly entertaining.” — Paste, “The 50 Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century (So Far),” on Mistborn Harmony informs Wayne that the vial contains a small bit of lerasium, created by Wax's experiments with splitting harmonium. As Wayne goes down to the hold where the bomb is, Harmony tells him that he's the only person in the world who can stop the bomb, and that he's the best there is. Wayne asks if stopping the bomb will earn him forgiveness, and Harmony tells him that he doesn't need forgiveness anymore. Wayne asks for a hat, and Harmony gives Wayne his own. At least in the first draft, there is a "very minor" plot point that involves a desiccated frog. [23] She handed him her rifle and investigated the door. He didn’t like her to make a big deal out of it, but he could hold guns these days without his hands shaking. She’d never seen him fire one, but he said he could if he needed to. Ross: I still love Steris, and the way she continues to epitomize Brandon’s excellent habit of showing the ways that neurodiverse characters often exceed the abilities of their more “normal” peers in ways that either advance the story or literally save the day. I have a ton of neurodiverse friends who identify with one or more of these characters, and the associations have almost universally been positive and helpful.Nah, just mostly bad ones,” he said. “I asked Jammi Walls what she thought I should do—You know her? She’s at the tavern most nights.” She consulted the map, marked with the construction notes—and older annotations indicating a nearby oddity that the sewer builders had found years ago, but which had never been properly investigated. Yancey would vote with him. In fact, a decent number of the nobles empathized with Wax. While a lot of the things Marasi had been saying recently made Wax uncomfortable about his hereditary position, in this instance the lords might turn out to be slightly less corrupt than their counterparts. The elected senators had to retain their seats, and voting for this bill was likely to improve the lives of their constituents. This area underneath the city of Elendel was peppered with ancient caves. And it was the same region where a local group of gang enforcers kept vanishing and reappearing. As if they had a hidden entrance into an unknown, unseen lair.