Mistborn · Book 7

Mistborn: Secret History

Published
30 January 2016
Pages
240
ISBN-13
9781938570124
Type
novella
Cover of Mistborn: Secret History

About this book

An entry in the Mistborn series that falls between Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning and Mistborn: The Lost Metal, Mistborn: Secret History was released on January 30, 2016. It runs just 240 pages, the shortest entry in the series. It was written by Brandon Sanderson.

Key facts about Mistborn: Secret History

Brandon Sanderson wrote Mistborn: Secret History, a novella on our list. It has been out since 30 January 2016. The book has 240 pages.

We list 2 editions of this novella. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781938570124 to find the main one.

Mistborn: Secret History is book 7 of 8 in the Mistborn series. The series has 8 published books. However, the series starts with Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006). Mistborn: The Lost Metal is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 15 November 2022.

Additionally, Brandon Sanderson writes The Wheel of Time, Elantris and Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, plus 4 more series. Those series sit on our fantasy and science fiction shelves. Meanwhile, Blightfall is the latest published Brandon Sanderson book on file, from 1 September 2026.

About Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson is an American author who has become one of the defining voices in modern epic fantasy, primarily through the interconnected "Cosmere" universe that links most of his major series. See every Brandon Sanderson book in order.

Its place in Mistborn

Mistborn: Secret History is book 7 in the Mistborn series. It follows Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning. It is followed by Mistborn: The Lost Metal. See the full Mistborn reading order.

Mistborn begins with one of fantasy's great hooks: what if the prophesied hero failed? A thousand years ago the Lord Ruler seized godlike power, and he has reigned ever since over a world of falling ash, nightly mists and enslaved skaa. Into this steps Kelsier, a charismatic thief who survived the Lord Ruler's death-camps, planning the ultimate heist — overthrow the empire — and Vin, a distrustful street girl who discovers she is Mistborn, able to burn ingested metals for superhuman powers. Sanderson's Allomancy…

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