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Lädt ... Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006. Auflage)von Brandon Sanderson (Autor)
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If I try to gather my thoughts about how amazing this book was (Elantris too, really) and write the review it deserves, it will never happen. So suffice it to say that this was easily the best book, certainly on the fiction side, I've read in the last couple years. I really enjoyed it on multiple levels. I thought this book was OK, for some reason it just didn't get me hooked. The pace was slow and the dialogue felt repetitive. The magic in it was a little complex and for me, not very interesting. I didn't feel a connection to anyone in the novel, except perhaps for Sazed. And even though the story continues at the end of the novel, I am not intrigued enough to read the next two to find out what happens. I'm not sure why, as a whole, it leaves me feeling blasé as it's not a 'bad book', but as a fantasy novel, it just didn't do anything for me. It's clear that when writing this book, Sanderson learned a new word - maladroitly - because he used it a full four times. Which, when you have a high-scoring Scrabble word like that, really stands out to the point that it's kind of annoying. It stood out so much, that it became one of my main takeaways of the book LOL. Vocabulary aside, this is a decent fantasy adventure pseudo-heist novel. I enjoyed the metal-based magic systems and I felt like the fights using these powers were pretty well choreographed. It wasn't hard for me to picture what was happening. However, I wasn't really attached to any of the characters and unfortunately found Vin, the 16-year-old girl member of the party, slightly exhausting. This could be on purpose, of course, because teenagers can often be annoying while they're dealing with heightened emotions and hormones and all that jazz. Buuuuut, I'm not so sure it was intentional. I think maybe she just wasn't super well-written. At first she's the scrappy, street-smart thief, learning to use her somewhat newfound powers. But as she gets into the role she plays for the group, she meets some 21-year-old hottie that makes her completely lose her mind. It's very "but daddy, I love him" over a guy she's met a handful of times and had some very bare-bones conversations with. It was a little baffling that one guy could make her throw all the hard lessons she's learned out the window. If Brando Sando wanted to add a love story into his fantasy novel (where, in my opinion it wasn't needed), I wish he'd spent more time developing something that felt more realistic. But then, I kept telling myself she's 16 and maybe she would throw caution to the wind in the face of one hootie? What do I know? This is why I don't read YA novels. But on the other hand, this is an adult fantasy novel so I wasn't expecting a teen romance plotline and maybe that's why I was annoyed. Anyway, this was good. I wasn't blown away, but I'll definitely peep the next book. Ist enthalten inHat die (nicht zu einer Reihe gehörende) VorgeschichteAuszeichnungenBemerkenswerte Listen
Vom Untergang eines magischen Reiches Seit über eintausend Jahren ist die Welt von Asche bedeckt. Seit über eintausend Jahren herrscht der unsterbliche Lord Ruler und versklavt das Volk der Skaa. Die Hoffnung scheint längst verloren, bis eines Tages ein junger Mann mächtige Fähigkeiten entwickelt und eine Schar von Rebellen versammelt. Sein Plan: Er will sie ebenfalls die Kontrolle über die magischen Kräfte lehren - und den allmächtigen Lord Ruler stürzen ? Der atemberaubende Auftakt einer neuen großen Saga. Brandon Sanderson, 1975 in Nebraska geboren, schreibt seit seiner Schulzeit phantastische Geschichten. Er studierte Englische Literatur und unterrichtet Kreatives Schreiben. Sein Debütroman »Elantris« avancierte in Amerika auf Anhieb zum Bestseller. Seit seinen Jugendbüchern um den jungen Helden Alcatraz und seiner großen Saga um die »Kinder des Nebels« gilt der junge Autor auch in Deutschland als einer der neuen Stars der Fantasy. Er wurde auserwählt, Robert Jordans großen Fantasy-Zyklus »Das Rad der Zeit« fortzuschreiben. Brandon Sanderson lebt mit seiner Familie in Provo, Utah. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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After getting strong-armed by a group of my fellow librarians to give Mistborn a try, I have to say, I was not disappointed. What I absolutely loved about this book is that it takes an incredibly large world, The Final Empire (and by extension, the Cosmere), and gives it a depth that is not overbearing or lore-dumping. The tale kind of reads like a heist-story set in a Renaissance-type era.
The main character, Vin, is the perfect woman to see the story unfold as she is recruited into stealing precious metals, swindling hearts, and bringing down the Final Empire. It's action-packed with moments of romance and a heck of a lot of world-building. The magical system is fairly easy to understand too, so give it a whirl, even if you don't read fantasy. ( )