Recommending Mistborn in 3 Minutes 

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Wheel of Time was my first major foray into high fantasy. I personally loved (for the most part) what Sanderson did with the last 3 books, so I was interested to explore his work when I finished WOT. I read Mistborn and OH BOY. I immediately became a Sanderstan and have since then read everything in the Cosmere. There’s nothing like that first trilogy. It has a special place in my heart.

“You can’t kill me Lord Tyrant. I represent the thing you’ve never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.” That line has never left my head since I read this series. Sanderson knows how to write a leader.

Mistborn was my first fantasy book and it drew me into Fantasy Fiction completely. The lessons, the growth, the careful planning and the twists. The reveals at the end. More cultures and worlds you get introduced to even at the end of the book when you're literally hanging on a thread at the edge of your seat. It's crazy and phenomenal. 10000% recommend this book. It's also a very easy read

Mistborn was my first intro to Brandon Sanderson, and it blew me away. Great video!

I read about the Mistborn trilogy on Wikipedia. Apparently Brandon Sanderson asked himself what Harry Potter would be like if Voldemort won, and this was the result.

Just finished the first trilogy and oh boyyyyy.....Im left feeling empty yet emotional and completely satisfied. It is a really wonderful series where you get heavily invested in each characters story arcs. It also does an incredible job of keeping this air of mystery about everything, leaving you constantly guessing

I read stormlight and then one day RU-vid recommended me your “Reading order for the Cosmere” I watched the video and realized I read it out of order haha. I’m currently reading through Mistborn Era 1 (currently on Well of Ascension) and I’m loving it. I’ve been a subscriber since I watched that video. Love the channel and your recommendations. Thanks!

I got curious about Sanderson because he was going to finish WoT, my favorite book series of all time. So I went into Elantris to check it out and fell in love with all his writing! I would say that Mistborn (Era 1 and 2) are my favorites from him but the Stormlight Archive is shaping up to be something truly special with the planned 10 books series so it's a slower burn but it feels like it'll have a bigger payout towards the end.

I am super excited! I wanted to get into Sanderson and just bought the first mistborn book on my kindle! Can’t wait to read it and read some of his other books as well.

Thanks for being the one to suggest Brandon Sanderson to me a few years back when you covered The Stormlight Archive.

Jay, I'm really liking the "3 minute" format. Thank you!

First Era mistborn remains my favourite fantasy trilogy, the hero of ages prophecy is by far my favourite phrophecy in all of fiction (and I'm normally not a huge fan of chosen one prophecies) and I love Vin so much, she's such a well written victim of childhood abuse and seeing her grow over the three books was such a joy, and I loved rereading it after knowing the ending and paying attention to how Ruin was trying to influence things in the first two books. It's just so perfect.

I'm always recommending Mistborn to people. I'm going to show them this video in future, your visuals are stunning!!

These recommending vids are a banger! The editing, the narration, the artwork... it's just perfect, honestly. Haven't read it yet, but thanks Jay, for putting it even higher on my already piled up TBR. Cheers! 😂

Ocean's 11 in Mordor with the sprinkle of My Fair Lady.

Warbreaker has been my first foray into high fantasy and has been one of my first books after a long few years of not reading much. I'm really excited to go into Mistborn next!!

Love this 3 minute format

You put forward a good case. Was looking for my next read and now I have it 😀

I always wanted to enter the Cosmere and I always have none that I should start with this. But this is the video I will rewatch the day I'll need that little shove to push me off the edge into that leap of faith. Thanks sir !

Yeah dude, great summary! I have a friend that I’ve talked with about this series, and I am definitely gonna send him this video.

I definitely plan to read it after I get through Elantris. Looking forward to it!

I picked Mistborn off the shelf years ago cause the blurb on the back sounded decent and the cover looked cool. I absolutely loved it and now read all of Sanderson's cosmere books (minus a few that I'll get ti eventually) and a few of his non cosmere books too.

Bought the first book last weekend. Going on vacation starting tomorrow and it will be my book to read. Looking forward to it

it is funny that I just finished my first reread. I had forgotten how much action packed the first book is. The second book is such a drag though. The third book has the least action, but is very rich in lore. Chapter epigraphs are the most important part of the third book.

I just finished The first book.... and I am Hooked. Cant wait to keep the books rolling here in my groups book club!

Loved Mistborn. It’s how I discovered Sanderson. Thanks for the video.

nice new video format. Really liked it.

You nailed this. Loved your review

I think you should make one for Deltora Quest to encourage people to read it. I would also love to see a three-minute video on another Brandon Sanderson work like White Sand, Warbreaker, Elantris, or Yumi the Nightmare Painter.

I love this book series, one day I should check out some of Sanderson's other books. I'd also love to see Mistborn as a movie trilogy or TV series at some point.

Just started Reading The Final Empire. I'm excited!

halfway through the first book and loving it

Will you do a video with your thoughts on the second season of Wheel of Time?

The Mistborn trilogy is the number one fantasy I recommend to friends that ask.

Hi, i'm looking for a fantasybook series to start reading and as much as i would like to read this i kind of have set my mind on the forgotten realms.. only problem ... Alot of these books are no where to be found (except for Ebooks but who wants to read on a screen anyways... For me the whole point of readin books is to get away from the screen). More specificaly i was looking for Shadowdale from the avatar series to start with. Do you know where i could possibly find those books? Or do you know if there is a budget friendly way to convert ebooks to actual paperback books? Thanks in advance and kind regards from Bemgium! ;)

Not sure if you have ever done one but could you review empire of the vampire, would love to see the artwork you would come up with for that book

Mistborn is my favorite series and I am rereading it now after a 10-year break. After reading WOT I thought it was a good time to focus on the cosmere. After Elantris, Warbreaker and Emperor's Soul I'm excited for what the second Mistborn series will bring. I stopped at the first trilogy thinking it can't be improved and I'd be disappointed when they expand upon it, but I trust Sanderson does everything well now.

Great reco...almost a trailer for new readers or fant, or Sanderson...Mistborn is what i always reco. as a starting point into the cosmere.

Where do you get your images from? They are simply gorgeous.

Will we be getting a Gardens of the Moon review?? Love the content Jay!

Just started!

It may take you more than 3 minutes but it would be so awesome if you can still do the Discworld reading order recommendation podcast. Thanks Sir Jay!!

I started with Mistborn… and now I’ve read everything Cosmere and wait eagerly for Stormlight 5 🤣

I feel like your videos are so good you need a mic drop at the end.

i just finished the poppy war and i don’t think i’ll be continuing with the second because the having to ingest drugs for power was a major turn off. is the allomancy the same concept ?

I had a full on depression episode when I finished this trilogy the first time. Gods, it's so good. I've reread it 3 more times since then but I would give anything to be able to completely forget it and start over anew.

Thanks for the video. I wanted a three-minute video to recommend Mistborn after watching the Sotrmlight archive 3-minute video.

"Why you should read Wheel of Time"? I loved those four videos you made.

How is his style of writing?

It was really really good first time I read it. Then it got a little hard to get back to when I wanted to re-read (when I was 15 if that makes a difference)

My recommendation would be that it's a strong female character without shoving it down your throat. In fact, she's taught that she needs to work harder than anyone else regardless of their traits so that she can survive/win

The last final Wheel of Times books encouraged me to dive into Brando Sando’s works

My sister got me to read all of "Red Rising."" I enjoyed them well enough. She still hasn't read Mistborn, though. Maybe I'll send her this video.

The characters have such good development and arcs (especially in book 2 & 3). "There has to be a balance, Vin. Somehow, we'll find it. The balance between whom we wish to be and whom we need to be. But for now, we simply have to be satisfied with who we are."

I just finished reading the trilogy and I'm so empty right now. Spoilers I cried a lot when what's left of the gang found Elend and Vin bodies on the field of flowers :( such a tragic death for both of them and separated after all they went through. But also I'm glad the get to be together in the afterlife.

Read it, listening to it currenly on audible but ye ill watch a video on why i should read it 😅

I just finished mistborn snd it really reminded me of the game dishonored

Stormlight Archive the goat but Mistborn has a special place in my hearth aswel !!!

You should read light novel The Beginning After The End it is very good you will love it give it a chance❤

At the start i thougth that the coloss were rock golems

You should do a LOTR rec video!!!!

So far I liked Mistborn series

It's the perfect trilogy and an excellent introduction to Sanderson's greater cosmir.

I love you

Personally Mistborn (Allomancy) is my favorite magic system in anything I have read/watched (like I would rather be a Mistborn than eat a logia devil fruit).

Hii, I am forma Brazil and I love your vídeos, my day just stay better with t them, so I have a book to indicate you to read, Blood Song, of Antony Ryan. Its realy good, the world and the magic,in the beggining we dont know much about magic, but with the time is reveled and just make be better. If you have time to another master piece read It! :)

Allomancy is basically the Witcher system but with metal. Fight me.

You had me a Mordor

Mistborn is amazing, the rest of the series is still good but less than the first. Wax and Wayne is a fun sequel series but needs less quirk. Too much steam, not enough punk.

Finish the wise man's fear summary bro

I read the Way of Kings but didn't go any further with that series, as I wanted to wait until it was finished rather than invest time in something I can't (yet) complete. So I read his Mistborn Trilogy. I like all three of those books and the Way of Kings, but there's a big J-Lo sized BUT... BUT, the end of the Way of Kings and the last book of the Mistborn Trilogy are all given over to Gods, or at the very least, beings with God-like powers. Gods tak away all the struggle, all the meaning, all the consequences of the actual main characters that have been there throughout the books because it can all be done, undone or redone by a God without any of those struggles etc. They can do everything the characters have struggled three books for with a raise of their eyebrows. It's total BS and ruins everything; especially considering Sanderson's second law of magic: "Weaknesses, limits and costs are more interesting than powers" This just all disappears when Godly powers get thrown around. I don't have a problem with Fantasy's predilection towards including Gods that are less faith-based and ethereal and more physical and material, but it needs to be in the vein of GRRM's Ice and Fire; there's a Many-Faced God, the Lord of Light and by the things that occur in the books (and TV series) it is obvious that these aren't "faiths" in the purest sense, as the supernatural powers are very much real and don't require faith. There are very real example, sporadic as they may be, of their godly powers. But that's it, they're sporadic and not decisive in terms of the story. If a God swept in at the end and overthrew King's Landing, or killed the Dragons or defeated the Others/White Walkers with a wave of their godly finger it would make you question why the hell you'd invested so much damn time in the characters, their struggles, consequences, arc, growth, defeats etc over 1000's and 1000's of pages when a God just waltzes in at the end and, well, ends it. It would render it all useless. Alas, as such, as much as I enjoyed the Way of Kings, I can't seem myself re-entering the Cosmere for these reasons; as it is a pointless (and meaningless) exercise.

Problem I have with Sanderson compared to say, an Erickson is quantity of quality. Brandon is pumping out books way too quickly for any proper depth to be built, like the Malazan books.

Sorry Jay, it didn't work... I already read the first 3. But good try.

Are there black people in Mistborn? i tend to zone out of universes where everyone is magically white. European or not, I don't know how a fantasy can have one race.

Nope not continuing. I read book one and it didn't compel me to read on

Most overrated series ever. Mid

Mistborn is one of the worst books I've ever read

Just reading the Mistborn trilogy right now. I'm currently in the first half of the 3rd book and I'm loving the series. also my first Sanderson read at the same time.