Mistborn: The Final Empire
- Published
- 17 July 2006
- Pages
- 669
- ISBN-13
- 9780765311788
- Type
- novel
About this book
Mistborn: The Final Empire opens the series on July 17, 2006 at 669 pages, introducing Kelsier, a charismatic thief planning to overthrow the godlike Lord Ruler who has reigned for a thousand years, and Vin, a distrustful street girl who discovers she's Mistborn -- able to burn ingested metals for superhuman power. It's the book that established Sanderson's Allomancy as one of fantasy's benchmark hard magic systems.
Key facts about Mistborn: The Final Empire
Mistborn: The Final Empire is a novel by Brandon Sanderson. Readers have had it since 17 July 2006. It runs to 669 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of Mistborn: The Final Empire. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780765311788 to find the main one.
Mistborn: The Final Empire is book 1 of 8 in the Mistborn series. The series has 8 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. 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: The Final Empire is book 1 in the Mistborn series. It is followed by Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. 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…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780765311788