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I don’t think this was as good as the first mistborn era series, but it was still fun. I personally hate westerns and this was was very much a western. We have the refrigeratored love interest, the guy with the white hat that is so good there’s nothing else to him, and the guy in the grey hat that started bad and became good. Wax is the white hat and Wayne is the guy in the grey hat. I did like Wayne and thought he was funny. Wayne had a lot more characterization then the rest. Everyone else was very surface level.
The world building that Sanderson is known for, was incredible as per usual. It was so interesting seeing how the magic had evolved with the world modernizing. I enjoyed the action scenes as well.
I think I would’ve enjoyed it more as a movie, because it was much more light and fun. But since the characters were so surface level I had some issues

_zara's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

aceinit's review against another edition

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4.0

A solid three-star book right up until the end, when the reappearance of one familiar character during the climactic final battle, and another during the epilogue, brought it up to 4.

Set around 300 years following the events of Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy, The Alloy of Law shows the world doing something it had not done for nearly a thousand years...evolve. We see how Vin, Keliser, Elend, Sazed and the rest of the crew have passed into myth and legend. Being so unexpectedly, powerfully affected by the original series, these little tidbits of information were among the most interesting things the book had to offer. We see how the cities and populations have changed. In addition to railways, electricity and a way of life similar to the American Old West, even Allomancy and Feruchemy have been altered dramatically.

You don't have to have read the original trilogy to enjoy The Alloy of Law, though it certainly helps enhance the experience and gives a much broader background to the magic systems of Allomancy and Feruchemy.

Unfortunately, compared to the powerhouse of Mistborn, The Alloy of Law felt lacking to me. The story is fairly straightforward and, in several key places, predictable. Most of the key plot twists, I figured out well before they were revealed. Only the reveal at the end of the climax really threw me, though I had been waiting for Marasai to make herself useful allomantically. If you’re looking for a sweeping epic on the scale of its predecessors, Alloy will no doubt disappoint, though its final pages do leave you wanting the next book in the series.

However, Alloy is a fun romp of a novel. The chemistry between the two central leads, Wax and Wayne, is smart and fun, with Wayne in particular stealing the show almost every time he’s in a scene. The cast is well-rounded, and the dialogue is where this book really shines. I hope Sanderson does find time to write book two soon, because it will be very interesting to see where the reveals from the final pages take our intrepid heroes...and what exactly Mr. Suit is planning.

Sanderson has stated that he would eventually like to write two more trilogies set on Scadrial, the world that is home to Mistborn and The Alloy of Law, and that Alloy was not planned as part of the 9-volume epic. If that's the case, I also can't wait for the other two series, as well. Sanderson has created something truly unique and wonderful in Scadrial, and I will always be along for the ride.

ashthigs7's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Fun and exciting! The epilogue gave some great hints to the rest of the series.

theunderfold's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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