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| Categories | Action & Adventure |
| Author | Brandon Sanderson |
| Publisher | Tor Books (October 10, 2023) |
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 528 pages |
| Item Weight | 1.25 pounds |
| Dimensions |
6.2 x 1.3 x 9.25 inches |
I. Book introduction
Mistborn: The Lost Metal is an urban fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It was published on November 15, 2022, by Tor Books. It is the fourth and final book in the Wax and Wayne series and seventh in the Mistborn series. It is preceded by The Bands of Mourning in 2016 and is to be followed by a new trilogy, written after release of fifth Stormlight Archive book and a novelization of the Cosmere graphic novel White Sand.
Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with The Alloy of Law, comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in The Lost Metal.
For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set―with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders―since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict between Elendel and the Outer Cities only favors the Set, and their tendrils now reach to the Elendel Senate―whose corruption Wax and Steris have sought to expose―and Bilming is even more entangled.
After Wax discovers a new type of explosive that can unleash unprecedented destruction and realizes that the Set must already have it, an immortal kandra serving Scadrial’s god, Harmony, reveals that Bilming has fallen under the influence of another god: Trell, worshipped by the Set. And Trell isn’t the only factor at play from the larger Cosmere―Marasi is recruited by offworlders with strange abilities who claim their goal is to protect Scadrial…at any cost.
Wax must choose whether to set aside his rocky relationship with God and once again become the Sword that Harmony has groomed him to be. If no one steps forward to be the hero Scadrial needs, the planet and its millions of people will come to a sudden and calamitous ruin.
Plot summary
Six years following The Bands of Mourning, Waxillium Ladrian has retired from his lawman career, and Wayne has become a full constable in Elendel law enforcement, serving under Marasi who has been promoted to detective. Wax, aided by his wife Steris (with whom he has two young children, Maxillium and Tindwyl), has become a prominent figure in Elendel politics, known as the ‘Lawman Senator of the Roughs’. Since the discovery of the Southern Scadrials during the quest for the Bands of Mourning, diplomatic relations have been established with its most prominent nation, the Malwish Consortium. However, relations between the north and south remain tense, as do those between Elendel and its neighboring cities in the Basin. Despite Wax’s and Steris’ efforts, conflict escalates.
Wax’s sister Telsin, the leader of the Set, a terrorist group working for Trell (actually a Shard of Adonalsium called Autonomy), plots to smuggle a magical equivalent of an atomic bomb into Elendel. Marasi goes on a mission with a mysterious group known as the Ghostbloods, led by Kelsier, to stop Autonomy’s forces from invading the world. Meanwhile, Wax and Wayne go to confront Telsin at the Set’s base, killing several Set members, but discover that the bomb is not there, and instead is on a ship headed for the city. Marasi stops enemies in time and disables their portal, preventing the invasion, while Wax reaches the boat with Wayne. The duo discover that the bomb can be defused, but the defuser will die in the process. Wayne sacrifices himself to both defuse the bomb and save Wax. Telsin’s overloaded body dies upon Autonomy removing her influence.
In the aftermath, Kelsier and Harmony debate about whether Harmony should introduce technology to the people or not, and Wax lives happily with Steris and his children. The city honors Wayne by putting up a statue of him.
About the Author (Brandon Sanderson)
Brandon Sanderson (Brandon Winn Sanderson, born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, are set. Outside of the Cosmere, he has written several young adult and juvenile series including The Reckoners, the Skyward series, and the Alcatraz series. He is also known for finishing Robert Jordan’s high fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Sanderson has created two graphic novels, including White Sand and Dark One.
A New York Times best-selling author, Sanderson created Sanderson’s Laws of Magic and popularized the idea of “hard magic” and “soft magic” systems. In 2008, Sanderson started a podcast with author Dan Wells and cartoonist Howard Tayler called Writing Excuses, involving topics about creating genre writing and webcomics. In 2016, the American media company DMG Entertainment licensed the movie rights to Sanderson’s entire Cosmere universe, but the rights have since reverted back to Sanderson. Sanderson’s March 2022 Kickstarter campaign became the most successful in history, finishing with 185,341 backers pledging $41,754,153.
II. Reviewer: The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
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1. MELISSA reviews The Lost Metal
And just like that, it’s over. With The Lost Metal, Era 2 of Mistborn has come to an end.
An ending well deserved for Wax and Wayne.
The Lost Metal picks up six years after the events in The Bands of Mourning. Wax, no longer a lawman, is busy being a senator in the city of Elendel, and Wayne is now a member of the constabulary and partner to Detective Marasi Colms. Times have clearly changed for the two men, but when an evil god sets her sights on their home planet of Scadrial, Wax and Wayne have no choice but to return to doing what they do best – kicking major @ss, Mistborn-style.
Brandon Sanderson’s finale is a non-stop adrenaline rush that most Mistborn fans will appreciate. But even more than this, the story itself is a testimony to the true meaning of friendship and selfless heroism. And for maybe the first time ever, Sanderson is finally delving into the deeper mysteries of the Cosmere universe and connecting characters and plot elements between his various worlds. The bigger picture is now a tad bit clearer.
This book is all that I wanted it to be and all that I was afraid it would be. I thickened my skin, steeled my heart before reading it, and still, it wasn’t enough. I wasn’t prepared for Wax and Wayne’s ending. Sanderson broke me once again.
And while I find it bittersweet to say goodbye to my beloved duo, I just learned I have much to look forward to: Sanderson has announced a third era of Mistborn.
So I’ll see you next time.
2. JONAH reviews The Lost Metal
Brandon Sanderson, when I catch you…
Excellent ending to Mistborn Era 2. Sanderson has destroyed me emotionally yet again and I am an empty shell of a man now that I’m caught up on the Cosmere. Just in time to do a Stormlight reread! Now I can go prepare myself to be traumatized by the end of that series too!😀
3. READ BY KYLE reviews The Lost Metal
Ah, those sample chapters. Allowing me to finish the book so quickly 🤣
This is the final book of Mistborn Era 2, or the 7th Mistborn book so far. As such, there’s a lot I can’t say due to spoilers – but this was a mostly satisfying conclusion to the Wax & Wayne era, with plenty of tidbits to get people excited for further Cosmere as well as specifically Mistborn Era 3.
What I can say about TLM is that it’s my favorite of the Era 2 books, and my third favorite overall after HoA and TFE. There are a lot of excellent scenes in this book, for all types of fans – Era 1 fans, Era 2 fans, Cosmere enthusiasts. Some of the character moments in this book are very touching or cool, although I felt like Sanderson tried too hard to make people speak their life lessons into dialogue a bit too blatantly.
The action was also really entertaining, and this is something that hasn’t worked for me in Era 2 as well. The plot of this one is probably my second favorite after Shadows of Self, I was consistently engaged.
Regarding Cosmere Easter eggs…there are loads! I don’t think you *need* to have read anything other than Mistborn, but it’s definitely the most Cosmere forward book so far. Some of the things in this book had me SO STOKED and I can’t wait to talk about them.
Where I think this book will really decide how it lands is on how you feel about Wayne. Wayne is a very conflicting character to me that I don’t feel like Sando handles as well as he could balancing the humor and tragedy inherent in him. This is a very Wayne heavy book even from the beginning (Wayne childhood prologue) and some of the best moments are Wayne moments, and my least favorite, groan worthy parts are also Wayne moments. I think all of the main cast of this subseries get a satisfying arc, Wayne included, but the balance of juvenile humor was tilted a bit too far for me ultimately.
Era 1 fans get some *amazing* scenes, though. If you love the original trilogy and have delayed/found Era 2 lacking, I really think you should try to get to this one and you’ll be rewarded.
This will be really rewarding to reread, and I left TLM sad to see these characters go.
9/10
4. MARK reviews The Lost Metal
Slow start, but SO worth it!
1st I would like to say that I am a massive Brandon Sanderson fan.As of the time of writing this review, I’ve read nearly every work Brandon Sanderson has published. There are a number of the secret projects that I have yet to tackle, but I love Brandon Sanderson’s writing.
I have also spent much of my last year reading other, generally more “fluffy” authors – like SJM – and have found my taste has changed somewhat.
Honestly, I tried to read this book no less than 3 separate times.I couldn’t get past the 8th chapter or so. Having been out of the Kashmir for a little while, the task of rejoining was awful. However I’m pleased to say that it was totally worth it!
This is another master-work (slow start and all). Full of heart, adventure, “science” (magic), and was an absolute delight.
Highly recommended!
5. JULIE reviews The Lost Metal
Sad, but satisfying and fantastic at once
Although I am very sad to see the end of the 2nd era, and the loss of such a wonderful character in the process (though I won’t spoil who), this was definitely the best yet of the series. Sanderson is so very, very good at emotions and treatment of them. Because of that, every goodbye he ever writes to a character is bittersweet. He makes you love these characters, and their loss is real, but he understands that and treats them and the reader gently, softening the loss as much as he can.
This book was so good, I had to make myself stop doing what my husband is STILL doing with it (drawing it out for as long as possible). I probably would be reading 2 other books to keep me occupied between spaced returns to this if not forcing myself to at least finish it before the end of the year.
My only lamenting over this book is that Sanderson takes woefully long to release books in his various series, it seems, due to so many deeply…ahem…invested… storylines, and the breadth and depth of each of those books.
6. MATTHEW MILLARD reviews The Lost Metal
Sanderson‘s flaws in writing still come out, but nevertheless Mistborn still proves to be stellar in its straightforward writing.
I often think that Mistborn is better than storm like because of how much more streamlined the story is and seemingly it feels more real. I’m more or less read this currently with Wind and Truth and I was actually liking this one better than the other.
Nevertheless like with the MCU, Sanderson still proves his formula of jack of all trades writing. None of them are gangbusters good but they all have just enough that makes it a presentable story and more than makes up for it in the connected universe it’s visionary author is laying out in every story.
I look forward to Mistborn Era 3 that will have more technological advancements and seeing how Sanderson makes those worlds unique in the fantastical spin he’s done so far with Mistborn.
7. GREG MILLER reviews The Lost Metal
There is always another secret
I know I might be in the minority, but I really enjoyed era 2 of the Mistborn series. I love the steam punk setting, and I found the characters fun and lighthearted.
For this final entry, the plot threads I thought were still hanging were resolved well. To be honest, I wondered if Brandon had just forgotten. I guess that is why I don’t write books and he does. The Lost Metal takes you on a high octane adventure with more of the same staples we have come to expect from era 2. You get a lot of gunslinging fun, mixed with mystery detective shenanigans, and healthy helping of semi-crude dad jokes from Wayne. What I will say for this book specifically is, “Holy Cosmere confections Batman.” This book is the heaviest book when it comes to interconnectivity to the Cosmere as a whole. For those who love that, you won’t be disappointed. It made me want to read and brush up on my Cosmere knowledge. There are some characters and references that were over my head too.
Overall, I had great ride with this series and am satisfied with the next set of books.
8. PHRYNNE reviews The Lost Metal
An excellent finale to this section of the Mistborn series. Waxillium, Wayne and Steris are all in top form aided by Detective Marsi Colms.
The book starts with a bang and then it is action all the way. The gods are very busy. Autonomy is stirring up Wax’s sister to evil doings, and Harmony is less useful than usual. When things get really serious Wax is called upon to save the world, although in the end I think Wayne is the biggest hero. There are many nods to the Cosmere and even a character or two dropping by.
The story becomes a race against time, and this ensures that it is hard to put the book down although the humour helps alleviate any stress. Wayne frequently reminded me of those Terry Pratchett characters who always land on their feet and his scenes with his ‘accountants’ were smart and funny. A series of epilogues make sure we all know what happened to everyone and all is well with the world.
I was pleased to see that more books are proposed in the series but moving forward to the computer age. I am looking forward to that!
9. MARQUISE reviews The Lost Metal
Intriguing. There’s a lot of set up to get going really quickly, along with enough reminders of what’s happened for those of us who haven’t reread “Bands of Mourning” recently. It’s only the very beginning of the book, and we’re already greeted by our familiar heroes and their interactions, detective work, social investigation and pressures, and explosive action, just as I’ve come to expect and enjoy from Sanderson, especially in this series.
A couple specific developments in the last book are looking to develop greatly in this one, and I’m chomping at the bit to see how Wax and the gang resolve their searches and goals, while also being excited to see how Sanderson incorporates discoveries in this entry into both the world of Scadriel and into the Cosmere at large. I will defintely be looking to buy “The Lost Metal” on release without a moment’s hesitation thanks to my trust in Sanderson as an author and thanks to how things are looking to set up and play out in a way that I’m sure will throw me for a loop.
Thank you to Macmillan/Tor-Forge for the Extended Excerpt in exchange for a review.
10. TS CHAN reviews The Lost Metal
That was rusting incredible! It’s been 14 years since Hero of Ages that Sanderson had given us a series conclusion and he has once again stuck the landing for another Mistborn conclusion. And I think he did even better this time.
The Lost Metal was pretty much the perfect finale. The last few books provided the much needed foundation of the worldbuilding especially around the progression of the magic system, and developing characters that we know and loved so much, and the basis of the overarching story for Mistborn Era 2. Armed with this strong foundation, this finale was a high-stakes, fast-paced story that pointed our main characters towards the primary threat almost right from the get-go. I was a bit surprised and delighted that we also got some answers pretty early in the book, and typical of Sanderson, continued to get more which were craftily scattered throughout the narrative keeping me absolutely riveted. However, despite the pace and the revelations, and the amount of incredible action scenes, we still got plenty of character moments which continue to develop our characters even more. The ending was a beautifully bittersweet one, and one which will keep me thinking about it for days and weeks to come.
Then we have the Cosmere stuff. Holy moly, when Sanderson said this will be the most Cosmere-aware book to date, he wasn’t kidding and I was loving it to bits. As he said in his release party, the gloves are finally off. There’s no holding him back now and it’s only going to get even more exciting and fun from now on. Can someone without knowledge of the Cosmere still enjoy this book? I believe so as the characters are amazing in their own right, and the action scenes are classic Sanderson – freaking cool and cinematic. But you’ll miss out on the extra layer of excitement and the fun of discovery and connecting the bigger picture.
The Lost Metal is not a big book by Sanderson’s standards. That he managed to pack so much in this and yet keep it so well-balanced clearly shows the vast improvement in his writing skills since the first Mistborn trilogy and Hero of Ages. The best example of this I think was in the Prologue. A perfectly executed scene and PoV chapter that will hit you right in the gut with just one sentence right at the very end, it made me understand that one single character (okay, it’s Wayne) even better without having to spend an inordinate amount of time in his head. It also magnifies the moments you spend in Wayne’s head in his following PoV chapters throughout the book. As for the rest of the characters, rest assured that they were in no way sidelined and everyone was given their moment to shine and grow into their role in the overall story. The more I think about it, the more I think that this could be Sanderson’s finest character work to date.
I might rewrite this review as I’m just regurgitating my (spoiler-free) thoughts. But safe to say, there’s a reason Sanderson is my favourite author of all-time, and he’s staying at that top spot.
III. The Lost Metal Quotes by Brandon Sanderson
The best book quotes from The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
“It had a small symbol at the bottom, with three interlocking diamonds.”
“You are whatever you want to be, Wayne. You’re the wind. You’re the stars. You are all endless things.”
“Nearby, their motorcar pulled up to the curb and Hoid, the driver, stepped out.”
“City folk, particularly politicians, were intimidated by small arms. They preferred to kill people with more modern weapons, like poverty and despair.”
“He sat staring at the door for a long time. He wasn’t wearing a hat, which meant he had to just be himself. The true him, the one that knew this pain. They’d ridden together on many a dusty path. This pain had been his invisible friend since childhood.
The pain of knowing what he really was.
The pain of being worthless.”“Ain’t no fellow who regretted giving it one extra shake, but you can bet every guy has regretted giving one too few.”
“Wayne. You aren’t the best I could do. You’re the best there is. And no being, neither god nor mortal, could have wished for more than one such as you.”
“People are elastic, Wax thought. We can keep reshaping ourselves. And if we’re not quite the same as before, well, that’s good. It means we can grow.”
“Lock a man in prison, and you might stop him from committing crimes. Teach a man to respect himself and his community, and you stopped everyone he might have taught, recruited, or bullied.”
“Ranette said a lot of mean things, but they weren’t … well, they weren’t actually mean. He joked, and she joked. And sure, sometimes there was an edge of truth to it, but that’s what friends was about. Making you look a little silly when you were together, so that you didn’t look really stupid when you were apart.”
“You can’t keep digging up the corpse of who you used to be, Wayne. You can’t keep toting it around. Let him stay buried. Consider who you are, not who you left behind. That’s what I’ve learned these last few years. It’s made all the difference.”
“Everyone shut up and listen!” Steris snapped. “Or I will barf on the table to get your attention!” The entire room stared at her. “I’ll do it,” she warned. “I keep medication in my handbag to produce the effect. You’d be surprised at how often the option is relevant.”
“Point is,” Wayne continued, “we can make fun of you because we like you. That’s how it works. Anybody else does it, and we ram a dueling cane up a part of them that I can’t mention, ‘cuz I’m working on my language.”
“Bastards!” Wayne said.
“Wayne!”
“Fine! Regular old turds then!”“As she’d grown older, she’d come to understand something more incredible. They just didn’t feel that anxiety. They didn’t have a constant, hovering worry in the back of their brain, whispering they’d forgotten something important. They didn’t spend hours thinking about the mistakes they’d made, and how they could have planned better. They lived in a perpetual state between blessed contentment and frightening ignorance.”
“Fair enough. Number two: Ask a woman how much she weighs. Then lift her. She’ll have increased in weight. Feruchemists, every one.”
“He stretched into the wind. And into the stars. And all endless things.”
“What if we decided to make an effort to let ourselves be happy?”
“Sometimes to make an omelet, you had to break a few skulls.”
“Assassinating the Lord Ruler?” Wax asked. “Isn’t that a little violent for a children’s book?” “Mate,” Wayne said, “it ain’t violence if it’s religion. Don’t you know anythin’?”
“People suffered when the truth became a commodity to be speculated upon.”
“Damn, Wax. I just say things! You’re not supposed to actually pay attention to them!”
“Maybe … maybe it was time to bury that corpse. Because rusts, it was feelin’ heavy lately. What would life be like if he weren’t carryin’ that thing? Maybe a part of him was ready, and had been for years. He’d stopped shakin’ when he held a gun. His body was ready to move on. Could his mind allow it?”
“real pain, that comes when you realize what you are. What you done. Waking up each morning, knowin’ you’re worthless. That’s pain. Anything else? Anything you could do to me? Well, that’s just a little bit o’ fun.”
“And my whiskey is wearing off. Stupid body. Metabolizing and neutralizing poisons as if I didn’t dump ’em in there on purpose.” He looked up. “You think I could cut out my liver and stay drunk forever?”
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