GeekDavid
Auror
I'm partway through reading this Mistborn: The Final Empire (despite the title, it's the first book in the series), and I gotta admit I'm hooked. The concept and the system of magic are highly interesting, and Sanderson writes about them masterfully.
The concept is, in essence, what would happen if the prophesied hero failed and the forces of evil won. The story is set about 1,000 years after that happened, and the Lord Ruler is still alive and still in power.
The system of magic is called allomancy, and it involves Mistborn or Mistings swallowing certain metals, then "burning" them to produce various effects. A Misting can only burn one metal, a Mistborn can burn them all. For example, burning tin enhances the user's senses, while burning pewter enhances their physical abilities.
There are also other forms of magic, also based around certain metals, but I'll let you discover them for yourself.
I heartily recommend this next time you're looking for a good read.
The concept is, in essence, what would happen if the prophesied hero failed and the forces of evil won. The story is set about 1,000 years after that happened, and the Lord Ruler is still alive and still in power.
The system of magic is called allomancy, and it involves Mistborn or Mistings swallowing certain metals, then "burning" them to produce various effects. A Misting can only burn one metal, a Mistborn can burn them all. For example, burning tin enhances the user's senses, while burning pewter enhances their physical abilities.
There are also other forms of magic, also based around certain metals, but I'll let you discover them for yourself.
I heartily recommend this next time you're looking for a good read.