Mistborn

The Final Empire

For a thousand years, a tyrannical ruler known as the Lord Ruler has reigned with absolute terror over a world covered in ash and mist. The peasant Skaa class lives in brutal oppression, forced into unending labor while enduring a desolate landscape where flowers do not bloom. A charismatic criminal mastermind named Kelsier plans an audacious rebellion to overthrow the empire from within. He recruits Vin, a street urchin who discovers she possesses rare and powerful allomantic magic, to help execute the ultimate heist against the god-king.

by Brandon Sanderson

Tor Fantasy · First published 2006 · 655 pages