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|cover=Secret History Cover Art.jpg
|series=[[Mistborn Era 1]]
|setting=[[Scadrial]], [[Cosmere]]
|released=January 26, 2016
|word-count=44,981
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|b=Your questions are dangerous.
|This page contains extensive spoilers for the entirety of [[Mistborn Era 1|''Misborn'' Era 1]], as well as a part of ''[[The Bands of Mourning]]'' and the [[cosmere]] at large.[[Category:Articles with spoilers]]
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'''''Mistborn: Secret History''''' is a novella telling the story of [[Kelsier]] from the time of his death at the hands of the [[Lord Ruler]] until [[Scadrial]] is re-made by [[Harmony]]. It was originally published as an e-book only, then later in print in ''[[Arcanum Unbounded]]''. This should be read after ''[[The Bands of Mourning]]''.
== Summary ==
Along the way, Kelsier discovers many odd things about not being "alive" anymore. He finds that his [[Allomancy]] is useless and that he can create fire out of a log long since burned out simply by willing it to ignite.
During his journey, Kelsier meets [[Khriss]] from [[Taldain]], and [[Nazh]] from [[Threnody]]. The pair enlighten Kelsier a little bit on how the events on Scadrial affect the [[
Along the way, Ruin visits Kelsier and tries to persuade the Survivor to give up on his quest. Kelsier doesn't give in and journeys on to find the [[Ire]]. He infiltrates their fortress and steals a device they have invented which renders the holder capable of holding a Shard.
== Trivia ==
* With no connection to the Physical Realm, the [[Metallic Arts]] on Scadrial are useless.
* At least some of the Ire are [[Worldhoppers]] from [[Sel]], as they use the exclamation of "Merciful [[Devotion|Domi]]!" and have names associated with [[Aon
* While at the Well, Kelsier meets [[Hoid]] (who he calls Drifter) when he arrives to take a lerasium bead.
* Kelsier has an appearance in ''[[The Bands of Mourning]]'' in a memory Wax taps from a [[copper#Feruchemical Use|coppermind]] medallion, given to him by Hoid.
* When referring to "[[Hoid|Drifter]]", [[Preservation]] calls him Cephandrius.
== Postscript ==
Note: the Postscript is found in ''[[Arcanum Unbounded]]'', a collection of Cosmere stories.
This story was planned while writing the [[Mistborn (series)|original trilogy]] and was worked on here and there for years. Once ''The Bands of Mourning'' was written, [[Brandon Sanderson|Brandon]] realized that readers needed more information on what Kelsier was doing behind the scenes, so he finished it up.▼
▲This story was planned while writing the [[Mistborn (series)|original trilogy]] and was worked on here and there for years. Once The Bands of Mourning was written, [[Brandon Sanderson|Brandon]] realized that readers needed more information on what Kelsier was doing behind the scenes, so he finished it up.
Resurrecting characters is a "dangerous trope" because Brandon wants death to be a real danger for his characters. So he made sure that Kelsier's survival was hinted at and foreshadowed sufficiently.
There may be more installments to the ''Secret History'' story, showing more of what Kelsier is up to behind the scenes with Spook and during [[Mistborn_(series)#Era_2|the Wax and Wayne books]].
== Cover Gallery ==
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== Statistical Analysis ==
{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
== Notes ==
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