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 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
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 | |
| 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, 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 | The Bands of Mourning | #3 | Novel | [1] [4] [3] | |
| ~2020 | The Lost Metal | #4 | Novel | Not Released | [5] |
| 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 | [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.[7] 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.[8]
Brandon has also said that he may do some more stories before the second trilogy, set in a 1940's society.[8]
Era 3: Second Mistborn Trilogy
The second trilogy will be set in the early computer age with 1980s technology and will follow a Terris woman and her brother.[9] The woman is planned as a computer programmer and Nicroburst.[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]
The Southern Scadrians will be well known by the rest of Scadrial in this era.[12]
The first book in the trilogy will feature an Allomancer SWAT team chasing a Mistborn serial killer.[13] It will probably be released in the 2020s, after Stormlight 5 and the Elantris sequels.[14]
Era 4: Third Mistborn Trilogy
The third trilogy is going to be a space-opera with Allomancy-powered faster-than-light technology.[15] Hoid will be a main character in this trilogy.[16] The Sleepless, or Dysian Aimians, will also have a major role in this trilogy.[17]
There may be two more currently untitled cosmere series written before this trilogy.[8]
Other media
- Mistborn Adventure Game - tabletop RPG by Crafty Games
- Mistborn: Birthright - cancelled video game
- Mistborn film - various incarnations of a movie deal
- Mistborn: House War - board game by Crafty Games
Cover Gallery
- Era 1
- Era 2
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[18]
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[18]
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# - ↑ State of the Sanderson 2018
— Brandon's website - 2018-12-18# - ↑ Allomancer Jak release announcement
— Brandon's website - Oct 21, 2014# - ↑ Two More Mistborn Novels
— Brandon's website - Oct 29th, 2013# - ↑ a b c State of the Sanderson 2014
— Brandon's website - 2014-12-18# - ↑ {{{3}}}
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— Theoryland - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "qa-622-77" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Peter commenting on the next trilogy.
— Twitter - Aug 19th, 2015# - ↑ {{{3}}}
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— Theoryland - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "qa-836-34" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ State of the Sanderson 2016
— Brandon's website - 2016-12-18# - ↑ {{{3}}}
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— 17th Shard forums - {{{date}}}# Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "17s-post-119909" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Leipzig Book Fair
— Arcanum - 2017-03-24# - ↑ a b Brandon's Awful Agent page
— Awful Agent #