6-The Bands of Mourning

<div>The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns to the world of Mistborn with the follow-up to *Shadows of Self* With The Alloy of Law and Shadows of Self, Brandon Sanderson surprised readers with a New York Times bestselling spinoff of his Mistborn books, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America. Now, with The Bands of Mourning, Sanderson continues the story. The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metalminds 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. **<h3>Review</h3> вЂњSanderson is an evil genius. There is simply no other way to describe what he's managed to pull off in this transcendent final volume of his Mistborn trilogy.вЂќ вЂ•RT Book Reviews (Gold Medal, Top Pick!) on The Hero of Ages вЂњIt's rare for a fiction writer to have much understanding of how leadership works and how love really takes root in the human heart. Sanderson is astonishingly wise.вЂќ вЂ•Orson Scott Card вЂњSanderson is crafting an extremely well-thought out saga with Mistborn, one that looks to stand above the pack of his literary peers. The magic system is perfectly detailed, the world, though not completely revealed, has a great sense of natural logic to it, and the characters are a reflection of both.вЂќ вЂ•SFFWorld вЂњIntrigue, politics, and conspiracies mesh complexly in a world Sanderson realizes in satisfying depth and peoples with impressive characters.вЂќ вЂ•Booklist on Mistborn вЂњHighly recommended to anyone hungry for a good read.вЂќ вЂ•Robin Hobb on Mistborn вЂњEnjoyable, adventurous read.вЂќ вЂ•Locus on Mistborn <h3>About the Author</h3> Brandon Sanderson is the bestselling author of books including Warbreaker, Elantris, The Stormlight Archive series, starting with The Way of Kings, and The Mistborn series-Mistborn, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages and The Alloy of Law. He has also written Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, a book for middle-grade readers, and the young adult novel, The Rithmatist. He also completed the final books in Robert Jordan's Wheel of TimeВ® series-The Gathering Storm, Towers of Midnight and A Memory of Light-based on Jordan's notes and material. Sanderson teaches writing at Brigham Young University. He lives in Utah. Michael Kramer has narrated over 100 audiobooks for many bestselling authors. He read all of Robert JordanвЂ™s epic Wheel of Time fantasy-adventure series as well as Brandon SandersonвЂ™s The Stormlight Archive series. He received AudioFile magazine's Earphones Award for the Kent Family series by John Jakes and for Alan Fulsom's The Day After Tomorrow. Known for his вЂњspot-on character portraits and accents, and his resonant, well-tempered voiceвЂќ (AudioFile), his work includes recording books for the Library of CongressвЂ™s Talking Books program for the blind and physically handicapped. Kramer also works as an actor in the Washington, D.C. area, where he lives with his wife, Jennifer Mendenhall (a.k.a. Kate Reading), and their two children. He has appeared as Lord Rivers in Richard III at The Shakespeare Theatre, Howie/Merlin in The Kennedy CenterвЂ™s production of The Light of Excalibur, Sam Riggs and Frederick Savage in Woody AllenвЂ™s Central Park West/Riverside Drive, and Dr. Qari Shah in Tony KushnerвЂ™s Homebody/Kabul at Theatre J.</div>

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