The Well of Ascension

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Brandon Sanderson

Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga.They did the impossible, ending the thousand-year reign of the godlike Lord Ruler. Now Vin, the former street urchin turned powerful Mistborn, and Elend Venture, the idealistic young nobleman who loves her, must build a healthy new society in the ashes of an empire.As tensions grow in the wake of the uprising, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.It may just be that killing the Lord Ruler was the easy part. Surviving the aftermath of his fall is going to be the real challenge.Other Tor books by Brandon SandersonThe CosmereThe Stormlight Archive● The Way of Kings● Words of Radiance● Edgedancer (novella)● Oathbringer● Dawnshard (novella)● Rhythm of War● Wind and TruthThe Mistborn SagaThe Original Trilogy● Mistborn● The Well of Ascension● The Hero of AgesWax & Wayne● The Alloy of Law● Shadows of Self● The Bands of Mourning● The Lost MetalOther Cosmere novels● Elantris● Warbreaker● Tress of the Emerald Sea● Yumi and the Nightmare Painter● The Sunlit ManCollection● Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere CollectionAlcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians● Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians● The Scrivener's Bones● The Knights of Crystallia● The Shattered Lens● The Dark Talent● Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (with Janci Patterson)Other novels● The Rithmatist● Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds● The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval EnglandOther books by Brandon SandersonThe Reckoners● Steelheart● Firefight● Calamity● Lux (with Steven Michael Bohls)Skyward● Skyward● Starsight● Cytonic● Skyward Flight (with Janci Patterson)● DefiantAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Author

Brandon Sanderson

Pages

592

Publisher

Tor Publishing Group

Published Date

2010-04-01

ISBN

1429961813 9781429961813

Ratings

Google: 4

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"The second book of the first Mistborn trilogy, dives deeper into the mystery of the world and the history about a great evil!"

Harvey F Smith

"Just fantastic. The bulk of the book might feel a little boring for readers who don't care for politics or didn't care for the courtly scenes in the previous book. But there was so much character development and depth to everyone. I had to speed up my listening in the final third of the book because I could not handle the suspense!"

Lize

"First half was 3 stars and the last half was 5. The ending was so good! Not what I was expecting."

Meagan Khatthaname

"For a second at the end I was about to be ******!! I’m glad things cleared up and the ending was so good! I should have seen things COMING but of course I ignored the blatant clues smh"

Gabby Lucas

"The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I wasn't a fan of the first half of the book, a few things happened that I was at odds with and honestly I was a little disappointed by. It was all a little too transparent for my liking but the second half redeemed itself and by the end I was ready to read book 3. "

Sarah

"Currently about 200 pages in!! I really enjoyed the first novel of the trilogy. Vin is a badass! "

Jillian

"⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 It’s taken me forever to read this one because it didn’t capture my interest nearly as well as the 1st book did. I do enjoy the story though, so I will finish the series. What I liked about this book: 1. The character evolution. No one is perfect, which makes them relatable. You get more background and internal thoughts about some of the other characters. 2. The complex and thorough detail of the Mistborn world. What I didn’t like: 1. Very slow until the last 3rd of the book. Then I couldn’t put it down. 2. Sanderson’s style of writing women, including Vin, is too simplistic."

Sarah Dobler

"☆☆☆ 3/5. Sequel to Mistborn. Same world/magic system. Out of nearly 800 pgs, the first 600 are the MCs staring over a wall at an impeding army. Sanderson squeezes in what action he could with Vin while his male characters shrugged shoulders at each other. Some suspension is sprinkled in as two more armies join the siege. Vin searches for answers on her own but is distracted as she backtracks her character dev from book 1: questioning her femininity and distrusting her friends 😕"