Tami W. (DragonBreath) reviewed on 1/3/2010

Mistborn is the story of a street urchin named Vin, who has learned to use "Luck", as she calls it, to influence people's emotions. Unfortunately, since she has not had any training in the use of Allomancy (the bigger classification of powers that Luck falls under), she gets the attention of the wrong people- the Inquisitors, who are responsible for destroying any non-nobility who has the use of Allomantic skills. Fortunately, the leaders of a rebellion against the Inquisitors and the Lord Ruler have also noticed Vin's skill.

The rebellion takes Vin under their wings, teaches her how to use not just Luck, but all of her Allomantic powers, which she had not yet discovered within herself until this point. Learning Allomancy, court intrigue, and politics becomes Vin's way of life as the rebellion pushes on.

I loved this book, and had a hard time setting it down. The characters were very believable, and the world that Sanderson creates is filled with interesting characters. Before each chapter is a paragraph or two of some unknown person's thoughts, which provides a bit of background for the book. I look forward to reading the rest in this series, as I've become quite fond of the characters, and I want to see how their lives turn out. And I want to see what happens to the rebellion.

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