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The '''Book of the False Dawn''' is a subversive text during the Final Empire era written by [[Deluse Couvre]]. It is among those books [[Elend]] Venture leaves at the table at the first party [[Vin]] attends as Valette [[Renoux]]. It is disguised as a small black volume with the title ''Weather Patterns of the Northern Dominance'' with no title page or author.{{book ref|mb1|18}}
[[Kelsier]] informs Vin that any [[Keeper]] can quote the entire thing, though most physical copies were thought destroyed.{{book ref|mb1|19}} He marks it as "older" book which didn't outright encourage rebellion. The ministry never banned the book, hoping that its stuffiness would doom it to obscurity.
The Lord Ruler does not age. That much, at least, is undeniable. This text, however, purports to prove that he is by no means infallible. During the days before the Ascension, mankind suffered chaos and uncertainty caused by an endless cycle of kings, emperors, and other monarchs. One would think that now, with a single, immortal governor, society would finally have an opportunity to find stability and enlightenment. It is the remarkable lack of either attribute in the Final Empire that is the Lord Ruler’s most grievous oversight.
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