The number-one New York Times best-selling author returns to the world of Mistborn with the follow-up to Shadows of Self.
With The Alloy of Law and Shadows of Self, Brandon Sanderson surprised his audience with a New York Times best-selling spin-off of his Mistborn audiobooks, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America. Now, with The Bands of Mourning, Sanderson continues the story.
Introduce
The Bands of Mourning, the sixth audiobook in the Mistborn series, was released on January 26, 2016. It is the sequel to The Alloy of Law and Shadows of Self. Its sequel has been tentatively titled The Lost Metal.
Plot
Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.
The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metal minds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. A kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.
Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning Audiobook Review
I originally purchased Bands of Mourning thinking that it was going to be the big finale for the 2nd Era in the Mistborn Audiobook Saga, and spent the entire audiobook wondering how Sanderson was going to top the big reveal in the second audiobook. I won’t spoil either surprise, but just when you think you start to understand all the possible tangents of Allomantic and Feruchemical powers, Sanderson drops in a characteristic twist that you never saw coming! The biggest announcement of all comes at the end when you find that there is going to be a fourth audiobook in the series, The Lost Metal, coming out sometime after the next Stormlight audiobook wraps up.
This audiobook continues to flesh out the history of Wax, and why he chose to escape out to the Roughs. It starts with an interesting insight into his childhood, and provides insight into the strained relationship he has with his Terris heritage. Throughout the rest of the story, you begin to learn more about his history with his sister, all while maintaining a breakneck pace into one conundrum after another, in ways only Wax and Wayne could find themselves falling into.
I loved the additional characters and the realizations that they bring with them near the end of the audiobook. You can see where Sanderson was laying some marvelous groundwork for the next audiobooks, and I can’t wait to see how far the story will expanding now with whole new worlds coming into the mix.
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Chapter 10 has missing segments.
Amazed how fast this is back up thanks
Is there ANY way you can upload the regular audiobooks with Michael Kramer?? I cannot stand the Graphic audio versions at all. Thank you SOOOOO much for providing these books, though! I’m just starting Stormlight Archives 3 and have listened to every Mistborn and SA books (that aren’t the graphic audio versions) on your site and cannot thank you enough!
thanks for the uploads bruh. I prefer the Graphicaudio version. Just felt like commenting on it since Im sick and tired of the high brow comments of those who keep saying theyd rather have the audible versions.
Thanks, it’s a shame it is abridged though