The Well of Ascension: Mistborn, Book 2
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Rating | : | 4.76 (965 Votes) |
Asin | : | B00205YIVU |
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Number of Pages | : | 283 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-12-07 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.. Even more worrying, the mists have begun behaving strangely since the Lord Ruler died, and seem to harbor a strange vaporous entity that haunts her.Stopping assassins may keep Vin's Mistborn skills sharp, but it's the least of her problems. But Kelsier, the hero who masterminded that triumph, is dead too, and now the awesome task of building a new world has been left to his young protégé, Vin, the former street urchin who is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and to the idealistic young nobleman she loves. The Lord Ruler – the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years – has been vanquished. As the siege of Luthadel tightens, an ancient l
This entertaining read will especially please those who always wanted to know what happened after the good guys won. An orphan of decidedly low origins, Vin is also having trouble adapting to her position as royal consort, especially since the underclass skaa, newly freed by Elend, look to her as their protector. From Publishers Weekly Sanderson's entertaining second Mistborn novel begins after most fantasy series end, when the team of brave and cunning heroes find that holding on to power is even harder than overthrowing the previous tyrant. Meanwhile, the ancient evil known as the Deepness is rising once again. Fortunately, Elend can rely on help from his lover and unofficial court assassin, the young allomancer Vin, but her magical metal-using
"They toppled an empire, now they must build a new one." according to Adam. Well of Ascension asks “what happens after the heroes defeat the villain and topple the evil empire?” Now Vin and the others work to build a new empire, learning from the mistakes of the old one, and survive the ambitions of various opportunists.This time th. It does a wonderful job of establishing characters that you care deeply about In the first book of the series, Mistborn: The Final Empire, the story focuses on the crew, Vin and Elend Venture. It does a wonderful job of establishing characters that you care deeply about, weaving in motivations, politics, plot twists, betrayal, a complex magical s. Serious pacing issues. Michael Saxon Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with someone describing an event but they just can't seem to get to the point? The premise is interesting enough but they keep bogging themselves down with repetitive sidebars and needless details. At some point, you feel y