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Shadows of Self: A Mistborn Novel (The Mistborn Saga, 5)

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Pros

Brandon sanderson’s mistborn series as legendary lawman lord waxillium “wax” ladrian, his sidekick wayne, and future sister-in-law marasi race to stop a conspiracy. The chemistry between max and wayne is still fun and enjoyable. Wayne is brilliant.

The cosmere books are at their best when they dive into the heart of the shared universe, through the lense of the characters we know and love. It makes me want to reread the first mistborn trilogy again! This second mistborn series feels a bit more d... Read More

Cons

Tor needs to find a better printer. At page 288, the book suddenly shifts to being gold dust woman (a stevie nicks biography) due to a printing error. There are about thirty pages inserted that replace the shadow of self pages and thus disrupt the end... Read More

All of the promise and excitement of the first book is totally lost here. No fast paced excitement no intrigue. The * is not wow.

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Quality

The worlds he build, the unique characters he populates, the intrigue he creates, and the conflict is executed in a clear and p... Read More

The book hardcover is in good qualityrecommended

Dust jacket is quality printed as well.

Fells solid, yet still light enough to not get heavy while reading.

Shipping

I wish amazon puke ship books better though.

Packaging/appearance

I received the book with a very good condition

They were just thrown in a big box.

Competitiveness

The story starts slow compared to sanderson’s usual pace.

It seemed small scale compared to the original mistborn trilogy.

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This product had a total of 24,134 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 10 2024.