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This page contains a brief statistical analysis of each of the books in the Mistborn series.
For an analysis of each book in the original trilogy, see Mistborn: The Final Empire/Statistical analysis, The Well of Ascension/Statistical analysis, and The Hero of Ages/Statistical analysis.
For an analysis of each book in the Wax & Wayne series, see The Alloy of Law/Statistical analysis, Shadows of Self/Statistical analysis, and The Bands of Mourning/Statistical analysis.
For an analysis of Mistborn: Secret History, see Mistborn: Secret History/Statistical analysis.
The information on this page can be found here.
Mistborn Era 1
Character (20)
|
# of POVs (352)
|
% of Total POVs
|
Word Count (679,846)
|
% of Word Count
|
Vin
|
131
|
37.22%
|
335,935
|
49.41%
|
Elend
|
70
|
19.89%
|
111,786
|
16.44%
|
Sazed
|
55
|
15.63%
|
97,724
|
14.37%
|
Kelsier
|
24
|
6.82%
|
42,761
|
6.29%
|
Spook
|
14
|
3.98%
|
32,296
|
4.75%
|
TenSoon
|
13
|
3.69%
|
15,991
|
2.35%
|
Breeze
|
9
|
2.56%
|
9,921
|
1.46%
|
Marsh
|
8
|
2.27%
|
7,594
|
1.12%
|
Straff
|
9
|
2.56%
|
6,843
|
1.01%
|
Zane
|
5
|
1.42%
|
5,086
|
0.75%
|
Fatren
|
1
|
0.28%
|
3,741
|
0.55%
|
Philen
|
1
|
0.28%
|
1,629
|
0.24%
|
Dockson
|
2
|
0.57%
|
1,626
|
0.24%
|
Allrianne Cett
|
1
|
0.28%
|
1,585
|
0.23%
|
Themos Tresting
|
1
|
0.28%
|
1,327
|
0.2%
|
Wellen
|
2
|
0.57%
|
1,157
|
0.17%
|
Mennis
|
1
|
0.28%
|
1,037
|
0.15%
|
Walin
|
1
|
0.28%
|
876
|
0.13%
|
Ashweather Cett
|
2
|
0.57%
|
697
|
0.1%
|
Human
|
2
|
0.57%
|
234
|
0.03%
|
Total
|
352
|
100%
|
679846
|
100%
|
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Character (7) |
# of POVs (74) |
% of Total POVs |
Word Count (210,103) |
% of Word Count
|
Vin
|
43
|
58.11%
|
156,637
|
74.55%
|
Kelsier
|
24
|
32.43%
|
42,761
|
20.35%
|
Elend
|
3
|
4.05%
|
6,363
|
3.03%
|
Themos Tresting
|
1
|
1.35%
|
1,327
|
0.63%
|
Dockson
|
1
|
1.35%
|
1,102
|
0.52%
|
Mennis
|
1
|
1.35%
|
1,037
|
0.49%
|
Walin
|
1
|
1.35%
|
876
|
0.42%
|
Total
|
74
|
100%
|
210103
|
100%
|
The Well of Ascension
Character (11) |
# of POVs (147) |
% of Total POVs |
Word Count (244,371) |
% of Word Count
|
Vin
|
52
|
35.37%
|
105,515
|
43.18%
|
Elend
|
35
|
23.81%
|
62,152
|
25.43%
|
Sazed
|
32
|
21.77%
|
50,341
|
20.6%
|
Breeze
|
8
|
5.44%
|
9,622
|
3.94%
|
Straff
|
9
|
6.12%
|
6,843
|
2.8%
|
Zane
|
5
|
3.4%
|
5,086
|
2.08%
|
Philen
|
1
|
0.68%
|
1,629
|
0.67%
|
Allrianne Cett
|
1
|
0.68%
|
1,585
|
0.65%
|
Ashweather Cett
|
2
|
1.36%
|
697
|
0.29%
|
Dockson
|
1
|
0.68%
|
524
|
0.21%
|
Wellen
|
1
|
0.68%
|
377
|
0.15%
|
Total
|
147
|
100%
|
244371
|
100%
|
The Hero of Ages
Character (10) |
# of POVs (131) |
% of Total POVs |
Word Count (225,372) |
% of Word Count
|
Vin
|
36
|
27.48%
|
73,783
|
32.74%
|
Sazed
|
23
|
17.56%
|
47,383
|
21.02%
|
Elend
|
32
|
24.43%
|
43,271
|
19.2%
|
Spook
|
14
|
10.69%
|
32,296
|
14.33%
|
TenSoon
|
13
|
9.92%
|
15,991
|
7.1%
|
Marsh
|
8
|
6.11%
|
7,594
|
3.37%
|
Fatren
|
1
|
0.76%
|
3,741
|
1.66%
|
Wellen
|
1
|
0.76%
|
780
|
0.35%
|
Breeze
|
1
|
0.76%
|
299
|
0.13%
|
Human
|
2
|
1.53%
|
234
|
0.1%
|
Human
|
131
|
100%
|
225372
|
100%
|
Mistborn Era 2
Character (13)
|
# of POVs (189)
|
% of Total POVs
|
Word Count (332,127)
|
% of Word Count
|
Wax
|
96
|
50.79%
|
197,000
|
59.31%
|
Marasi
|
52
|
27.51%
|
75,042
|
22.59%
|
Wayne
|
27
|
14.29%
|
45,243
|
13.62%
|
Miles
|
3
|
1.59%
|
6,894
|
2.08%
|
Winsting
|
1
|
0.53%
|
1,858
|
0.56%
|
Irich
|
1
|
0.53%
|
1,405
|
0.42%
|
Edwarn
|
2
|
1.06%
|
1,261
|
0.38%
|
Steris
|
2
|
1.06%
|
828
|
0.25%
|
Templeton
|
1
|
0.53%
|
826
|
0.25%
|
Migs
|
1
|
0.53%
|
663
|
0.2%
|
Jordis
|
1
|
0.53%
|
657
|
0.2%
|
MeLaan
|
1
|
0.53%
|
240
|
0.07%
|
Telsin
|
1
|
0.53%
|
210
|
0.06%
|
The Alloy of Law
Character (4) |
# of POVs (36) |
% of Total POVs |
Word Count (94,652) |
% of Word Count
|
Wax
|
21
|
58.33%
|
64,222
|
67.85%
|
Marasi
|
8
|
22.22%
|
14,780
|
15.62%
|
Wayne
|
4
|
11.11%
|
8,756
|
9.25%
|
Miles
|
3
|
8.33%
|
6,894
|
7.28%
|
Shadows of Self
Character (5) |
# of POVs (70) |
% of Total POVs |
Word Count (110,019) |
% of Word Count
|
Wax
|
37
|
52.86%
|
61,877
|
56.24%
|
Marasi
|
17
|
24.29%
|
26,820
|
24.38%
|
Wayne
|
14
|
20%
|
18,913
|
17.19%
|
Winsting
|
1
|
1.43%
|
1,858
|
1.69%
|
Steris
|
1
|
1.43%
|
551
|
0.5%
|
The Bands of Mourning
Character (11) |
# of POVs (83) |
% of Total POVs |
Word Count (127,456) |
% of Word Count
|
Wax
|
38
|
45.78%
|
70,901
|
55.63%
|
Marasi
|
27
|
32.53%
|
33,442
|
26.24%
|
Wayne
|
9
|
10.84%
|
17,574
|
13.79%
|
Irich
|
1
|
1.2%
|
1,405
|
1.1%
|
Edwarn
|
2
|
2.41%
|
1,261
|
0.99%
|
Templeton
|
1
|
1.2%
|
826
|
0.65%
|
Migs
|
1
|
1.2%
|
663
|
0.52%
|
Jordis
|
1
|
1.2%
|
657
|
0.52%
|
Steris
|
1
|
1.2%
|
277
|
0.22%
|
MeLaan
|
1
|
1.2%
|
240
|
0.19%
|
Telsin
|
1
|
1.2%
|
210
|
0.16%
|
Mistborn Novellas
Character (1) |
# of POVs (3) |
% of Total POVs |
Word Count (57,096) |
% of Word Count
|
Kelsier
|
26
|
92.85%
|
51,093
|
89.49%
|
Allomancer Jak
|
1
|
3.57%
|
5,300
|
9.28%
|
Spook
|
1
|
3.57%
|
703
|
1.23%
|
The Eleventh Metal
Character (1) |
# of POVs (1) |
% of Total POVs |
Word Count (6,815) |
% of Word Count
|
Kelsier
|
1
|
100.00%
|
6,815
|
100.00%
|
Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania
Character (1) |
# of POVs (1) |
% of Total POVs |
Word Count (5,300) |
% of Word Count
|
Allomancer Jak
|
1
|
100.00%
|
5,300
|
100.00%
|
Mistborn: Secret History
Character (2) |
# of POVs (26) |
% of Total POVs |
Word Count (44,981) |
% of Word Count
|
Kelsier
|
25
|
96.15%
|
44,278
|
98.44%
|
Spook
|
1
|
3.85%
|
703
|
1.56%
|