Book guide
The Hero of Ages
With the world on the brink after Ruin’s release, an emperor and an assassin must face loyalty, faith, and responsibility in a climactic fight to save everything.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyFound familyFantasyChosen oneFantasyBetrayalFantasyRedemptionFantasyPolitical intrigueFantasyQuestFantasyProphecyFantasyDark lordFantasyAncient evilEpic FantasyFound familyEpic FantasyChosen oneEpic FantasyBetrayalEpic FantasyRedemptionEpic FantasyPolitical intrigueEpic FantasyQuestEpic FantasyProphecyEpic FantasyDark lordEpic FantasyAncient evilEpic FantasyWar storyAdventureFound familyAdventureBetrayalAdventureQuestAdventureRace against time
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About The Hero of Ages
Tricked into releasing the evil spirit Ruin while attempting to close the Well of Ascension, new emperor Elend Venture and his wife, the assassin Vin, are now hard-pressed to save the world. This adventure brings the Mistborn epic fantasy trilogy to a dramatic and surprising climax as Sanderson's saga offers complex characters and a compelling plot, asking hard questions about loyalty, faith and responsibility.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
Mistborn Era One · Book 3 of 3
Content warnings
- World-ending stakes
- Death
- Child death
- Murder
- Blood
- Gore
- Decapitation
- Fire
- Hallucinations
- Hostage
- Slavery
- Starvation
- Suicidal ideation
- Torture
- Violence
- War
