I got Mistborn: The Final Empire in Tor.com’s ebook giveaway. I hadn’t heard of
Brandon Sanderson before, but I really liked this first book. I read through it
in about three or four days, which is pretty good for me because I have not had
the time to just read for fun lately. I usually grab reading time on the subway
and whenever else I had a few spare minutes during the day.

So, what did I enjoy about the novel? It is a fantasy novel, which is on my
list of fun genres. The characters were very memorable. Most importantly it
has a self-consistent view of magic, that seems to have a logical and sensible
set of rules. The story also does not seem to be set up to be saved by a bunch
of kids who have unexplained powers; there are smart people behind the plans to
save the world that know what they are doing. There is also a young kid in
there, but it seems reasonable enough.

Also interesting is the set-up of the story and the “big evil”, which is not
just a bad guy doing bad things for the sake of it. Read the book. It is both
fun and interesting.

So much so that I’ve gone and bought the second book in the series. And plan to
buy the third.