The Hero of Ages

The Hero of Ages picks up a year or so after the events of The Well of Ascension. This final volume of the Mistborn series is very similar to its predecessor in that much of the book deals with a city under siege (only seen from the other side). Also, like the previous books, chapters begin with a bit of text from an unnamed document. However, in this case, the blurbs refer directly to the event you are reading about in a way that sort of deflated my anticipation of the series’ climax. Despite this, the conclusion is satisfying even though it leans more towards the mystical, fantasy side of things (as opposed to the science-y way that alamancy is handled up to that point).