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The Hero of Ages Mass market paperbound - 2009

by Brandon Sanderson

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Readers widely regard The Hero of Ages as a carefully engineered and fulfilling capstone to Mistborn’s first trilogy, praising its rule-bound magic, intricate foreshadowing, and comprehensive answers to long-running mysteries. Many singled out the emotional weight and bittersweet resolution—especially arcs for Sazed, Spook, TenSoon, and the Vin–Elend relationship—alongside thoughtful reflections on faith, power, and governance. Detractors cited slow or repetitive pacing, an overabundance of POVs and exposition, and, for some, religious overtones or a too-neat endgame. Despite these qualms, consensus frames it as a strong, meticulously planned finale that reinforces interest in Sanderson’s broader Cosmere.

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.

Who is the Hero of Ages?

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.

Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. She can't even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans!

Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

The Stormlight Archive
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer (Novella)
Oathbringer

The Mistborn trilogy
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages

Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series
Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning

Collection
Arcanum Unbounded

Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker

The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
The Scrivener's Bones
The Knights of Crystallia
The Shattered Lens
The Dark Talent

The Rithmatist series
The Rithmatist

Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity

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  • Title The Hero of Ages
  • Author Brandon Sanderson
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 784
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tor Books, New York, New York
  • Publication date 2009-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780765356147 / 0765356147
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.3 in (17.02 x 10.41 x 3.30 cm)
  • Reading level 750
  • Category Fiction - Fantasy
  • Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Courts and courtiers
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. He is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn(R) trilogy and its sequels, The Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, and The Bands of Mourning; the Stormlight Archive novels The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance; and other novels, including The Rithmatist and Steelheart. In 2013, he won a Hugo Award for Best Novella for The Emperor's Soul, set in the world of his acclaimed first novel, Elantris. Additionally, he was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time(R) sequence. For behind-the-scenes information on all of Brandon Sanderson's books, visit brandonsanderson.com.
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