mistborn the alloy of law brandon sanderson

The secondary characters of Wax’s partner Wayne and aspiring prosecutor Marasi Colms add a nice change of pace to the narrative and add to the worldbuilding as well. The main character of Waxillium Ladrian, better known as Wax, as a lawman-turned-money aristocrat who can’t stand seeing crime happen in front of him is an engaging individual that drives the narrative. This story is a mishmash of fantasy and western genres with a dash of mystery and hint of conspiracy thriller thrown in as well. The Alloy of Law is Brandon Sanderson’s return to the world of the Mistborn as a lawman returns to high society to take up his family’s position only to find crime and his former partner barging back into his life. '- … ( more)Īfter Scadrial’s brush with extinction three centuries before, the survivors rebuilt civilization with help but as life and society recovered and brought about good times a shadow slowly developed.

Or so he thinks, until he learns the hard way that the mansions and elegant tree-lined streets of the city can be even more dangerous than the dusty plains of the Roughs. Now he must reluctantly put away his guns and assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble house. After twenty years in the Roughs, Wax has been forced by family tragedy to return to the metropolis of Elendel. One such is Waxillium Ladrian, a rare Twinborn who can Push on metals with hisAllomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will.

Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice.

Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history-or religion.Yet even as science and technology are reaching new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. 'Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

Mistborn the alloy of law brandon sanderson