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The Bands of Mourning: A Mistborn Novel

by Brandon Sanderson Publisher: TOR BOOKS

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A hunt for the Bands of Mourning

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Awards & Recognition

  • Author recognition

    #1 New York Times bestselling author

    Described as a #1 New York Times bestselling author.

  • Critical praise

    Kirkus Reviews describes the novel as “wholly entertaining”

    Kirkus Reviews calls the novel fast-paced, entertaining, and a combination of Wild West and Indiana Jones elemen...

AlbakiReads Editorial

A hunt for the Bands of Mourning

A set of images and unreadable writings brings the mythical Bands of Mourning into Waxillium Ladrian’s present, along with a personal clue: a photograph showing his sister held by his uncle, a leader of the Set. Wax and his companions travel south to investigate, where the search intersects with the Set’s discovery of a wrecked ship far from water and a masked, captive survivor. The quest connects Mistborn’s legendary metalminds to competing groups seeking their power, while placing Wax’s family ties alongside the larger mystery.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in epic fantasy quests built around legendary artifacts and hidden histories.
  • Those looking for a Mistborn novel featuring Waxillium, Wayne, Marasi, and MeLaan.
  • Readers who enjoy fantasy plots that mix personal stakes with secret organizations and unexplained discoveries.

Themes

Myth and hidden historyPower and its pursuitFamily tiesMystery and discovery

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Book overview

THE MISTBORN WORLD OF #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR BRANDON SANDERSON
EXPANDS ITS HORIZONS WITH A MAGICAL QUEST AND MYSTERIOUS VISITORS FROM THE SOUTH.

The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metalminds once owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they truly exist, but now a kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict
the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Plus another image that shocks Waxillium Ladrian: a photo of his sister, Telsin, being held captive by his uncle, a leader of the shadowy organization known as the Set.

Wax travels south to the city of New Seran to investigate, along with his partner, Wayne, the brilliant Marasi, and the ethically flexible kandra MeLaan. On their journey they find the Set has discovered the wreckage of a mysterious ship miles from any water, and hold prisoner a masked survivor who barely speaks the language. His people and the Set are also hunting the Bands--can they be located before they fall into the wrong hands?

"A fast-paced novel that's part Wild West, part Indiana Jones, and wholly entertaining,
combining high emotional stakes with a deep, good-natured sense of humor." --Kirkus Reviews

Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere


The Stormlight Archive
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
Edgedancer
(Novella)
Oathbringer
Dawnshard
(Novella)
Rhythm of War

The Mistborn trilogy
Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Well of Ascension
The Hero of Ages


Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne series
Alloy of Law
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning
The Lost Metal


Collection
Arcanum Unbounded

Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker

Tress of the Emerald Sea
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
The Sunlit Man

The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
The Scrivener's Bones
The Knights of Crystallia
The Shattered Lens
The Dark Talent

Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (co-authored with Janci Patterson)

The Rithmatist series
The Rithmatist

Other novels
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England


Other books by Brandon Sanderson


The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity

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