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The Alloy of Law: Mistborn, Book 4 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Brandon Sanderson (Author), Michael Kramer (Narrator), Orion Publishing Group Ltd (Publisher)

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The Mistborn trilogy has become a firm favourite with fantasy fans the world over. The imagination that Sanderson brought to the series and his skill at marshalling epic storylines and dramatic action, plus his ability to create vivid characters, made him a natural choice to complete Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time sequence. But with Mistborn, his stand-alone fantasies, and his new series, The Stormlight Archive, Sanderson has shown his bountiful talents in his own fiction.

Now he returns to the series that made his name with a new story set years after the events of Hero of Ages.

In a world recovering only slowly from evil, a world where allomancers wield immense power through their ability to unleash the magic bound up in common metals, someone who can burn metals that no-one has burned before can tip the balance....

Sanderson has the knack of giving epic fantasy listeners exactly what they want. This ability has thrown him to the forefront of the genre and the dramatic story within The Alloy of Law shows off this skill to its very best.

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Listening Length	10 hours and 48 minutes
Author	Brandon Sanderson
Narrator	Michael Kramer
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	10 November 2011
Publisher	Orion Publishing Group Ltd
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NX7GG0U
Best Sellers Rank	835 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 57 in Epic Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals) 115 in Military Fantasy (Books) 131 in Epic Fantasy (Books)

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Paul Swinburne

The mistborn continue

Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2014

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This fourth installment in the Mistborn series of books takes place a couple of hundred years after "The Hero of Ages" & whilst the main character is diluted (magic wise) from Vin (main character "The Hero of Ages") he still kicks ass. An entertaining read that keeps you wondering what the outcome will be, right to the end.

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Casey

As always...

Reviewed in Australia on 27 December 2018

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Fantastic. Loved the Mistborn trilogy but had mixed feelings about a western-style future but pleasantly surprised. Great characters. Into the next!

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Caroline Lloyd

Progress works well

Reviewed in Australia on 15 August 2014

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Brandon Sanderson's idea to write a followup book set many years later than the original saga works really well. I enjoyed this first offering in what I hope will be a series. Looking forward to the next release

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errol cameron

Quick good read

Reviewed in Australia on 29 April 2018

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Nice continuation of the mistborn legend, a gripping story with a surprising ending, will read the next book as soon as possible

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Ashley Webb

Solid

Reviewed in Australia on 14 June 2019

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Always can rely on Sanderson to come through with the goods. Mistborn, SA, these all are amazing reads and I can't wait for more.

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Lindy_lou

Four Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 20 August 2015

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really enjoyed this series. I had to get the next books to see what happened.

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Robert M Campbell

Fun with Metals

Reviewed in Australia on 30 November 2015

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It's a fun read that carries you along with it. Slightly confusing at times as you try to keep up with the various forms of allomancy and feruchemy, but the characters work well together.

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Matthew Brandon

Fantastic

Reviewed in Australia on 3 April 2016

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A fantastic follow up to the Mistborn series. Takes the genre in a new and interesting direction. Thoroughly recommended to all Sanderson fans and all lovers of adventure.

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FallenGrace

Fantastic continuation of the Mistborn universe.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2017

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Alloy of Law is a spin off series to the original Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. If you haven't read those ( The Final Empire: Mistborn Book One , The Well of Ascension: Mistborn Book Two , The Hero of Ages: Mistborn Book Three ) I highly recommend you do not only because it will make certain abilities and background lore easier to understand but also because they are just great fantasy books.

The Alloy of Law is set about 300 years after The Hero of Ages focusing on a completely new cast of characters, Waxillium and Wayne. Waxillium or Wax for short is a lord of the city of Elendal who has lived most of his life in the roughs as a lawman hunting down dangerous criminals with Wayne because the job needed doing. With an accident killing most of his family Wax has had to return to modern society and take on the role of the head of the family as his duty. Wax soon learns though that the Roughs aren't the only place full of dangerous criminals and Wayne has come to the city after them forcing Wax to try and juggle his family duty with a moral one.

I liked this book, a lot. The thing I liked most is Sanderson's view that a fantasy world wouldn't stay static, a trope many authors use "A thousand years ago..." etc yet technology stands still for whatever reason. Instead he has taken the same world with the same abilities yet moved it away from a fantasy setting and into an almost Wildwest one with guns, rifles, trains and the recent introduction of electricity. Mixed in with this are the Allomantic and Feruchemical powers still where certain bloodlines can either burn metals in their stomachs for an effect or store abilities in them to use later. Both Wax and Wayne are the rare breed know as Twinborn which have both one Allomantic and Feruchemical ability each. Their abilies are a great use in the books just because unlike Vin in the original trilogy their powers are both slightly more limited in what they can do and yet are quite different at the same time, it really keeps things fresh.

The actual story is excellent with a good cast of characters, I especially like Wayne who has a stand out personality that often made me laugh though there is more to him then first seems and I'm very much looking forward to hearing more about him in the next novel. The story moves along at a quick pace with plenty of gunfights and powers thrown around keeping things intense. I will say I don't think it's quite as well written as the previous series but it kept me hooked and I would certainly recommend it, can't wait to start on the next in the series, Shadows of Self: .

Recommended.

+ Love the world making progress in technology yet keeping the powers.
+ Nice mixture of Allomancy and Feruchemical abilities keeps things fresh.
+ Magic system is still great.
+ Fast paced interesting plot with great characters.

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Alex B.

A throughly entertaining continuation of the Mistborn story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2018

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I wa so skeptical about this book as it completely changes the setting the first 3 books are based on, along with redefining the magic system (not drastically and in a story context it makes sense).

My skepticism was ill-founded however. This is my favourite book in the mistborn series so far. Its much shorter but I think that helps keep the narrative flowing and has a better pacing than the first 3.

The protagonist is fantastic. I loved the character straight away. Nobody can replace Vin in this universe but he came damned close. Wax is a thoroughly imagined character full of nuance and a great character to build the story on.

Highly recommended to fans of the series. If you haven't read the first 3 books, I would suggest you CAN start here but some of the references may be a little lost on you. I don't think this will overly affect your enjoyment of the story though.

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Nicole

Western Vibe, Great Magic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2019

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I've never been terribly fond of westerns, but I do absolutely love the system of magic from the first three Mistborn novels. I appreciate the author's desire to create a world that can advance, and isn't stuck in a pre-technological era. He just chose an era and a genre that I don't particularly enjoy.

Having said that, I did find the book an enjoyable read. As with the previous books, I found the magic system extremely well thought out and innovative. At times this did feel a bit like a bodice ripper romance (the plot/banter/action part of it, not sex scenes, of which there are none) but I was pleasantly surprised that the teased romance did not, in fact, materialize as I thought it would.

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Darren Williams

Action; humour; intrigue; magic; complete escapism!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 January 2021

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If you’re already a fan of Brandon Sanderson’s novels...then you won’t be disappointed with this one; it’s full of action sequences, humour, and intriguing twists.
The characters are well drawn, and ‘Wayne’ in particular is hilarious!
I would recommend that all potential readers of this novel read the original Mistborn trilogy first though, because otherwise the use of ‘Allomancy’ and ‘Feruchemistry’ by the characters in this book won’t be easy to grasp; nor will the references to people and events in the original novels...because this one is set 300 years after those events.
I love this novel, and I’m halfway through the one that follows it. Looking forward to reading the next in the series 👍

Laura Greenwood

a trips down imagination road review

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 February 2016

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Title: The Alloy of Law
Series: Mistborn (#4) - Alloy Era
Author: Brandon Sanderson
From: Amazon
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: 8th November 2011
Challenges: 2016 Reading Assignment, 2016 Prequel & Sequel Challenge (2 points)
Links: Goodreads - Amazon

Waxillium is the last heir of House Ladrian and has to return to Elendel in order to restore his finances. Putting his days as lawman to the Roughs behind him he aims to become the expected noble, including potential marriage. But soon he finds himself caught up in the mystery surrounding the Vanishers, a group of bandits who seem to be making the contents of railway cars disappear. Armed with his trusted guns, Allomancy and Feruchemy and alongside his sidekick Wayne and fiancée's cousin Marasi, Wax will get to the bottom of things.

I've put off reading Alloy of Law since before it even came out (which shocks me in part how long I've been a fan of Sanderson!) It's not that I didn't think it was good, but rather that I loved the original trilogy so much that I was worried The Alloy of Law wouldn't stand up. Now I'm of two minds, I enjoyed The Alloy of Law and want to continue the story, but it wasn't quite as good as the original three books. Though I do think this is because guns and magic aren't something I'd necessarily pick up without the prior fan status of the author.

I love the idea of fantasy settings progressing with technology. This isn't what you'd call traditional epic fantasy like the original setting, mainly because of the introduction of technology, but nor is a modern setting. To my mind the characters appeared as if in a Western front type setting which actually worked really well. I shouldn't be surprised considering Sanderson's talent at creating unique magic systems, but the magic and technology worked together really well.

The Alloy of Law could be read as a stand alone (I think) as everything is explained and there is a new set of characters. However I enjoyed seeing little nods to the events in the first trilogy (though I found it quite strange having some of the characters turned into Godlike figures after getting to know their flaws!) Little things like earings, street talk, even the name Elendel, all made me smile and appreciate that I knew the back story.

I did feel like I got off to a slow start with The Alloy of Law, but it then picked up for me and I thought it had a great pace. By the time I was about 30% done I didn't want to put it down at all, which is definitely a good thing!

I loved the new characters by the end too! Wax and Wayne have a great amount of banter between them, as well as some good stories from the past. In a way they kind of reminded me of Breeze and Ham, though they were definitely still their own characters. Marasi was my favourite though (and I hope Wax opens his eyes a bit more there). She held her own, and though she was new to action and got nervous, she also came across as brave. Sanderson writes imperfect characters and that makes them better!

I'm looking forward to continuing this part of the series, and I think I was wrong to put off reading it for so long!

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