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Praise for "The Well of Ascension":
“All the explosive action any adventure fan could want.”
--"Locus
""Sanderson's entertaining second Mistborn novel begins after most fantasy series end, when the team of brave and cunning heroes find that holding on to power is even harder than overthrowing the previous tyrant. . . . This entertaining read will especially please those who always wanted to know what happened after the good guys won."
--"Publishers Weekly"
“A great epic fantasy . . . Fans of Terry Goodkind and Terry Brooks will find "The Well of Ascension" fulfilling, satisfying, and incredibly exciting.”
"--SFRevu.com
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The Dark Lord is dead, and now a new world can be built. The acclaimed epic commercial fantasy published for the first time in the UK.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I thoroughly enjoyed the opening book of the Mistborn triology but approached The Well of Ascension with some scepticism - sequels often do not emulate their predecessors. Thankfully I need not have worried - The Well of Ascension certainly does not disappoint.
Sanderson writes with flair and in parts is gripping, but he also writes with a real sense of emotion and one can really sympathise with Vin and Elend's tangled feelings for each other being compromised by their sense of duty to the people.
The style is the same as with Mistborn with snippets from a previous age prefacing each chapter and the book reaches a satisfying conclusion with a cracking little twist at the end. Lots of questions are answered as the story concludes, but many more are posed leaving us nicely poised for the final book.
In the last 2 years we have lost David Gemmell and Robert Jordan, 2 of the greatest authors of this genre. Brandon Sanderson has stepped up to the plate as a worthy new name in fantasy and he fully deserves to be charged with the task o finishing Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series. Great work Brandon, long may it continue !!
Sanderson writes with flair and in parts is gripping, but he also writes with a real sense of emotion and one can really sympathise with Vin and Elend's tangled feelings for each other being compromised by their sense of duty to the people.
The style is the same as with Mistborn with snippets from a previous age prefacing each chapter and the book reaches a satisfying conclusion with a cracking little twist at the end. Lots of questions are answered as the story concludes, but many more are posed leaving us nicely poised for the final book.
In the last 2 years we have lost David Gemmell and Robert Jordan, 2 of the greatest authors of this genre. Brandon Sanderson has stepped up to the plate as a worthy new name in fantasy and he fully deserves to be charged with the task o finishing Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series. Great work Brandon, long may it continue !!
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I was a bit disappointed by this book, having liked the first one
The story starts off a few months after the end of book one.
Elend is appointed king and rules the city, while Vin is protecting him and the city from assassins and spies. The Skaa, having won the rebellion and overthrown the lord ruler, is again threatened, this time by a overwhelming nobleman army led by Elend's father, intent on taking the city for himself as the world is in chaos after the Lord rulers demise.
The bulk of the book revolves around the city under siege, with both internal and external politicking, and Vin and Elends relationship.
I found both the politics and military strategies of all parties involved to be at times both naive and unrealistic, and thought that several of the scenarios seemed poorly thought out.
The romantic problems between Vin and Elend, revolves around them both feeling that the other is too good for them, and that they are too different. This whole part did not engage me at all, it seemed very contrived and stiff, not to mention unoriginal.
Although the action sequences are still well written, and the story picks up pace and gets exciting at the end, this was overall a disappointing 2nd book.
It haven't the depth in politics and tactics to compare to other epics fantasy series, and feels a bit shallow in comparison.
I'll still get the final installment when it comes in pocket version though.
The story starts off a few months after the end of book one.
Elend is appointed king and rules the city, while Vin is protecting him and the city from assassins and spies. The Skaa, having won the rebellion and overthrown the lord ruler, is again threatened, this time by a overwhelming nobleman army led by Elend's father, intent on taking the city for himself as the world is in chaos after the Lord rulers demise.
The bulk of the book revolves around the city under siege, with both internal and external politicking, and Vin and Elends relationship.
I found both the politics and military strategies of all parties involved to be at times both naive and unrealistic, and thought that several of the scenarios seemed poorly thought out.
The romantic problems between Vin and Elend, revolves around them both feeling that the other is too good for them, and that they are too different. This whole part did not engage me at all, it seemed very contrived and stiff, not to mention unoriginal.
Although the action sequences are still well written, and the story picks up pace and gets exciting at the end, this was overall a disappointing 2nd book.
It haven't the depth in politics and tactics to compare to other epics fantasy series, and feels a bit shallow in comparison.
I'll still get the final installment when it comes in pocket version though.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I've rather enjoyed this book. Its not as good as the first book in the series, but the writing style was very readable and, unusually, the ending wasn't obvious from page one.
The author does a good job evolving the characters and spins a decent, well thought out yarn. Both of which are often missing in modern fantasy.
If you liked the other books by this author, then you will definitely enjoy this one.
The author does a good job evolving the characters and spins a decent, well thought out yarn. Both of which are often missing in modern fantasy.
If you liked the other books by this author, then you will definitely enjoy this one.
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its good
The trilogy is generally entertaining, and well worth reading, you will get sucked in!
Another 5 words to meet the limit.
Another 5 words to meet the limit.
Published 16 days ago by irrotational
..and tonight Ladies and Gentlemen, Brandon Sanderson is....Barbara...
This book could (and should) have been half the length.
Honestly.
I enjoyed the previous volume but this one is so Mills and Boon you want to retch. Read more
Honestly.
I enjoyed the previous volume but this one is so Mills and Boon you want to retch. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Zak
The Well of Ascension: Mistborn Book Two
Excellent an entirely new slant, must read, every action has an equal and opposite reaction, will keep you guessing and wanting more.
Published 1 month ago by Hugh
Must try harder
I'm sorry but this was insipid drivel. I threw the book in the trash after reading around 200 pages. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Benny
Good read?
Bought this after reading the first book. I'm half way through it & find it is getting very good. Character descriptions are good & the storyline is compelling. Read more
Published 5 months ago by MGA Man
Disappointing, good ideas wasted
I enjoyed the first book in the Mistborn series (The Final Empire), however this sequel was a bit disappointing. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ephiny
Did not meet expectations
After having read and thoroughly enjoyed the first book, I had high hopes for the sequel. Unfortunately it turned out to be very disappointing. Read more
Published 10 months ago by S. Baker
One of the best fantasy novels I've read
The second book in Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy equals the first in its ability to entertain the reader. Read more
Published 11 months ago by J. R. Johnson-Rollings
The Mistborn series
Great book! I am just glad I bought all three of them to read otherwise I would have been on tenterhooks waiting for the next one!! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Val
not as good as the first
I'm going to preface this by saying that, despite the rating, I did enjoy this book. BUT it had several flaws that steadily knocked points off, preventing it from getting a higher... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ali
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