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|publisher=Tor books
|ISBN=978-0-7653-3042-0
|page-count=332
|word-count=[[/Statistical_analysis|94,652]]
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'''''The Alloy of Law''''' is the fourth book set on [[Scadrial]] and takes place 341 years after the events of [[The Hero of Ages]]. The events from the [[Mistborn trilogy]] are now legend, history, and religion.
The book follows [[Waxillium Ladrian]]
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{{for|/Summary|a chapter-by-chapter summary}}
[[Waxillium Ladrian]] is a lawman of the [[Roughs]], the harsh outland far from civilized society where it is said honor goes to die. In the wake of his uncle's death, Wax is summoned back to [[Elendel]] to assume his duties as the lord of [[House Ladrian]]. Despite trying to acclimatise to the radically different lifestyle and settle down with an arranged marriage - [[Steris Harms]], daughter of
Wax and Wayne are old partners, close friends, and are both incredibly powerful Twinborn. With Wax's return to the city, Wayne was left in charge of Weathering, a small town out in the Roughs, appearing now on the trail of the [[Vanishers]]; an infamous gang of thieves renowned for their bizarre theatrics and efficiency. Wax's desire to investigate the recent robberies itches at him.
Steris is taken hostage while Wax attempts to calm Wayne. Marasi is also kidnapped but in the ensuing gun battle instigated by Wax and Wayne she is able to break free of her captors and provide assistance in the fight. Steris is kidnapped and the trio manage to overcome the staggering number of Vanishers without causing a single casualty amongst the bystanders.
The next day, Marasi visits the Ladrian mansion to find Wax deep in his work with metallurgy, trying to determine the exact alloy of the gun Wayne had given him.
[[Tillaume]] - Wax's butler - brews Wax a tea and Wayne takes it for himself. Going back to make another and Wayne suddenly declares, passively, that the tea is poisoned before collapsing to the floor. Tillaume turns to face Wax, pistol in hand, but Wax gains the upper hand. While Wax is checking on Wayne, who has slightly recovered from the poison thanks to his goldmind, Marasi cries out as she notices Tillaume activating the bomb he'd brought with him.
Wayne throws up a speed bubble just as the explosion bursts from the basket. Wax increases his weight Feruchemically and breaks through to the floor below with Marasi on top and Wayne following to land on both of them. They escape the explosion but Wayne is left badly burnt
After surviving the assassination attempt, the three of them sneak out of the mansion and head for the location of the Vanishers hideout. There, they find clues to the nature of
Meanwhile, Miles talks to [[Mister Suit]],
In the Outer Estates, Wax investigates the scene of one of the Vanishers' robberies with Wayne
Ranette provides Wax with a set of Hazekiller rounds and a new gun - a prototype that she
The Vanishers show up as expected and Wayne and Marasi
Wax evades the Vanishers in their warehouse and comes up against Tarson. The Pewterarm knocks Vindication from his grip and the roof explodes, permitting Wayne to drop down and save Wax. Wayne confronts Tarson and Wax leaps for Vindication which is Pushed up through the roof by Mister Suit's Coinshot thug. Retrieving it, Wax has a fierce battle outside with the Coinshot and now a Lurcher. Marasi brings down the Lurcher with her rifle, but the Coinshot forces Wax and Marasi back into the warehouse. Wax rushes the Vanishers to help out Wayne before noticing Miles. Throwing himself inside the train car Miles follows and is caught in Wax's trap shortly before blowing himself up to escape. Wax is seriously injured and Wayne, in turn, is shot trying to assist Wax.
Wax has an odd conversation with Harmony and finds the trunk Tillaume had stored his guns in. Emerging from the mists with his
Tarson appears with Marasi as a hostage and Wayne puts up a speed bubble that Wax uses to kill Tarson.
Wayne escapes and Wax fights Miles barehanded. Miles overpowers Wax thanks to his healing ability.
Back at the constabulary, Marasi is turned down by Wax and Wax receives a forbearance from Brettin.
Marasi watches Miles' execution and Wax tracks down his uncle. Wax had suspected his uncle was still alive and playing the role of Mister Suit. [[Edwarn Ladrian]] still has possession of the kidnapped women and Wax's sister. Thinking his uncle broke, Edwarn shows Wax the broadsheet that announces Tekiel's collapse because of the robberies, explaining that they, Edwarn and his associates, bought the Tekiel's business. With no proof to incriminate his uncle, Wax grows angry. He has to restrain himself from pulling out a gun, but
Back at
Meeting up with Wayne, Wax shows him the pocket book he swiped from his uncle, which
{{quote
== Characters ==▼
| He would see this to the end. Roughs honor. When one of your own went bad, it was your job to see the mess cleaned up.
=== Main ===▼
| Last lines of the Epilogue
}}
▲== Main Characters ==
;[[Waxillium Ladrian]]: He is the descendant of Breeze and an extremely powerful Twinborn. Returning to his estates in Elendel, after spending most of his life in the Roughs, Wax is set on assuming his duties to his house until a new threat emerges - one that very much pulls him into the fray.
;[[Wayne]]: Wax's smart-mouthed, talented partner and long
;[[Marasi Colms]]: The "cousin" of Steris Harms who is actually the illegitimate daughter of Lord Harms and, therefore, half-sister to Steris. She studies "legal justice and criminal behaviouristics"{{book ref|aol|4}} and is particularly interested in Wax and Wayne's exploits in the Roughs.
;[[Miles Dagouter]]: Also known as Miles "Hundredlives"
=== Minor ===▼
;[[Steris Harms]]: The daughter of Lord Harms and Wax's fiancee. She is stern and business-like, showing a distaste for most of Wax's personality as she holds the image society has determined to be of the utmost importance. She is kidnapped by Miles and Wax, Wayne and Marasi manage to rescue her.
;[[Tarson]]: One of Miles' lieutenants in the Vanishers. He is of koloss blood and a Pewter Allomancer, making an extremely deadly combo of physical strength. At the Yomen party he tries to kidnap Marasi but is stopped by Wax. And again after the Breaknaught is stolen, except this time Wax shoots him in the head, killing him.
;[[Ranette]]: She is a marvellous gunsmith who harbours a sour feeling for both Wax and Wayne. When they visit her she almost shoots them. After being given an aluminium gun she lends Wax her newest gun,
;[[Edwarn Ladrian]]: Wax's presumed dead uncle masquerading as [[Mister Suit]], the mysterious benefactor of the Vanishers and a member of a powerful aristocratic secret society known only as the [[Set]]. Edwarn's motives are revealed
;
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Scadrial has developed significantly since the [[Catacendre]]; some of those changes are detailed below.{{expand|I'm not sure if the information below is appropriate to this page, but book pages aren't my specialty, so I didn't want to remove anything}}
;[[Pathism]]: Known adherants - Waxillium Ladrian▼
:Pathians pray to Harmony for 15 minutes each day in no set posture. Their one basic tenet describes:
::"Do more good than harm."{{book ref|aol|3}}
:Harmony is not worshipped; rather, performing altruistic actions is the worship for a Pathian. A Pathian will usually wear an earring while praying, a simple thing stamped on the head with the ten interlocking rings of the Path.{{
The earring acts as a [[Hemalurgic]] spike, allowing Harmony to communicate with Wax on several occasions. He received it from [[MeLaan]]{{
;[[Survivorism]]: Known adherents - [[Steris Harms]]
;[[Sliverism]]: Known adherents - [[Joshin Yomen|Joshin]] and [[Mi'chelle Ostlin|Mi'chelle]]{{book ref|aol|4}}
:Sliverists worship Ironeyes himself. Steris has a distaste for people that do.
:It is assumed that Sliverism is an evolution of the religion that existed in the [[Final Empire]] under the [[Lord Ruler]], as the Lord Ruler was referred to as the "Sliver of Infinity" by [[Obligator|obligators]] during that time. Readers can infer that the religion came out of the obligators that survived into the next era.
;[[Trellism]]: Known adherents - [[Miles Dagouter]]
{{quote
| Miles, The Alloy of Law
}}
:Little is known of the religion except that Trell is supposed to have made metalborn. During the time of the [[Final Empire]], the [[Keeper]]s collected knowledge of a religion called ''Trelagism'', whose deity was known as Trell.{{book ref|mb1|9}} It is unclear whether this is the same religion as Trellism,{{wob ref|3183}} though Miles does say that The [[Words of Founding]] contain a lengthy explanation of Trellism and its teachings, including the belief that metalborn are special.{{book ref|aol|11}} [[Sazed]] did not mention this belief when explaining Trelagism to [[Vin]]; according to him, it was the religion of the Nelazan people, who were said to have lived far to the North in Pre-Ascension times, who worshiped darkness, glorifying the stars as the "Thousand Eyes of Trell" and making detailed star charts while dismissing the sun as profane.{{book ref|mb1|9}}
=== Notable Historical Figures ===
{{for|Preservers}}
;''[[Harmony]]'': In the original [[Mistborn (series)|trilogy]] Sazed took up the Shards of both [[Preservation]] and [[Ruin]] to become Harmony. He is
;''[[Spook|Lord Mistborn]]'': Spook is arguably the most prominent historical person in Elendel; the most powerful Mistborn of his time. He is renowned for writing in word most of Elendel's law, which [[Marasi]] remarks on one in which all trees in Elendel are required to produce edible food.
;''[[Vin|Ascendant Warrior]]'': Vin is noted by Marasi as a role model to modern women for defying societal conventions.
;''[[Marsh|Ironeyes]]'': He is revered as a boogeyman, a legend to scare people. After surviving the [[Final Ascension]], Marsh assumed his former nickname as "Ironeyes" and served the interests of Harmony despite his reputation.
;''[[Originators]]'': The group that survived the Final Ascension with the Lord Mistborn 300 years ago.
;''[[Elend|The Last Emperor]]'': After his death at the end of the original trilogy, Elend Venture became known as The Last Emperor. There is a tomb dedicated to him and his wife, Vin, in the Field of Rebirth at the center of Elendel.{{book ref|aol|10}}
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* ''The Alloy of Law'' was initially conceived as one of several short stories that Brandon wanted to set between the first and second main ''Mistborn'' trilogies. These stories eventually grew into a full-length series of their own.{{wob ref|7610}} {{for|Mistborn Era 2|more about the series}}
*Fall 2011 from Tor Books{{url ref|url=http://us.macmillan.com/thealloyoflaw|text=Announcement post|site=Macmillan}}▼
== Publication History ==
*Complex Chinese rights to Fantasy Foundation▼
▲*Fall 2011 from Tor Books{{url ref|url=http://us.macmillan.com/thealloyoflaw|text=Announcement post|site=Macmillan}}
*French rights to Orbit France
*German rights to Heyne
*UK rights to Gollancz{{url ref|url=
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{{for|/Covers|a cover gallery for The Alloy of Law}}
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== Interior Art ==
{{for|/Interior art|a gallery of the book's interior art}}
== Statistical Analysis ==
{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
''The Alloy of Law'' consists of twenty chapters, one prologue, and one epilogue, reaching a total 94,652 word count. There are four different unique point-of-view characters in a total of 36 POVs.
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! Word Count
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! Page Count
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| Tor hardback
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! Chapter Count
| style="text-align:center" | 22
| Including prologue and epilogue.
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! PoV Characters
| style="text-align:center" | 4
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! PoV Count
| style="text-align:center" | 36
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