I have a little time to read this book because of Ramadan.The Hero of Ages genres are fantasy and sci-fi.This book has focused on the characters of Vin and Elend.'The Hero of Ages' was a lot quicker. I love this book so much Alhamdulillah!This is the best trilogy! I have ever read Alhamdulillah!Oh, wow you have changed, Spook my dear man!I love the conclusion of the 'Mistborn' trilogy so much Alhamdulillah. It is very sad. I cry a lot in the end of this book. The end of this book are happy and sad.Lists of 'Misborn' trilogy unforgettable characters:Kelsier/KellSazedElendVinZaneBreezeHamDocksonClubsSpookTenSoon

What a heart wrenching, but beautiful ending to this fantastic series.

Re-read on AudioWell, that ending . . . I cried =(I finally got to find out all of the mysteries behind the mysteries in the book. I loved how Spook's character grew so much in this book, although some of it wasn't from a good place. But sometimes you have to go to a bad place to get to the good place. I fell in love with his character a lot in this book. I got to find out more about TenSoon and the Kandra. I loved learning about that, although I wanted to vaporize some of them. TenSoon won my heart in the second book, but more so in this book. I still love Sazed and he had such an important part in all the books. I'm so happy for his ending in the book. That's all, short and sweet. I love Brandon Sanderson, even though he breaks my heart! Vin & Elend. I will always love you both "You've led us to die!" Fatren yelled. He was covered in koloss blood, though a patch on his shoulder looked to be his own. "Why?" Fatren demanded. Elend simply pointed as the speck grew larger. "What is is?" Fatren asked over the chaos of battle. Elend smiled. "The first of those armies I promised you."Vin fell from the sky in a tempest of horseshoes, landing directly at the center of the koloss army.MY BLOG: Melissa Martin's Reading List

I think Sanderson is a really impressive author of the fantasy genre. It must be incredibly hard to insert originality into books of this type; so much has been done before and then done again. With Sanderson it feels like Im reading something completely new and completely exciting. His books and his characters are, simply put, cool. He just knows what his readership wants to see, and he gives it to them. The action scenes have an almost cinematic quality too them; they remind me of the combat from The Matrix and Resident Evil movie franchises. The images of people flying through the air and kicking arse are vivid and plain awesome. Id love to see this on the big screen. Spectacular fighting There is, of course, so much more to this story that Sandersons awe inspiring combat scenes; he has created an entire fantasy mythos around what originally appeared to be nothing but a rather basic story. Its just so good. Well, anyway, this book takes place a year after the previous one, and Elend is forced to take upon the role of Emperor. Previously, he has an idealistic approach to ruling; he was soft and morally righteous. But, theres no time for sentimentalists in this world. Elend has hardened his heart and become what necessity demanded him to be. The situation calls for a ruler not a diplomat; he has opened his eyes and seen the approaching threat of destruction. Hes become a badass like his girlfriend. It was just in time too because his weakness could have got everyone killed. His personality is now drastically different. He is now Vins equal rather than something she must protect. The threat to the Final Empire transcends the capabilities of a normal man; he had to become much more. Together, him and Vin can reap destruction on their countless enemies. So, essentially, he has become the leader he needed to be form the start. A doubt inevitably begins to burn within his soul (see what I did there?) and that is whether or not he becoming like the Lord Ruler himself. I love the way Sanderson does this; he captures internal conflict really well, as Elend questions morality and the necessary nature of being a strong leader. Exciting new point of view chracters Initially, I thought his was a bad idea. I though adding new point of views in such a late stage of a trilogy would be quite detrimental. But, Im glad to say it wasnt. Spook and Ken-Soon had some of the most exciting chapters in the book. It can become a bit tiresome reading, Vin burned Pewter so it was fresh to see part of the story from these characters who in the end had a massive part to play in the final confrontations; it broke the story up and drove it into a more impactful ending. It also allowed for character development in characters that have been relatively ignored. Spook went on a massive personal journey. If I was to rate this book just on its action then I would give it five stars. I think the ending of the series was superb, but there was also another six hundred or pages or so to contend with. There were a few pacing issues. I felt like unnecessary things were drawn out, and what I considered to be important was rushed over. The ending was too fast; it needed more build up. The conflict at the beginning of the book had much more time devoted to it than the crux of the plot. However, these are minor issues, which make me sound very picky. The ending was superb and sad. This series has so much going for it. Go read it! The Mistborn Series1. The Final Empire - A misty four stars2. The Well of Acsension- A suprising four stars3. The Hero of Ages - An awesome four stars

As I finish this trilogy, I feel like addressing this book on two levels: first, on its own strengths and weaknesses as a novel; and second, as the capstone of the series and as an exposition of the Mistborn world and mythology. Ill start with the latter of the two.The overwhelming impression I get from the Mistborn books is that they have been written by someone who is a fantasy fan first, a fantasy author second. A pedantic geek, if you will. And I mean all of this as the highest praise Sanderson clearly has a fanboys love of internal consistency, and distaste for discontinuity, and is writing the kind of books that he would like to read. In essence, he is both the author, and the slightly Aspergian fan at the fantasy convention asking that author some annoyingly penetrating questions. This is a man with a proper appreciation for words like canon and retcon.Because of these qualities, Sanderson is without a doubt the most consistent, airtight world-builder I have ever read. As the series builds, slowly revealing more and more of the world, the various types of magic, and the overarching mythology, everything snaps into place perfectly. And whats more, it becomes obvious that everything has been perfectly laid out behind the scenes from the very start. Completely absent is any feeling that the author was making things up as he went along; I never once found myself having that Sure Luke and Leia were always supposed to be siblings, George feeling, nor even that You know, Jo, when Hagrid got out of Azkaban prison at the end of your second book, he acted as though it was no big deal feeling.And this is great for me, because Im a pedantic geek myself when I read fantasy and sci-fi; its naturally difficult for me to suspend disbelief, and Im constantly mentally peeking around corners and poking at curtains. And here, in the place of that nagging skepticism was an actual sense of wonder, as every big reveal sent me scrambling back mentally, trying to figure out how I didnt see that coming. This is definitely a series that would reward a second reading. (That Sanderson was the one tapped to finish the late Robert Jordans Wheel of Time series now makes all kinds of sense, as he is pretty much an iron-clad guarantee that fans of that famously deep and involved fantasy universe will not be disappointed.)Whats better is that this magnificent world is paired with an excellent story. Theres little of the slow (though, in retrospect, necessary) build that made up much of the first part of the first book. Instead, The Hero of Ages comes out guns blazing (not literally, though firearms are mentioned in passing). The plot is fast-moving, yet everything builds towards a monstrous climax that ends up taking up the last full quarter of the book. The resolution of the plot is mind-blowing, moving, satisfying, and it ties the entire three-book story up elegantly. Its impressive that Brandon Sanderson can put this neat a bow on such an epic tale, when far more experienced writers like Neal Stephenson and Stephen King still occasionally hit-or-miss.It seems to me that Sanderson improved as a writer over the course of this series unsurprising, given how young, prolific, and obviously dedicated to the craft he is. That is not to imply hes a great writer just yet, as his chops continue to catch up to his impressive imagination. There are still some jarring lexical choices: words like guy and tsunami, and terms like hat trick, feel out of place even in the context of Sandersons straightforward modern American English. And dialogue is still not a strong point; group conversations in particular still come off kind of stilted and awkward. But there is obvious, measurable improvement in the writing from the first book to the third in this series, and Im definitely looking forward to reading more of Sandersons work.Postscript: Wow, I'm surprised by the number of "likes" on this review. If you enjoyed it, please feel free to check out my reviews of the first and second books in the trilogy. Cheers!