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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
fast-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a nice backstory to when Kelsier escaped the Pits of Hathsin and tried to find new meaning in life after the trauma around his escape and his significant others death. It wasn’t very long; about the length of a chapter. There were a couple of Easter eggs that referenced to important events in the Mistborn era 1 trilogy so I would recommend reading this right after reading that trilogy for the most emotional effect.
lots of repeated exposition if you read final empire, but cool to see the beginnings of Kelsier's plan
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
fast-paced
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
At only 21 pages, there isn’t much to review. However, after finishing the Mistborn Trilogy recently, this quick story sheds a bit more light on Kelsier’s motivations in The Final Empire. I’d say it’s worth a read to any Mistborn fans who are looking for a tiny bit more lore, but is certainly not essential.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is really hard to give a rating since it's such a short novella.
Kelsier was my favorite character in The Final Empire, so I loved getting to see more of him and how his journey as a mistborn started.
I just wish we got more.
In understand why we didn't. There's a passage at the end that explains that Sanderson wrote this for an RPG and so he wanted to make it accessible to people who might be playing that didn't read the original trilogy. Aka more expository, explaining the world, and not giving any spoilers. Because of that, it definitely doesn't give as much as I wish it did.
That being said, I love that you can see Ruin's influence if you have read the original trilogy, and see how he really was influencing everything from the start, not just with Vin, but with Kelsier too.
Kelsier was my favorite character in The Final Empire, so I loved getting to see more of him and how his journey as a mistborn started.
I just wish we got more.
In understand why we didn't. There's a passage at the end that explains that Sanderson wrote this for an RPG and so he wanted to make it accessible to people who might be playing that didn't read the original trilogy. Aka more expository, explaining the world, and not giving any spoilers. Because of that, it definitely doesn't give as much as I wish it did.
That being said, I love that you can see Ruin's influence if you have read the original trilogy, and see how he really was influencing everything from the start, not just with Vin, but with Kelsier too.