‘Mistborn: Secret History’ Book Review

Mount Readmore Book Review, 2018 42/200

Mistborne: Secret History by Brandon Sanderson

Audiobook Edition

Finished on 3/10/2018

Goodreads

Description:

Mistborn: Secret History is a companion story to the original Mistborn trilogy. Building upon the characterization, events, and worldbuilding of the original trilogy, this novella offers a rare glimpse behind the scenes at the fate of a certain reader-favorite character. Ten years in the making, Mistborn: Secret History might answer a few of your questions.

At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Genres: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Novella, Cosmere

Kelsier’s Adventures in the Afterlife

Spoiler-ific review

I’m listening to this as a part of the Arcanum Unbounded collection, but I think it’s interesting enough to give it a review of it’s own. This novella starts during the events of the first Mistborn book, when Kelsier is killed. He goes to the afterlife, where he is greeted by the god Preservation. Kelsier, wanting to save the world, decides to give the God of Preservation the nickname of ‘Fuzz’ and conspire with him to save the world from the Lord Ruler and from the god Ruin.

After a brief imprisonment (taking place during Mistborn books 1 and 2), Kelsier escapes into the wider world as a ghost. He goes on an adventure, seeking to save the world of the living (and his protege Vin) from the spiritual forces only a ghost can combat.

Highly recommended, but only after you finish reading the original trilogy.

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