Mistborn (series)
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.
It is most well known as a trilogy, but there have been additional installments. Brandon originally planed a "trilogy of trilogies" but this has been expanded into a number of series over various eras in the history of Scadrial.
Era 1: The First 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 |
Era 2: Mistborn Adventures
Set about 300 years after Era 1, the Mistborn Adventures are about the exploits of Waxillium Ladrian, a "wild-west Deputy" forced to move into the big city, and starts investigating kidnappings and robberies.
| Year | Book | Order | Length | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Alloy of Law | #1 | Novel | ||
| 2015 | Shadows of Self | #2 | Novel | [1] [2] [3] | |
| 2016 | Bands of Mourning | #3 | Novel | [1] [4] [3] | |
| 2017 | The Lost Metal | #4 | Novel | [5] | |
| 2014 | Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania | ? | Short Story | Released in the Alloy of Law supplement of the Mistborn Adventure Game | [6] |
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.[citation needed] Mistborn Adventures 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.[5]
Brandon has also said that he may do some more stories before the second trilogy, set in a 1940's society.[5]
Second Mistborn Trilogy
Set soon after the Mistborn Adventures, the second trilogy is about a Mistborn serial killer.[7] It supposedly introduces the Southern Peoples of Scadrial.[8]
It will be set in a 1980's society. It will probably be released after any Elantris sequels.[5] Peter has suggested that it is planned for 2020's release.[9]
It will contain a female lead.[10] 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.[11]
Third Mistborn Trilogy
The third trilogy is going to be a space-opera with Allomancy powered faster-than-light technology.[12] Hoid will be a main character in this trilogy.[13]
There may be two more currently untitled cosmere series written before this trilogy.[5]
Other media
- Mistborn Adventure Game - tabletop RPG by Crafty Games
- Mistborn: Birthright - video game
- Mistborn film - various incarnations of a movie deal
- Final Empire (board game) - board game by Crafty Games
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
- Serbian rights (entire series) 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[14]
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[14]
Notes
- ↑ a b Shadows of Self and Bands of Mourning announcement
— Tor.com - 2014-12-18# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "SoS-BoM" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Shadows of Self cover reveal
— Tor.com - Feb 23rd, 2015# - ↑ a b "Calamity is Done" blog post
— Brandon's website - May 29th, 2015# - ↑ Bands of Mourning cover reveal
— Tor.com - Apr 9th, 2015# - ↑ a b c d e State of the Sanderson: December 2014
— Brandon's website - 2014-12-18# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "sots14" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Allomancer Jak release announcement
— Brandon's website - Oct 21, 2014# - ↑ {{{3}}}
— Theoryland - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "qa-836-34" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ {{{3}}}
— Theoryland - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "qa-977-152" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ [1]
— Twitter - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "tweet-549307564681220098" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ {{{text}}}
— Reddit - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "reddit-books-2ytg2h-cpctd9o" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Peter commenting on the next trilogy.
— Twitter - Aug 19th, 2015# - ↑ {{{3}}}
— Theoryland - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "qa-987-36" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ {{{3}}}
— 17th Shard forums - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "17s-post-119909" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ a b Brandon's Awful Agent page
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