r/Mistborn

So, first of all, she’s only a quarter of the way through the second book. I’m just flagging this for era 1 for discussion purposes.

In book 1, she told me “No way Kelsier dies, him and Vin make it through book 3 and he’ll die saving the world”.

In book 2, her favorite character so far is “Oreos” aka OreSeur…. She’s been trying to figure out who the kandra is, and she’s going to be so heartbroken. I can’t wait.

Other funny theories: she is OBSESSED with Reen. She has to figure out who Vin’s brother is, how he isn’t dead, he’s impersonating someone or otherwise is in another city. How he’s going to come back, etc

I’ve been telling her he’s dead, because Kar confirmed in book 1 that he died protecting Vin. She’s convinced. And she’s going to flip shit on me when book 3 kicks in 😂

What’s your favorite incorrect theory that either you, or a friend reading, came up with?

Mistborn video game

Here is my idea for the Mistborn video game. The game will be about the 1st Mistborn book because the other 2 won't transition very well into video games.

The opening scene would be Kelsier at Lord Tresting’s Plantation (you would be playing as Lord Tresting), and you would do the I am following the law, wait a minute, is that skaa being defiant, we should beat them, bit. Then it would cut to you as Kel, visiting the skaa, then to the mansion burning down. That would be the opening scene. 

It would transition to Vin, looking out of the peephole, then beaten by Camon, but then there would be a pause point telling you to press a few buttons to use luck. You would transition to scamming the Obligator. And you would use luck on him. It would continue with scamming the higher-level Obligator. Then it would cut to Kelsier noticing and distracting the Inquisitor, then back to Vin when Kelsier shows up. And that would be the first bit.

Your first fight as a Mistborn would be Kelsier fighting the Hazekillers to get the atium, and some of the boss fights could be Vin fighting Shan Elireal, Kelsier fighting the Inquisitor, and Vin versus the Lord Ruler, except It's not really a fight. Lord Ruler beats you up. And then when you're about to die, you press a set of buttons to draw upon the Mist. 

There would need to be a lot of extra content added because there aren't many action scenes that happen, and they’re very spread out. It would be a third-person game, and the transitions would be the screen being engulfed in mist, then it clearing to reveal the new point of view. 

That is my idea for the Mistborn video game.

Just a pretext I started to read Mistborn because of WoT since Sanderson finished the series and I really liked his writing style and Mistborn did not dissappoint. I was hooked just from the magic system alone.

Now onto the post, this is more of a review/rant/my aspirations that are ultimately not happening but are just my headcannon(Note: I may starting Era 2 or maybe go to another series, I feel like I am not yet ready to leave the characters just yet). So this is more of my love letter to Vin and Elend (and of course, to all of the cast)

Review/Rant Part:
The story in its totality was amazing and I love the little hints and nods that show the bigger picture. Its like reading a sherlock book and you slowly connect the dots that eventually lead to big reveal. I wouldn't say that the book was perfect since there are times that the story will take a dip in quality but I feel like this series is a masterclass in character development and how to use said development to further the story while still not changing the character too much so that they are completely different people once the story is near its end.

Vin in my opinion was the encapsulation of this character development masterclass. I literally saw her grow up in a span of three books and mature from an urchin who is timid to a woman worthy of something bigger than she can imagine hence my favorite quote from the book

>For now, I only wish to make a simple acknowledgment of the woman who held the power just before me. Of all of us who touched it, I feel she was the most worthy

Was my heart pounding when I was reading this? Yes. Did I wish that Vin had more stories to tell in the future? Yes. Did I wish that maybe just maybe Sazed could restore them for a moment just so they can say their proper goodbyes and to see that their sacrifice weren't for naught? Yes many times over. But alas, Vin and Elend decided to go and bid farewell for a final time.

But despite my want of a happier ending for them, I also felt that the ending they got is the most fitting. They've both grown so much and gave it their literal "all" just to make sure that the surviving people will have a chance for a better life. The qoute coming from Sazed also felt like a fitting end since Sazed, just like us, saw Vin grow and mature. In a way, Ruin was partially right that everything must come to its inevitable end but as Vin pointed out things like emotions drive us forward to go on forward to create and destroy things and those emotions led to where the story is now.

10/10 story

Goodbye Wine and Misery. I might not see you in the future but I hope peace and happiness finds the both of you and for all we know there's always another secret.

So I just finished the well of Ascension and honestly was loving it up until >!Elend becomes mistborn!<

I just loved him so much and his transformation to such an amazing king who genuinely believes in giving power back to the people but imo up til this point he was already awesome and it feels like a copout to >!make him mistborn!<

Also I just think that it could've been super cool if >!Zane held an uprising against straff with the rest of the misting half children and joined forces with vin and Elend!< but yeah

Like I understand that for vin this helps their relationship cause now he >!understands allomancy and can feel what she feels which is the whole reason why she was interested in Zane!< but I dunno... It felt unnecessary?

I'm literally just complaining honestly

I haven't really started much of hero of ages so obviously am not privvy to the going ons post book 2 but I just didn't really like this for Elend? Seemed too neat I guess?

(For context, I've been reading a lot of open ended books recently so I'm probably just kind of biased to these endings but I just thought that that would've been a much cooler way to go about it. Like I'm not Sanderson and this isn't my world but I really wished >!Zane could have had a redemption arc!<)

I just finished book2 and to be honest it has left a bitter taste. I kept waiting for the plot to get good. A lot of things felt lazy.
I was hoping for a better story to come out of the Zane angle. But alas!
So here’s my question do we get answers for the conversation between Zane and “GOD” ( voice inside is head) ? Or that’s just it?
Also do we get to know more about what was the spike coming out of his shoulder blades?
Was he a partial inquisitior??
Why does the kandra refer to him in the context of “our secret”
Because Lord ruler made kandra and inquisitors??
Do we get answers in Hero of Ages?
Please don’t spoil the answer I just need to know if I should keep reading. At this point I have lost interest