Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson [299]
RIOTER A Misting who can burn brass.
SEEKER A Misting who can burn bronze.
SMOKER A Misting who can burn copper.
SOOTHER A Misting who can burn zinc.
STEEL (EXTERNAL PHYSICAL PUSHING METAL) A person burning iron can see translucent blue lines pointing to nearby sources of metal. The size and brightness of the line depends on the size and proximity of the metal source. All types of metal are shown, not just sources of steel. The Allomancer can then mentally Push on one of these lines to send that source of metal away from them. A Misting who can burn steel is known as a Coinshot.
TIN (INTERNAL PHYSICAL PULLING METAL) A person burning tin gains enhanced senses. They can see farther and smell better, and their sense of touch becomes far more acute. This has the side effect of letting them pierce the mists, allowing them to see much farther at night than even their enhanced senses should have let them. A Misting who can burn tin is known as a Tineye.
TINEYE A Misting who can burn tin.
THUG A Misting who can burn pewter.
ZINC (EXTERNAL MENTAL PULLING METAL) A person burning brass can Soothe another person’s emotions, dampening them and making particular emotions less powerful. A careful Allomancer can Soothe away all emotions but a single one, essentially making a person feel exactly as they wish. Zinc, however, does not let that Allomancer read minds or even emotions. A Misting who burns zinc is known as a Soother.
TOR BOOKS BY BRANDON SANDERSON
Elantris
Mistborn
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously.
MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE
Copyright © 2006 by Brandon Sanderson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sanderson, Brandon.
Mistborn: the final empire / Brandon Sanderson.—1st ed.
p. cm.
“A Tom Doherty Associates book.”
ISBN: 978-0-765-31178-8
I. Title.
PS3619.A533M57 2006
813'.6—dc22
2005034496
Praise for The Well of Ascension
“Sanderson’s hallmark is to take traditional high-fantasy tropes and turn them upside down, and he doesn’t disappoint here. Vin’s a beautifully realized protagonist whose struggles are wonderfully written and, as always, the world-building is unusual and compelling.”
—Romantic Times BOOKreviews
“This entertaining read will especially please those who always wanted to know what happened after the good guys won.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Vin’s struggles with love and power inject the human element into Sanderson’s engaging epic.”
—Booklist
Praise for Mistborn
“Mistborn utilizes a well thought-out system of magic. It also has a great cast of believable characters, a plausible world, an intriguing political system, and a very satisfying ending. Highly recommended to anyone hungry for a good read.”
—Robin Hobb
“Brandon Sanderson made a sensational debut with Elantris as another in the recent crop of fantasy writers who use familiar epic forms to produce far-from-generic results…. Mistborn examines the makings of hero and villain, legend and myth, as seemingly different stages of what may be the same process…. [It’s an]enjoyable, adventurous read…[and] along the way to the grand finale, anyone who cares to can learn a great deal about the underside of power.”
—Faren Miller, Locus
Praise for Brandon Sanderson
“Brandon Sanderson is the real thing—an exciting storyteller with a unique and powerful vision.”
—David Farland
“It’s rare for a fiction writer to have much understanding of how leadership works, how communities form, and