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The Well of Ascension
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<The Well of Ascension> | |||||||
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Released | August 21, 2007 | ||||||
Publisher | Tor Books | ||||||
ISBN | 978-0-7653-1688-2 | ||||||
Annotations | Portal |
The Well of Ascension is the second volume of the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. They did the impossible by deposing the godlike being whose brutal rule had lasted a thousand years. Confronted with the rebuilding of an empire, Elend Venture and Vin struggle with the siege of Luthadel from three separate armies, with only one possible hope in the legend of the Well of Ascension.
Plot Summary
Whilst Sazed travels and teaches skaa of life after the Final Empire, Vin and Elend must protect Luthadel from a siege of three armies. With the help of Kelsier's crew and Tindwyl, they search Alendi's journal and Kwaan's inscription for clues on where to find the cache of atium.
Main Characters
- Vin
- She struggles with her love of Elend whilst she protects him from enemy Allomancers, fighting with Zane until finally choosing to believe she is the Hero of Ages, she finds the Well of Ascension and lets the powers contained there dissipate, releasing Ruin.
- Elend
- He attempts to rule his new kingdom fairly, by the constitution he created. He is eventually deposed.
- Sazed
- Spends his time deciphering Kwaan's inscription, to later discover that Ruin was altering it. Falls in love with Tindwyl
Notes
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