Graphic Audio’s three part adaptation of the third Mistborn Novel aims high and succeeds, but the source material is unfortunately lacking in the ending department. Everything else about the story is great. All the loose threads that are tied up by the end are numerous and the way they form the proverbial bow is tied up is interesting and you don’t see it coming, That being said, as an ending for a trilogy, it falls short. Taken on its own, the book is on par with the Well of Ascension’s ending in terms of the wow factor.
The people over at Graphic audio did a tremendous job as always and this was the first Mistborn book I didn’t already read at least a part of before diving into this audio adaptation. The experience was exhilarating. I doubt I would’ve enjoyed it as much.
Mistborn Trilogy Ranking
The Final Empire is still the best in the series, aside from how they defeat the Lord Ruler–although it’s grown on me these past few years. The Well of Ascension, looking back, had the trouble of a slow middle, but a fantastic beginning and end. The Hero of Ages is the culmination of the first two books as you would expect. It’s the last book in a trilogy of trilogies. The ending is just meh. Wish I could give more details, but I don’t want to spoil anything. The one thing that disappointed me was that we never know much about the Eleventh Metal aside from what is explained in the first book. It wasn’t important to the plot of this book or the second for that matter, but it was a dangling thread I wish was tied up in someway by the end of the third book.
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