Warning: This is the second book in the Mistborn Trilogy. Please do not read this review if you are planning to read the first book.
The Lord Ruler is dead, killed by Vin. Elend Venture is now King of Luthadel, which used to be the capital of the Final Empire under the Lord Ruler. Kelsier, the mastermind behind the revolution is dead, killed by the Lord Ruler himself. But his death was a part of his plan - once he died, the kandra OreSeur was to take his body and appear to the Skaa of the Empire, inspiring them to rise up against the Lord Ruler.
Now the Skaa don't have to be oppressed by the Lord Ruler any more. Now everything's alright, right? Wrong. The kingdom is breaking apart, each region ruled by a different noble or a skaa who just up and decided to take over.
Now armies are marching on Luthadel, one of which is led by Elend's own father. One of the armies is made of a brutal and volitile race known as the koloss, who will kill eachother at the drop of a hat. A mysterious Mistborn confronts Vin, puzzled as to why she lets herself be nothing but a weapon in the hands of Elend and the crew. Sazed tries to puzzle out the legend of the Hero of the Ages. Another Keeper named Tindwyl tries to make Elend into a true king, worthy and capable of the title and responsibility.
This book presents an interesting question: which is better? A tyranneous ruler of all, where no wars ravage the land? Or freedom, but a kingdom in the face of a war? He does very well conveying different perspectives and inner struggles.
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