The Bands of Mourning, Brandon Sanderson
The Bands of Mourning, Brandon Sanderson
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The Bands of Mourning
A Mistborn Novel

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Author: Brandon Sanderson

Narrator: Michael Kramer

Unabridged: 14 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/26/2016

Synopsis

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Mistborn series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action.

Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metal minds 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 really exist. 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. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.

Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

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

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

Collection
Arcanum Unbounded

Other Cosmere novels
Elantris
Warbreaker

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

The Rithmatist series
The Rithmatist

Other books by Brandon Sanderson

The Reckoners
Steelheart
Firefight
Calamity

About Brandon Sanderson

American author, Brandon Sanderson, writes of epic fantasy and science fiction. His best known works include Cosmere, a fictional universe in which most of his novels are set. They include, the Mistborn series, and the Stormlight Archive, and also finishing The Wheel of Time, that was Robert Jordan's high fantasy novel (that he began writing before his untimely death). He also made popular the terms "hard and soft magic systems" in his Sanderson's Laws of Magic. The media company, DMG Entertainment has rights to the production movie of the Cosmere universe series.

Sanderson graduated from Brigham Young University. He began studies in biochemistry, to become a doctor, but after a two year break to do mission work for his church, he decided he wanted to write, and changed majors to English Literature. He took a night job at a local hotel in Provo, Utah while at BYU, so he could write while working. His roommate during that time was Ken Jennings, who ten years later had a 74-game winning streak on Jeopardy. After graduation from BYU, Sanderson married Emily Bushman, a fellow English major who later became his business manager.

Sanderson sold his first book to Moshe Feder at Tor in 2003. He had almost given up after submitting his manuscript a year and one half earlier. That first novel was Elantris, and over the next few years, Tor also published the Mistborn Trilogy, The Alloy of Law, Warbreaker, and The Way of Kings, the first in the ten-volume series, The Stormlight Archive. The second in that series was Words of Radiance. Other volumes continue in the works. Sanderson's acclaimed Infinity Blade: Awakening was an ebook best seller for Epic Games, accompanying their popular iOS video game series.

Sanderson, his wife, Emily, and their three sons live in American Fork, Utah.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on April 11, 2020

Did I just fall in love with an organisation freak named Steris? Seriously though, her character really shines through in this book. Before she just seemed a bit dull, and perhaps even ordinary, but this clearly isn’t the case. She is an exceptional woman, one who is clearly overlooked and dramatica......more

Goodreads review by Petrik on October 10, 2022

The Bands of Mourning is the best of Mistborn: Wax and Wayne so far. Out of the three books available so far in Mistborn: Wax & Wayne series, The Bands of Mourning is definitely the best one for me. It is the penultimate installment to the second era of Mistborn Saga, and I have a feeling The Lost Me......more

Goodreads review by Clace on November 19, 2024

4.50! “The difference between good and evil men is not found in the acts they are willing to commit—but merely in what name they are willing to commit them in.” I still believe the alloy of law is the best among the three for me because lt felt very fresh to me but this is a close second, I enjoye......more

Goodreads review by Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews on August 16, 2022

Check out my YouTube channel where I show my instant reactions upon finishing reading fantasy books. 3.5 stars. The best book so far in Mistborn Era 2 still doesn't come close to reaching the heights of Mistborn Era 1. The Bands of Mourning was quite enjoyable, but it's hard to feel good about thi......more

Goodreads review by Tharindu on January 02, 2023

I’m not insolent, just stupid. "I’d rather not have ‘shootability’ be my talent." It may have taken three books, but The Bands of Mourning finally brought 5-star status back to Mistborn. "Ever since that party half a year back I been workin’ on my smart-person talk…" We resume the Era 2 jou......more

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