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'''''Mistborn''''' is a fantasy series by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. It is a major part of the [[cosmere]] sequence and is set mostly on the [[Shardworld]] [[Scadrial]].
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'''''Mistborn''''' is a fantasy series by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. It is a major part of the [[cosmere]] sequence and is set mostly on the [[Cosmere#Planets|planet]] [[Scadrial]].
   
 
It is most well known as the trilogy of [[Mistborn: The Final Empire]], [[The Well of Ascension]] and [[The Hero of Ages]], but there have been additional installments. Brandon originally planned a "trilogy of trilogies" but this has been expanded into a number of series over various eras in the history of Scadrial.
  
It is most well known as the trilogy of [[Mistborn: The Final Empire]], [[The Well of Ascension]] and [[The Hero of Ages]], but there have been additional installments. Brandon originally planned a "trilogy of trilogies" but this has been expanded into a number of series over various eras in the history of Scadrial.
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The first Mistborn trilogy chronicles the efforts of a secret group of [[Allomancy|Allomancers]] who attempt to overthrow a dystopian empire and establish themselves in a world covered by ash.
  
The first Mistborn trilogy chronicles the efforts of a secret group of [[Allomancy|Allomancers]] who attempt to overthrow a dystopian empire and establish themselves in a world covered by ash.
   
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Set about 300 years after Era 1, the Wax and Wayne series is about the exploits of [[Waxillium Ladrian]], a "wild-west Deputy" forced to move into the big city, and starts investigating kidnappings and robberies.
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Set about 300 years after Era 1, the Wax and Wayne series is about the exploits of [[Waxillium Ladrian]], a "wild-west Deputy" forced to move into the big city who starts investigating kidnappings and robberies.
   
 
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''The Alloy of Law'' was initially conceived as one of several short stories Brandon wanted to set between the first and second main trilogies that eventually grew into a full novel, and then a series.{{ref|name=alloy}} The Wax and Wayne series is a single four book series, however ''The Alloy of Law'' stands more-or-less alone while the rest are plotted together like a trilogy.{{wob ref|9171}}
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''The Alloy of Law'' was initially conceived as one of several short stories Brandon wanted to set between the first and second main trilogies that eventually grew into a full novel, and then a series.{{ref|name=alloy}} The Wax and Wayne series is a single four book series; ''The Alloy of Law'' stands more-or-less alone while the rest are plotted together like a trilogy.{{wob ref|9171}}
   
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Brandon has also said that he may do some more stories before the second trilogy, set in a 1940's society.{{wob ref|9171}}
  
Brandon has also said that he may do some more stories before the second trilogy, set in a 1940's society.{{wob ref|9171}}
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The second trilogy will be set in the early computer age with 1980s technology. The main character is planned as a Terris woman who is a computer programmer and [[nicrosil|Nicroburst]]; her brother is also planned to be a character.{{wob ref|162}}{{wob ref|4020}} Peter has described her as a "brown Terris geek girl", though he does point out that this could change by the time the series is actually being written.{{tweet ref|634012031415271424|text=Peter commenting on the next trilogy.|date=Aug 19th, 2015}}
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The second trilogy will be set in the early computer age with 1980s technology. The main character is planned as a Terris woman who is a computer programmer and [[nicrosil|Nicroburst]]; her brother is also planned to be a character.{{wob ref|162}}{{wob ref|4020}} Peter has described her as a "brown Terris geek girl", though he does point out that this could change by the time the series is actually being written.{{tweet ref|634012031415271424|text=Peter commenting on the next trilogy.|date=Aug 19th, 2015}} Brandon backs up this description{{wob ref|4927}}, and describes it as a sort of "how nerd culture works on Scadrial."{{wob ref|8279}}
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It is planned to take place 50-70 years after Era 2.{{wob ref|14582}}
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It would put more focus upon [[Kelsier]] and [[Trell (Trellism)| Trell]].{{wob ref|12227}}{{wob ref|14641}}{{wob ref|9602}}{{wob ref|11596}}{{wob ref|15584}} [[MeLaan]] is also expected to play a role.{{wob ref|4827}}
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Various characters are planned to be [[Twinborn]] with "really neat combinations."{{wob ref|1167}}
   
 
The [[Southern Scadrian]]s will be well known by the rest of Scadrial in this era.{{wob ref|6767}}
  
The [[Southern Scadrian]]s will be well known by the rest of Scadrial in this era.{{wob ref|6767}}
   
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He will be writing it in a similar manner to the first trilogy, writing all three books before publishing so that he could properly foreshadow and edit past books.{{wob ref|14669}}{{wob ref|14708}} He is greatly looking forward to writing Book 10.{{wob ref|3731}}
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Brandon had initially planned for the trilogy to feature an Allomancer SWAT team, but is now leaning more towards a spy thriller.{{wob ref|3778}} It will probably be released in the 2020s, after ''[[Stormlight 5]]'' and the ''[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]'' sequels.{{wob ref|9173}}
  
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Brandon had initially planned for the trilogy to feature an Allomancer SWAT team, with a team of allomancers hired to take out a serial killer, but is now leaning more towards a spy thriller.{{wob ref|3778}}{{wob ref|10146}} It will probably be released in the 2020s, after ''[[Stormlight 5]]'' and the ''[[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]'' sequels.{{wob ref|9173}}
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These will be returning to the length of the Mistborn Era One books.{{wob ref|13553}}{{wob ref|14683}}{{wob ref|9042}}{{wob ref|304}}{{wob ref|13585}}
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It is planned for these to include a global map of Scadrial.{{wob ref|15817}}{{wob ref|15087}}{{wob ref|13162}}
   
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Brandon has interest in writing a Cyberpunk novella or short story between Era 3 and 4, this is not a definite plan. If he does it, it would be done during the second half of the Stormlight Archive.{{wob ref|13585}}{{wob ref|14739}}{{wob ref|4729}}{{wob ref|10958}}{{wob ref|14382}}{{wob ref|13560}}{{wob ref|14801}}{{wob ref|1782}}
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The third trilogy is going to be a space-opera with [[Allomancy]]-powered faster-than-light technology.{{wob ref|9005}} [[Hoid]] will be a main character in this trilogy.{{wob ref|436}} The [[Sleepless]], or Dysian Aimians, will also have a major role in this trilogy.{{wob ref|3341}}
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The third trilogy is going to be a space-opera with [[Allomancy]]-powered faster-than-light technology.{{wob ref|9005}} [[Hoid]] will be a main character in this trilogy.{{wob ref|436}} The [[Sleepless]], or Dysian Aimians, will also have a major role in this trilogy.{{wob ref|3341}} The Iriali are also planned to have a major role.{{wob ref|12793}}
   
 
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There may be two more currently untitled cosmere series written before this trilogy.{{wob ref|9181}}
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Revision as of 20:36, 18 January 2023

This article is about Brandon Sanderson's series. For the kind of Allomancer, see Allomancy.

Mistborn is a fantasy series by Brandon Sanderson. It is a major part of the cosmere sequence and is set mostly on the planet Scadrial.

It is most well known as the trilogy of Mistborn: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension and The Hero of Ages, but there have been additional installments. Brandon originally planned a "trilogy of trilogies" but this has been expanded into a number of series over various eras in the history of Scadrial.

Era 1: First Mistborn Trilogy

by Marc Simonetti
Artwork for the Brazilian and Spanish releases of the trilogy

The first Mistborn trilogy chronicles the efforts of a secret group of Allomancers who attempt to overthrow a dystopian empire and establish themselves in a world covered by ash.

Year Book Order Length Notes Refs
2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire #1 Novel
2007 The Well of Ascension #2 Novel
2008 The Hero of Ages #3 Novel
2011 The Eleventh Metal #0.5 Short Story Released in the core rule book of the Mistborn Adventure Game, later in Arcanum Unbounded
2016 Mistborn: Secret History #3.5 Novella Occurs concurrently with events from the end of Mistborn: The Final Empire to the end of The Hero of Ages. Should ideally be read after The Bands of Mourning.


Era 2: Wax and Wayne Series

Set about 300 years after Era 1, the Wax and Wayne series is about the exploits of Waxillium Ladrian, a "wild-west Deputy" forced to move into the big city who starts investigating kidnappings and robberies.

Year Book Order Length Notes Refs
2011 The Alloy of Law #1 Novel
2015 Shadows of Self #2 Novel
2016 The Bands of Mourning #3 Novel
2022 The Lost Metal #4 Novel [1]
2014 Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania N/A Short Story Released in the Alloy of Law supplement of the Mistborn Adventure Game, later in Arcanum Unbounded [2]

The Alloy of Law was initially conceived as one of several short stories Brandon wanted to set between the first and second main trilogies that eventually grew into a full novel, and then a series.[3] The Wax and Wayne series is a single four book series; The Alloy of Law stands more-or-less alone while the rest are plotted together like a trilogy.[4]


Brandon has also said that he may do some more stories before the second trilogy, set in a 1940's society.[4]

Era 3: Second Mistborn Trilogy

The second trilogy will be set in the early computer age with 1980s technology. The main character is planned as a Terris woman who is a computer programmer and Nicroburst; her brother is also planned to be a character.[5][6] Peter has described her as a "brown Terris geek girl", though he does point out that this could change by the time the series is actually being written.[7] Brandon backs up this description[8], and describes it as a sort of "how nerd culture works on Scadrial."[9]

It is planned to take place 50-70 years after Era 2.[10]

It would put more focus upon Kelsier and Trell.[11][12][13][14][15] MeLaan is also expected to play a role.[16]

There are going to be allomancy-involved sports.[17]

Various characters are planned to be Twinborn with "really neat combinations."[18]

The Southern Scadrians will be well known by the rest of Scadrial in this era.[19]

He will be writing it in a similar manner to the first trilogy, writing all three books before publishing so that he could properly foreshadow and edit past books.[20][21] He is greatly looking forward to writing Book 10.[22]

Brandon had initially planned for the trilogy to feature an Allomancer SWAT team, with a team of allomancers hired to take out a serial killer, but is now leaning more towards a spy thriller.[23][24] It will probably be released in the 2020s, after Stormlight 5 and the Elantris sequels.[25]

These will be returning to the length of the Mistborn Era One books.[26][27][28][29][30]

It is planned for these to include a global map of Scadrial.[31][32][33]

Brandon has interest in writing a Cyberpunk novella or short story between Era 3 and 4, this is not a definite plan. If he does it, it would be done during the second half of the Stormlight Archive.[30][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]

Era 4: Third Mistborn Trilogy

The third trilogy is going to be a space-opera with Allomancy-powered faster-than-light technology.[41] Hoid will be a main character in this trilogy.[42] The Sleepless, or Dysian Aimians, will also have a major role in this trilogy.[43] The Iriali are also planned to have a major role.[44]

There may be two more currently untitled cosmere series written before this trilogy.[45]

He plans for each Era 4 book to be around the length of a Stormlight book.[26]

Other media

Cover Galleries

Era 1
The Final Empire · The Well of Ascension · The Hero of Ages · (Mistborn: Secret History)
Era 2
The Alloy of Law · Shadows of Self · The Bands of Mourning · The Lost Metal

Publication

  • MISTBORN: THE FINAL EMPIRE (Tor, July 2006)
  • MISTBORN: THE WELL OF ASCENSION (Tor, Spring 2007)
  • MISTBORN: THE HERO OF AGES (Tor, Fall 2008)
  • Audio rights (entire series) to Macmillan Audio
  • Bulgarian rights (entire series) to Bard.
  • Chinese rights (traditional; entire series) to Fantasy Foundation
  • Chinese rights (simplified; entire series) to Shanghai Wanyu
  • Czech rights (entire series) to Talpress
  • French rights (entire series) to Calmann-Levy
  • German rights (entire series) to Heyne
  • Greek rights (entire series) to Fantastikos Kosmos
  • Hebrew rights (#1-2) to Opus Press
  • Hungarian rights (#1-3) to DeltaVision
  • Italian rights (#1-3) to Fanucci
  • Indonesian rights (#1-3) to Mizan Publishing
  • Japanese rights (entire series) to Hayakawa
  • Polish rights (entire series) to Mag
  • Russian rights (#1-2) to EKSMO
  • Russian rights (#1-3) to Azbooka-Atticus
  • Serbian rights (#1-3) to Laguna
  • Spanish rights (entire series) to Ediciones B
  • Turkish rights (#1-3) to Arkadas
  • UK rights (entire series) to Orion/Gollancz
  • Film rights for MISTBORN to Chris Geary and Paloppa Pictures LLC[46]

Awards

  • THE HERO OF AGES — #21 on NY Times hardcover list
  • THE WELL OF ASCENSION — Finalist for Romantic Times Award, Best Epic Fantasy
  • THE HERO OF AGES — Winner of the Romantic Times Award, Best Epic Fantasy
  • THE HERO OF AGES — Finalist for the inaugural David Gemmell Award
  • All three Mistborn Trilogy books are SF Book Club selections
  • THE HERO OF AGES — selected as an Indie Next List Notable for Dec. 2008[46]

Notes

  1. ↑ General Reddit 2020
    — Arcanum - 2020-07-01#
  2. ↑ Allomancer Jak release announcement
    — Brandon's website - Oct 21, 2014#
  3. ↑ Two More Mistborn Novels
    — Brandon's website - Oct 29th, 2013#
  4. ↑ a b State of the Sanderson 2014
    — Arcanum - 2014-12-18#
  5. ↑ JordanCon 2016
    — Arcanum - 2016-04-23#
  6. ↑ /r/fantasy AMA 2011
    — Arcanum - 2011-08-31#
  7. ↑ Peter commenting on the next trilogy.
    — Twitter - Aug 19th, 2015#
  8. ↑ General Reddit 2015
    — Arcanum - 2015-12-17#
  9. ↑ Oathbringer release party
    — Arcanum - 2017-11-13#
  10. ↑ Dragonmount Zoom Call
    — Arcanum - 2020-12-10#
  11. ↑ Idaho Falls signing
    — Arcanum - 2018-12-29#
  12. ↑ Shardcast Interview
    — Arcanum - 2021-01-23#
  13. ↑ JordanCon 2018
    — Arcanum - 2018-04-21#
  14. ↑ Skyward release party
    — Arcanum - 2018-11-06#
  15. ↑ Secret Project #4 Reveal and Livestream
    — Arcanum - 2022-03-29#
  16. ↑ Calamity Seattle signing
    — Arcanum - 2016-02-17#
  17. ↑ General Reddit 2017
    — Arcanum - 2017-12-13#
  18. ↑ 17th Shard Forum Q&A
    — Arcanum - 2012-09-26#
  19. ↑ Firefight San Francisco signing
    — Arcanum - 2015-01-17#
  20. ↑ General Reddit 2021
    — Arcanum - 2021-01-19#
  21. ↑ General Reddit 2021
    — Arcanum - 2021-01-25#
  22. ↑ Mistborn: Secret History Explanation
    — Arcanum - 2016-01-30#
  23. ↑ Stormlight Three Update #4
    — Arcanum - 2016-10-04#
  24. ↑ Idaho Falls Signing
    — Arcanum - 2009-06-20#
  25. ↑ State of the Sanderson 2014
    — Arcanum - 2014-12-18#
  26. ↑ a b General Reddit 2019
    — Arcanum - 2019-12-10#
  27. ↑ YouTube Livestream 30
    — Arcanum - 2021-04-07#
  28. ↑ /r/books AMA 2015
    — Arcanum - 2015-04-13#
  29. ↑ Bands of Mourning release party
    — Arcanum - 2016-01-25#
  30. ↑ a b YouTube Livestream 3
    — Arcanum - 2020-01-25#
  31. ↑ Cosmere.es Interview
    — Arcanum - 2022-10-19#
  32. ↑ YouTube Livestream 35
    — Arcanum - 2021-09-09#
  33. ↑ Isaac Stewart r/Stormlight_Archive AMA
    — Arcanum - 2019-10-01#
  34. ↑ YouTube Livestream 32
    — Arcanum - 2021-06-03#
  35. ↑ Kraków signing
    — Arcanum - 2017-03-21#
  36. ↑ General Reddit 2018
    — Arcanum - 2018-08-18#
  37. ↑ Travis Gafford Interview
    — Arcanum - 2020-11-12#
  38. ↑ General Reddit 2019
    — Arcanum - 2019-12-19#
  39. ↑ General Reddit 2021
    — Arcanum - 2021-05-27#
  40. ↑ Arcanum Unbounded Seattle signing
    — Arcanum - 2016-12-01#
  41. ↑ /r/fantasy AMA 2011
    — Arcanum - 2011-08-31#
  42. ↑ #SandersonChat Twitter Q&A with Audible.com
    — Arcanum - 2016-02-04#
  43. ↑ Leipzig Book Fair
    — Arcanum - 2017-03-24#
  44. ↑ General Reddit 2019
    — Arcanum - 2019-05-28#
  45. ↑ State of the Sanderson 2014
    — Arcanum - 2014-12-18#
  46. ↑ a b Brandon's Awful Agent page
    — Awful Agent #
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