#wayne twinborn

[meglyfer]

Mistborn to decorate my school folder

Close ups under the cut

#meglyfer art #mistborn #mistborn era 2 #waxillium ladrian #marasi colms #wayne twinborn #cosmere

[probablycatastrophic]

what do you think would be a really fun twinborn combination that isn't already in the books? I like the idea of allomantic chromium and feruchemical steel- you could run fast and steal everyone's metals

#mistborn #brandon sanderson #cosmere #wax and wayne #era 2 #twinborn #i want your opinions!

[nevertheless-moving]

Headcanons for Ladrian children!

Maxillium (waxillium. Who let you flip the first letter of your name upside down. Why.): grows up to be something of a 'gentleman miscreant.' Even at the time, Steris and Wax knew that hiring a pickpocketing tutor for their noble firstborn son was a bad idea, but Max had pleaded that Uncle Wayne had promised him lessons when he grew up. And...well...Wayne would have, no matter how much they tried to stop him...anyway. Sentimentality won the day. Mistakes were made.

Despite his deliberate and consistent flouting of propriety, he's still almost universally well liked. Genuinely charismatic. Doesn't put his foot in his mouth. Smart without being considered mean or dull.

His parents have no idea where he gets it from.

People think he must be a soother but his actual allomantic power is generally considered useless. I'm leaning towards gold auger for true self confidence brought about by super powered self reflection. A+ use of C- skill.

Adrenalin junkie. Likes fast cars. Very fast cars. Only one of the kids who remembers Uncle Wayne, though they all get stories.

...

Tindwyl: somehow oldest, middle, and youngest child syndrome. Wax and Steris reign things in a bit after they realize they've inadvertently been raising their firstborn to become a highly effective career criminal. I'm not saying they're bad parents, they really do care, listen, and adjust. But they're imperfect people and the clash of personalities is the hardest on her.

Hmm twinborn, but still insecure about it, so it's gotta be one of the less flashy combos. Bronze or cadmium compounding, making her very good at either not sleeping, or surviving indefinitely at the bottom of the ocean awaiting rescue after her boat sinks, neither of which is immediately useful ... i mean the sleep thing is pretty cool but might cause some internal issues..

Similar to her parents in the more neurotic ways. Her father's eye twitch, her mother's anxiety. But not much inclination towards the more heroic arts, something her parents love, glad they raise one child unlikely to die in a fire, but she feels ashamed of. No fascination with danger, except in the deeply abstract. She tends to fixate on novels, not disaster planning or solving murders.

Gets motion sick :/ When Wax tries to take her for 'rides' she's giggling until she suddenly pukes without warning, and then she's crying. Wax feels guilty forever about this, but she insists on trying again every so often throughout her childhood.

Oh! Heavily involved in the allomancer jak fan community, first as a joke, but eventually she gets into it despite herself. She delights in discussing his stories around the dinner table and watching her father grit his teeth. I mean, comparing them with her father's own tales - which claims are really less likely, once you break things down, piece by piece -

...

Third child: I don't know their gender! I don't even know their name! But I do know that they're going to be the first natural born mistborn in over three hundred years, and it's going to cause soooo much chaos.

Lotsa religious nuts following to school. Lotta kidnapping attempts. They catch dad yelling at death, no wait, false alarm, hes just yelling at death to pass a message to God, because he doesn't want to talk to God directly. Cool, cool. Something about wanting a promise that that 'they wouldn't be made a sword'

They seem to most consistently run into ladrian luck - things explode around them, they say the exact wrong thing to the exact wrong person. If there's a murderer loose, they end up in the same tree house, if there's a lion escaped from the zoo, it steals their lunch. Assigned protagonist by the narrative, despite the adults in her life genuine and consistent efforts to intervene.

Mixed feelings about it.

Generally Max bails them out of the social faux pas, but, much to tindwyls annoyance, when worst comes to worst they can fall back on the 'mistborn aura' growing 'mysteriously grave' and then jump out an airship window. Mildly jealous of Tindwyl because when she gets lost in the city she doesn't accidentally discover a cult, or get adopted by a circus troupe, or , anyway. If they also get a ferrochemical power people are going to lose. their. shit.

Snaps (I believe snapping is gentler in era 2, but still) way too young during their first kidnapping attempt, possibly same time as/ before older siblings. All kidnapped together?

Please Imagine Max age 12, breaking Tindwyl, age 9, and Misty age 6 out of their cells (of course he pickpocketed the keys from the guards). They all down a full spectrum vial, which of course they all carry in a secret aluminum lined pocket for LITERALLY this EXACT traumatic event because their mother is Steris. Max gets nothing (would gold even be in the vial?), tindwyl is a seeker or cadmium burner.

Cue ridiculously OP six year old bendalloying past the guards, pewter punching their way out... Max takes more than a few hits for them when they accidentally iron pull some loose nails at themselves... it's not pretty, but they do escape and the media goes absolutely bananas.

Please, please imagine tiny child carrying two medium sized childs, and jumping out a window. They're very carefully arranged, Tindwyl clinging to Max's shoulder, Max on Misty's, feeling absolutely ridiculous. Misty breaks the window - Max yelling steel push directions as they just need to get to the next building - Tindwyl yelling, ok they're all yelling now as Misty loses balance -

Ooh Wait if Tindwyl can cadmium create slow time then she burns that as they're falling, so it's extra terrifying from all their perspective, but to other people's view they're just hanging there, dropping very, very slowly. Either way-oh thank the Survivor, Dad's here now, catching them.

Some of this is caught on evanotype. Like I said - absolute media storm.

...

Fourth child: An accident and everybody knows it. The other three are mortified to discover that their parents are still having sex. Steris is mostly bemused that the one (1) time she said 'it'll probably be fine' instead of immediately drinking moon tea after the sheepskin broke, she gets pregnant. Wax is concerned for her health, but after a scare or two, it all goes fairly smoothly.

A good 15, 20 years younger than the rest and maybe a little isolated because of it, doesn't feel like she has the same sibling relationship the other three do, though they all adore her and compete relentlessly for 'best big sibling.'

Cool twinborn combo??? Like pewter allo and gold ferro for super healing. Or zinc super speed, because that's honestly excellent by itself.

Or no powers, because angst and also being underestimated and getting really competent at tech or whatnot. Possibly allomantic status is less important as time passes, and she actually doesnt really have as much issue with it as people assume she will. Infiltrates and takes down some shady hemalurgic group due to the misperception.

Only one of the children to go into law, but ends up more secret agent/spy genre then western/action hero.

Regardless, while Max is effortlessly charming, she's effortlessly cool. The middle children, and possibly parents, are amazed and maybe slightly jealous, though dad insists he used to be cool, honest-

#Mistborn #Wax/steris #Non negotiable: they are good parents. Not perfect #but pretty rusting good #none of that time skip protagonist to awful parents bullshit #Mistborn Era 2 #Nevertheless meta #mistborn era 3 #cosmere #nevertheless cosmere

[marvelousmagicalaura]

Mistborn: The Alloy of Law is so much fun!!

I finished The Alloy of Law right before the end of 2023!! I had an absolute blast with it!! Wax, Wayne and Marasi were a rusting hoot together! Wax’s deductions of the Vanishers’ crimes were some of my favorite parts of the book. Marasi’s criminal theories and growing friendship with Wax and Wayne were very entertaining. Wayne is EASILY the funniest Cosmere character so far. Wayne has too many lines of comedy gold. I knew I’d love him after “tea’s poisoned.”

I thought each of the three MCs had a surprising amount of depth. Marasi grew a surprising amount in such a short number of chapters. I was flabbergasted that her cadmium power saved the day. Wayne’s backstory of killing a father kinda tugged on my heart. I think Wax’s ongoing trauma over killing Lessie was a nice touch, and I hope Sanderson doesn’t sideline it.

I loved Miles both as an antagonist and a character. As an antagonist, he was very competent with a horrifying power. Ever since watching Hellsing Ultimate I realized the horror of regenerators. They’ll just keep coming back from any wound, and their healing looks disgusting at certain points. Miles’ power did not disappoint. He was a Pewterarm without being a Pewterarm. And as a character, I really like him. His frustration with the justice system is very relatable. He felt his actions weren’t helping people, as if he was stuck in a cycle. His dislike of Elendel feels like something you’d see in our world - a prominent city believed to be manipulating a poorer city. I wish he survived the book’s events.

The advancements of Allomancy and technology took this book to a new level. Whether it’s Wax’s Twinborn combo or Miles’ Compounding, gunplay interwining with Steelpushing, aluminum’s negation of magic, or Ranette’s Ironpulling interacting with the tech of her home. I never knew magic could combine so well with tech and guns. I was flabbergasted at the ridiculous limits of Wax’s Steelpushing, astounded by Miles’ healing output and the ridiculous number of embedded gold, and amazed by Wayne stealing DIO’s whole rusting flow. Tbh I’m still in awe from Wax and Wayne killing like 30 Vanishers, and the train fight, and Wayne having whole conversations in the time it takes to utter a single word. It’s even crazier that these are feats done with less raw power than Vin, Kelsier, and especially the Lord Ruler. No wonder both gods wanted the Lord Ruler to die.

I have several theories cuz of the lack of Mistborn, broadsheets, and the Sanderlanche. My main theory is that Harmony has a plan in motion.

#mistborn #cosmere #the alloy of law #mistborn era two #mistborn era 2 #brandon sanderson #allomancy #feruchemy #twinborn #compounding

[icequeenabby]

I OFFER YOU THIS KALADIN MEME STOLEN FROM PINTEREST AS A GREETING

What is your favorite Cosmere book? Who’s your favorite Cosmere character? What type of Radiant would you be? LEAST FAVORITE COSMERE CHARACTER?

It’s so mice to meet another Cosmere fan!

Hi there! You're a Rise fan AND a Cosmere fan? My man 🤝

A meme in return:

Oh man let me think about this. I'm a little biased because Mistborn was my first Sanderson book, so that world is special to me. I think Bands of Mourning is my favorite, though (Steris, Cosmere-affecting events, Wayne, that entire climax sequence, the way they combine the different metallic abilities in the Twinborn, STERIS).

Cosmere character is MUCH tougher. Lift, Pattern, Wayne, Steris, Tress, and I'm sure I'm forgetting some other ones too. I can't pick just one!

Radiant type, Edgedancer, for sure. Love that whole vibe.

Least favorite character: ugh, probably Roshone, Sadeas, and Edwarn.

I'd love to turn those questions back at you if you want to answer them!

#abby speaks #abby answers #cfsbf #cosmere

[tbookblurbs]

The Alloy of Law - Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era 2, #1)

3.5/5 - Detective/Western romp, length and genre doesn't suit Sanderson imo

The first Wax & Wayne book was pretty fun, I'll give it that! It's pretty standard detective fare, and for what it is, it's good! Big detractors for me are the established time period and working Sanderson's strengths into shorter fiction.

Starting with the former, I will acknowledge this is a personal dislike. Sanderson has been very clear that this is supposed to take place in a more modern era, to remove that sense of timelessness present in Mistborn Era 1 using Allomancy, Feruchemy, and Hemalurgy as the through-lines. In my opinion it feels a little undermining to state that Twinborn (those with both Allomantic and Feruchemical powers) are relatively rare and then to have 2/3 main characters and the primary antagonist be Twinborn. Allomancy also seems insanely common here, which was jarring at first until I remembered the army of Allomancers that Preservation created at the end of the Hero of Ages.

But that's not my main dislike. Truly, what throws me off about the whole thing is that this feels like it's a British steampunk novel. And don't get me wrong, I enjoy steampunk! But to have the same class problems and differences between the underclass and the aristocracy just seems ... disappointing? I know that Sazed recreates the world and likely used their current form of government as a template, but to go through the entire revolution against a imperial ruling class only to end up with a capitalist ruling class in its place is kind of depressing.

My other main complaint is that Sanderson does his best work in epics. He's one of the few authors where I'm wanting him to write more, to draw out his scenes and his endings for their full effect, and to contain everything that he has going on in 350 pages or less just doesn't have that same sense of magic to it.

I will say, however, that the new metals and the concept of Twinborn is quite fun.

#also didn't love the weird maybe wax is maybe he isn't interested in marasi bc like ... she's 22 ... steris is right there ... #i shall read the next 3 regardless tho #just with my expectations lowered #alloy of law #mistborn era 2 #book review #fantasy #high fantasy #brandon sanderson #cosmere #wax & wayne

[semper-legens]

31. The Alloy of Law, by Brandon Sanderson

Owned: No, library Page count: 325 My summary: It’s a new age for Mistborn. Hundreds of years have passed since the days of Vin, Kelsier, and Eland. The world has moved on - trains connect different cities, electricity lights the homes of the wealthy, and Allomancy has been refined and reshaped. Outside of the cities, however, are the Roughs, the poor areas where you need some kind of powers to survive. Into this mess strides Wax, a nobleman turned lawman turned nobleman again, scarred by his past experiences and unready for a life among high society. When noblewomen start being kidnapped by a mysterious gang, Wax is ready to investigate. But this case is stranger than he could have imagined... My rating: 4/5 My commentary:

Time for more Mistborn! Yeah, I thought I wouldn't be coming back to this series for a good while yet, but work came through and got a copy to me super-fast. And so, of course, I read it. Mistborn's come into a new age! It's hundreds of years after the events of the previous books, and a new cast of characters is taking on a new set of challenges. I'm just as enamoured with Sanderson's writing as I was in the previous installments. Though I was sort of surprised at the relatively low page count on this one - Mistborn books are usually quite chunky, and this book has to establish a lot of new things in the world. But anyway. More under the cut!

Our main character is Wax, a Twinborn nobleman who spent some time as a lawman in the Roughs, the criminal outlayer of the city. He's got some baggage from his time in the Roughs, specifically that he accidentally shot his partner Lessie. Backing him up are Wayne (I see what you did there), a Roughs thief and conman, and Marasi, a noblewoman with an interest in criminal psychology. One criticism I do have with Wax is that in a lot of ways he feels like Kelsier Two - a charismatic leader and reputed bada-- with a tragic backstory including a dead woman. That's not to say that he wasn't an engaging lead, more that I couldn't help but notice the character model here. Marasi is my favourite of the trio, she brings an interesting perspective as an illegitimate noble with a 'useless' Misting who wants to study and make a name for herself. She's smart and perceptive, but not annoying; she's very humble and aware of her limitations, she's more an awkward dork than anything. Wayne was also very endearing. I loved his perspectives on both hats and accents - hey, a different outfit could make you all but invisible in the time periods this story's drawing from, he's not wrong. They were all entertaining protagonists, and I look forward to seeing more of them.

The worldbuilding is always something I've found interesting in Mistborn, and this book doesn't disappoint. While the world of Mistborn from the first trilogy was a quasi-late-medieval fantasy, this book's firmly in the realm of the 1800s. There's trains! Electricity! Labour disputes! Industrialisation! The identity of skaa has seemingly vanished completely, and though there is a nobility, they're not really seen as a different species any more, just a regular nobility. Being Mistborn is apparently no longer a thing - anyone with Allomancy is a Misting - but people can be Twinborn, Ferruchemists and Allomancers able to combine tapping into and burning metals in interesting ways. There are also a couple of new metals in widespread use! I love all of this, I love that the world has grown and changed. There's a mythology that's grown up around the original Mistborn characters, a religion or two. The church of the Survivor's still going strong, but Marsh-as-Ironeyes seems to be the embodiment of death, and there's a church for him too! So many little details for the astute reader to pick up on. I really like the idea that this world isn't static, that both cultural and technological changes have occurred while the eye of the narrative wasn't on it.

As to the story itself, I don't have a lot to say. It felt like a lot of setup, but that's to be expected for a book that's first in a trilogy. And that's also not to say that the throughline of this book wasn't compelling! Wax's fiancee, who is also Marasi's half-sister, is kidnapped by a group of rogues for Nefarious Purposes, possibly their link to a strong Allomatic line. And if that isn't enough, the mastermind behind the kidnapping is Wax's old colleague and former friend. Wax wants to get her back, which really brings to the fore the dichotomy in his mind between the Roughs lawman and the noble scion. He wants to be both, and is increasingly finding that being a nobleman is harder than being a lawman, but he has to start choosing between his position and his protective instincts. Which is really compelling! I'm interested to see where this is going to go. But not for a while - my tbr pile is ever-growing, so I gotta speedun it!

Next up, a graphic novel version of a classic novel - Big Brother is watching you.

#The Alloy of Law #Brandon Sanderson #book blog #book blogging #book blogger #4

[infactforgetthepark]

[Free eBook] Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson [Steampunk Fantasy]

Shadows of Self by bestselling author Brandon Sanderson is the 2nd novel in the Wax and Wayne trilogy in the Cosmere fantasy universe, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Macmillan's Tor Books imprint.

This is a bonus giveaway for their Free eBook of the Month Club (the 1st novel was August's official selection a few weeks back), available through Friday, August 26th. It's also being made free to help promote an upcoming further sequel novel, The Lost Metal, slated for release in November.

The Wax and Wayne trilogy is set in the sprawling Cosmere fantasy universe in the Mistborn subcycle, as a sequel in “modern” times, 300 years after the end of the original Mistborn epic trilogy which sought to overthrow a medieval-ish dystopian empire. The world is now entering a sort of analoguous 19th century Gilded Age/Wild West steampunk era, where new scientific technologies are arising amidst the lingering old magics.

This 2nd novel continues the storyline established by the 1st, in which the scion of a noble House reluctantly returned from a long stint on the frontier Roughs to assume family duties in the growing metropolis, where the glittering supposedly polite society proves no less dangerous than the harsh borderlands as it seems a conspiracy is deliberately stirring up civil strife.

Offered DRM-free through Friday August 26th (until just before midnight Eastern Time) to Canada & US only due to geographic rights restrictions, available directly from the publisher.

Currently free @ the publisher's dedicated promo page (DRM-free ePub & Mobi officially only available to Canada & US but they don't seem to actually check; requires newsletter signup with valid email address), and you can read more about this offer at the official announcement blogpost

Don't forget to check out parent publisher Macmillan's eDeals page which lists a selection of books on promotion from $0.99-$3.99 in Canada & the US, including some more sf/fantasy/horror offerings from Tor Books and other imprints, many discounted through the end of the month, currently including a reprint novel from the estate of the late John M. Ford, a speculative fiction author much-regarded amongst his peers, and two works from Hugo Award-nominated series.

Description Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

When family obligations forced Waxillium Ladrian to forsake the frontier lands and return to the metropolis of his birth to take his place as head of a noble House, he little imagined that the crime-fighting skills acquired during twenty years in the dusty plains would be just as applicable in the big city. He soon learned that there too, just being a talented Twinborn — one who can use both Allomancy and Feruchemy, the dominant magical modes on Scadrial — would not suffice.

This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society will now face its first test by terrorism and assassination, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax, his eccentric sidekick Wayne, and brilliant, beautiful young Marasi, now officially part of the constabulary, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife can stop Scadrial’s progress in its tracks.

#free ebook #brandon sanderson #cosmere #wax and wayne #fantasy #steampunk #mistborn #drm free

[butwhybother]

List of Cosmere horse names:

Sureblood: Adolin's Ryshadium.

Gallant: Dalinar's Ryshadium.

Spray: an old horse used for training new riders.

Dreamstorm: a horse with more "spunk."

Destroyer: Waxillium's horse when he was in the Roughs. "A little too placid."

Editing to add:

Roseweather: bit Wayne exclusively.

#Cosmere #horse #Stormlight archive #the way of kings #words of radiance #shadows of self #Mistborn era 2 #text #ryshadium #wayne twinborn

[mobiusblue-mobiblue]

I find it interesting to think that when Wax took Wayne in at 16 he had no idea what he was getting into. He probably had no idea he was twinborn or had any allomancy at all. He didn't know about the kleptomania, Wayne's mimicking voices, or other quirks. He just saw a kid who made a mistake.

#waxillium ladrian #wayne mistborn #mistborn era 2 #mistborn #cosmere

[nightblood]

I’ve been reflecting on my Cosmere journey and thinking about how many of unique and interesting power systems Brandon Sanderson has come up with. And how any individual power would be so amazing to have. 

Steel and Iron Allomancy and the Surge of Gravitation comes to mind because they allow someone to basically fly and I think that’s very appealing to a lot of people, including some of Brandon Sanderson’s characters. It gives a sense of freedom. There’s a reason why Steel/Iron is one of the most used powers by Vin and why Wax is a Coinshot. Because them throwing themselves into the mists is a freeing experience for both of them. And of course Kaladin, a slave, relishes in being able to fly though the sky, even saying it is his domain near the end of Words of Radiance. Of course all these characters are seeking freedom from something, so being able to take to the sky is a relief to them. And I feel like that resonates with a lot of us, because who doesn’t have some responsibility they’d like to just fly away from? 

But even powers that are looked down on, or seen as less useful would still be such a boon to me. Like in Wax and Wayne, Marasi doesn’t see her power as that practical, but I would LOVE that ability. Not having to wait for trains, passing time in between events, being wide awake in the middle of the night. Being a Pulser would make so many little, inconvenient things more bearable.

And that’s not even getting into powers that haven’t been explored that much. For example, a  Firesoul is a Feruchemist that stores heat. How useful would it be to be able to store heat for an entire summer, then tap it when out and about during the winter? 

I could go on, but I don’t think I need to.There’s just so much you could do with just one of these powers, and that’s not even getting into things like Twinborns, resonance, or what Hoid is doing, where multiple powers can be handled at once. 

#cosmere #the cosmere #mistborn #the stormlight archive #wax and wayne #mistborn spoilers #Im drunk and ranting about books because that's how much of a nerd I am #so plz forgive any spelling/or grammar errrors

[watchtheantagonist]

Things that canonically happened and reasons I want a Wax and Wayne prequel

Wayne got dynamite as a birthday present for Lessie and desided to store it in an oven

There was at least one occasion where Wax went after a bounty because of a bet with Wayne. Probably more

Wax went after bounties because he hoped the dude who was wronged would be grateful enough to give him a new pair of shoes

At some point, Wax would have had to have realized that the random kid he saved was a twinborn

Wax named his horse Destroyer because he hoped it would be inspiring to the horse

At one point, Wax was held captive and tortured by an Allomancy hating madman

Wax wore a bunch of padding and got a friend to shoot at him so he could learn to deflect bullets

Wax and Lessie falling in love

Wax and Lessie getting married on horseback while fleeing a mob

Pretty much all of the other lawmen hating Wayne. Pretty justifiable, but I really want to see them interacting with him

Wax insisting on dressing like a gentlemen because criminals dont have a monopoly on aesthetic

#brandon sanderson #branderson #wax and wayne #alloy of law #shadows of self #bands of mourning #mistborn #cosmere

[luchibelle-throughthecosmere]

Spook was a tineye (only a misting) and even if at first thought it seems to be a lesser power, it isn't.

When you are a mistborn, you have access to all the allomantic metals. As a misting, there is only one for you but you can potentially became the best on that regard. Meanwhile, mistborns try to become good at as many of them as possible and never get to be the best at anything.

Wax and Wayne, as twinborns, have access to one allomantic metal and two powers (one from ferruchemy and the other from allomancy). Just like Spook, they are experts at it. They've mastered their given allomantic metal and it shows.

The concept was briefly introduced in The Hero of Ages and thoroughly explored at Alloy of Law. Thought you might like to think about it. Spook would be proud of Wax and Wayne, they are proving that he was right about what he told to Vin.

#wax and wayne #mistborn #cosmere #wax #wayne #spook #brandon sanderson

[basket-of-radiants]

Alright, that was fun. I don’t have quite as much to say here-it felt more contained and didn’t raise quite as many questions as last book. I think I liked it more though. MeLaan was pretty great, I prefer Bleeder to Miles (I don’t think I’ve actually seen a female major villain in any of these books before), and some of my very minor questions I had that felt too petty to even share with my dear followers were actually answered! Here is a question that wasn’t answered but rather was raised: with all these kandra running running around, was Marsh really needed to personally deliver that book? I mean I appreciate a cameo as much as anyone (this is a lie) but I feel that would be a pretty easy thing to delegate.

Him aside, I find most of these characters more likable than the era 1 characters tbh. (I have to say, all this namedropping of era 1 characters does not appeal to me. I mean, Kelsey and to some extent Vin make sense, there was already religious precedent there, and Harmony and Ironeyes are known by other names which is fine as well. Insofar as everyone else it feels like it’s just trying to remind me that the story takes place in the same world.) The villains-while their plans are convoluted af-all feel a bit more real to me as well. I think what I really like about these books is the inclusion of electricity in high fantasy.

I like the type of foreshadowing in these stories where near the beginning Wayne or someone makes a comment or tells a story whose moral then ties into the end. It’s satisfying. Just a thing to note.

Didn’t really learn anything about Trell in this book except that they have their own metal, which is cool. I’m always glad to know there’s more you can do with hemalurgy.

I kind of really wish feruchemy was more widespread and had fewer cultural rules around it. I really wanna see what all these different feruchemical powers are like! I gotta say, they seem so much more useful than allomancy. I wish there were a lot more twinborns as well, because the potential of all these different combinations appeals very much to me.

My apologies for not stopping to comment much as I go. These books have been really fast reads. I’ll probably start just the very beginning of Bands of Mourning tonight, but I don’t know when I’ll finish it. Are there any things in particular people would like me to comment/speculate on? I like these books, but I don’t have a lot to say.

#basket reads mistborn: the sequel

[stickinahighstorm-blog]

Cosmere Except on One Planet AU

Marasi Colms, Ward of Jasnah Kholin, Skybreaker

Waxilium Ladrian, Windrunner, Lighteyes of the Fourth Dahn, but acts like a Tenner

Elantrian Heralds

Sterris and Renarin, Spanreed Pals

Odium shitting himself because Harmony is here and willing to kick Rayse's ass

Dalinar VS Denth

Wayne and Lopen drinking contest

Galladon and Kaladin meet. They merge and the Shard of Gloom is formed. Not even Hoid understands how.

Spren meet Scions. Pattern's hums are the equivalent of a fangirl screech.

Cross-cultural conflicts are 1000% bloodier as Twinborn battle Surgebinders and Awakeners

#stormlight archive #cosmere #mistborn #Crossover #elantris

[hoidthevoid]

OMG I'M READING ALLOY OF LAW AND IT'S JUST SO FLIPPING GOOD!!!! WAX AND WAYNE AND MARASI ARE SO AWESOME AND THE TWINBORN IDEA IS GENIUS AND SAZED IS #BestShard AND I LOVE IT????? (also Spooks be slang is a highly respected ancient language wtf???? I blame Harmony.)

ALLOY OF LAW IS G R E A T I’m so glad you’re enjoying it!! Twinborn are SO COOL and I TOO LOVE THE CHARACTERS!!! (blame spook for the language thing, it is his doing. i wouldn’t have it any other way though :D)

#the void screams back #Mistborn #Cosmere #got your other ask! getting around to it i promise