The Hero of Ages: Book Three of Mistborn

Brandon Sanderson

Oct 2008 · The Mistborn Saga Book 3 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Michael Kramer

About this audiobook

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

Who is the Hero of Ages?

To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness--the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists--is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.

Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. She can't even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans!

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

Ratings and reviews

I really enjoy the series, the whole story kept me interested but I have to knock a couple of stars off of my rating because of my impression that the author thinks his readers are stupid, or that he must be far more intelligent than they. I get this impression due to the fact that certain phrases and concepts are reiterated over and over, as if we couldn't possibly grasp the ideas the first time they were mentioned. If you've already explained how something works then don't worry, we can go back and listen to or read it again if we felt as though we missed some vital information. I'm sure intentions were good while writing these books but the end effect is patronizing.

The best ending of any trilogy I'm aware of. Subjectivity of course. Objectively however, it's perfect, haha.

good I enjoyed the audio book version has been a great listen

About the author

Brandon Sanderson is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn® trilogy and its sequels; the Stormlight Archive series; and other novels, including The Rithmatist and Steelheart. He won a Hugo Award for Best Novella for The Emperor's Soul, and was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time® sequence.

Michael Kramer received an Earphones Award for his narration of the Kent Family series by John Jakes and for Alan Fulsom's The Day After Tomorrow. He has also read for Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time fantasy-adventure series. His work includes theater acting and recording books for the Library of Congress's Talking Books program.