If you've been following my blog from before, you know that when I dealt with Epic Fantastic topics and writers, I often mentioned Brandon Sanderson and his works. Today, to one of his works we will give our full attention. I have recently decided to start reading the first trilogy he wrote - Mistborn. It was at the same time his debut, but also the work that broke him into the sky of significant authors of epic fantasy. Now I will talk about first part of this trilogy - The Final Empire.
At the very beginning, you will notice that even though the writer tells you with a simple style him story, through time the development of his writing goes to unbelievable proportions. All this includes both the outside world in which the action takes place also includes internal struggles, thoughts of our main characters. In this book, this development of his writing can be clearly seen. With the development of the action and characters, the protagonists, the writing style that follows them develops.
The writer slowly introduces a large array of characters in the story, but the accent is placed on a rebel, a sinner, a hero - Kelsier, as well as an unhappy and frightened young girl forced to hide, lie and steal to survive - Vin. Kelsier is a vivid figure as far as possible, and we do not consider it a charlatan. He is the person who, in the thousand-year rule of One Man, a God, decided to free people from the tyranny of that same God. But at first not by their own will, but rather stimulated by the shocking and terrifying events of his life - some of them directly led to becoming a powerful Allomant. Inspired by this unfortunate web of circumstances, he gathers the length of people like himself, in order to bring down the tyranny to which the nation is exposed. Throughout the story, Vin is also introduced to the recommendation of a friend, telling her that she also has the same knowledge of Allomancy. Over time, making her the heroine everyone needed. Another striking figure is Sazed, a descendant of the ancient people who possess a completely opposite ability of Allomancy, called Feruchemy.
All this magic system that Sanderson incorporated in his magical world lies on the foundations of his unrivaled imagination. Although it has signs of magic and makes it impossible becomes possible, it does have a logical setting. Allomancy actually represents the possibility that a person burns pre-swallowed alloys of metal, and uses them. Each of the metals has a special property and gives the person the power. Ten metals represent themselves as the sole source of these powers. What comes out of the combustion of these metals is that by defying the classic laws of physics we know, a person can fly, attract metal objects, make himself stronger several hundred times ... But the trouble is, and perhaps a kind of balance that is the writer wanted to show that a person has the power only until the moment when there are metals for that internal combustion. And after that, all these possibilities disappear. Unlike this magnetism, where the abilities come from the outside, combustion of metals and its alloys, Feruhemy presents a kind of contradiction. A person who has the capabilities of this branch of magic, is capable of storing certain amounts of livelihood in bracelets, earrings, and grips. They also depend on the type of metal and can include a wide range of - storage of knowledge, strength, vision, youth. People capable of this type of magical activity are also called Guardians.
Although the influence of the story, complicated by the impression of this first part of the trilogy, should not be neglected, my most powerful impression was precisely on this very magic system. The plot is definitely something that you have read before, the tyranny and the struggle that leads to many death, suffering, but with what outcome? You will see..
In the next part of my review, I will take a closer look at the events in their own world, as well as the construction of characters.