Mistborn: Secret History
By Brandon Sanderson
- Release Date: 2016-01-26
- Genre: Epic Fantasy
Description
Mistborn: Secret History is a companion story to the original Mistborn Trilogy.
As such, it contains HUGE SPOILERS for the books Mistborn (The Final Empire), The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages. It also contains very minor spoilers for the book The Bands of Mourning.
Mistborn: Secret History builds upon the characterization, events, and worldbuilding of the original trilogy. Reading it without that background will be a confusing process at best.
In short, this isn’t the place to start your journey into Mistborn. (Though if you have read the trilogy—but it has been a while—you should be just fine, so long as you remember the characters and the general plot of the books.)
Saying anything more here risks revealing too much. Even knowledge of this story’s existence is, in a way, a spoiler.
There’s always another secret.
Reviews
Every end is a beginning
5By Shad0w266It’s the connecting thread between parts of the Mistborn series you felt but couldn’t see, and needed, though you never knew you wanted it.Balance of the Unknown
5By Chocolate Windsprint“For every reaction to life’s decisions there is an action we cannot see”Neat, but not great
3By CorvelleA fun, quick romp with Kelsier through a world much bigger than anyone from Scadrial might have expected. Still, this isn’t Sanderson’s best. It’s fun, and runs concurrently to the last two books of the Mistborn trilogy with a few little explanations over some of the relatively unexplained, minor events. Read this if you love Mistborn, not if you’re looking for a great story. It’s a companion novel, filled with Cosmere trivia, and for that I enjoyed it. But it doesn’t have much of a storyline of its own — no real character arcs, no twists. If you missed Kelsier, though, this should help!Wow, just WOW!
5By Oodd B NarrWhy aren’t you already reading it?!?Like a drug
4By ArcolsThis book gave me my Cosmere fix asI wait for book 3 of Stormlight ArchiveThis book...oh my god
5By Booky123456Definitely don't read this until you've read all of the mistborn books up to Bands of Mourning. This little novella will make you feel nostalgic in the best, worst, possible way.Awesome!!!
5By SegrenAll cosmere fans will love this book!! Just pls read all the other Mistborn books first!