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|publisher=Tor Books
|released=January 26, 2016
|ISBN=978-0-7653-7857-6
|page-count=447
|word-count=[[/Statistical_analysis|127,456]]
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'''''The Bands of Mourning''''' is the third book set in [[Mistborn Era 2]]. It was published on January 26, 2016, shortly after ''[[Shadows of Self]]''.{{bws ref|calamity-is-done|Calamity is done|date=2015-05-29}}
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With ''The Alloy of Law'' and ''Shadows of Self'', Brandon Sanderson surprised readers with a ''New York Times'' bestselling spinoff of his ''Mistborn'' books, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America.
Now, with ''The Bands of Mourning'', Sanderson continues the story. ''The Bands of Mourning'' are the mythical metalminds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. But now a kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate, and along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.
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{{for|/Summary|a complete chapter by chapter summary}}
They head to Dulsing via horse and carriage. Before they get there, they discover a large, unfinished building near a village. Wayne manages to penetrate the defenses using another disguise, and the others join him. Inside they find some rooms and a large ship that has been slightly damaged. Wax and Wayne split off to find [[Telsin]]; Marasi and MeLaan try to find the spike.
Wax and Wayne climb up to the rafters, and Wax spots his sister in one of the rooms. Wayne bluffs his way in, and Wax reunites with his sister. The door of the room opens and Telsin shoots the
Meanwhile, Marasi and MeLaan have found the potential resting place of the spike, and they sneak into the room. While MeLaan picks the lock on a safe, Marasi discovers a [[Allik Neverfar|man]] with a mask on locked up in a cage. She insists that he come with them. They retrieve the spike from the safe and hear gunshots.
== Development ==
Following completion of ''[[The Alloy of Law]]'' Brandon plotted out three more books, following the same characters, to finish the story. The second of these is ''The Bands of Mourning''. During the later half of 2014 Brandon was having difficulty getting back into the story for ''[[Shadows of Self]]'', he had previously written a third or so of it in 2012 between drafts of ''[[A Memory of Light]]''. Therefore he jumped ahead to write ''The Bands of Mourning'', before going back and finishing ''Shadows of Self''.{{
According to the cover blurb the title refers to the Lord Ruler's bracers, which hold mythological significance in the post-Final Ascension world.{{ref|name=cover}}
==Cover
{{for|/Covers|the cover gallery of The Bands of Mourning}}
== Interior Art ==
{{for|/Interior art|a gallery of the book's interior art}}
== Statistical Analysis ==
{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
''The Bands of Mourning'' consists of thirty-one chapters, one prologue, and one epilogue, reaching a total 127,456 word count. There are eleven different unique point-of-view characters in a total of 83 POVs.
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! Word Count
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! Page Count
| style="text-align:center" | 447
| Tor hardback
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! Chapter Count
| style="text-align:center" | 31
| Including prologue and epilogue.
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! PoV Characters
| style="text-align:center" | 11
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! PoV Count
| style="text-align:center" | 83
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== Notes ==
[[category: Mistborn| e2.3]]
[[category: Mistborn Era 2| 3]]
[[es: Brazales de Duelo (libro)]]
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