I wanted to read a Brandon Sanderson novel before this years When Words Collide and I'm glad I picked Mistborn.

The characters, environment, and magic all hit the right notes with me for fantasy. I'm really looking forward to the rest of this series.

From brandonsanderson.com:

I came into this book with two big ideas for the plot. The first was that of a heist story, like SNEAKERS or OCEAN’S ELEVEN involving a gang of gentlemen thieves who each had a distinctive magic power. I wanted to tell the story of how their different magics and abilities worked together for them to pull an incredible caper.

The second idea was to write a story about a world where the good guys lost. I wanted to take the standard fantasy story I’d read a dozen times, that of a young peasant hero who went on a quest to defeat a Dark Lord, and turn it on its head. What if the Dark Lord won? What if, in the final climactic moments, he killed the hero and took over the world?

Taking to May Calgary BookCrossing meetup.

Picked up at BC meeting

A bit too wordy - took me a very long time to get into this book. Started and restarted several times. After pushing through the first ~third of the book, I got more involved with the characters and the book became easier to read. It has an intriguing (unpleasant) world and an emotional story.

Going back to Calgary BC group

What a wonderful surprise, I got a box of books from reader_yz. Thank you so much for sending them. Hopefully I will see you in person one of these days!

Are you in the Calgary area and interested in meeting up with other Calgary BookCrossers? Please check out our facebook group, "BookCrossing Calgary" for details on how. Meeting are held on the second Saturday of every month starting at 11am. Location is unknown, please PM me for information. New Crossers are always welcome.

Interesting first book in the trilogy. I read it on vacation which is what I recommend as it is a pretty weighty book and will take some time to get into.

Caught this book at the monthly book crossing meeting at the Cravings Market Restaurant.

I really enjoyed this book, the new and different fantasy world really drew me in, and the strong female protagonist stole my heart. A must read for anyone who loves fantasy.

This book will be released at the monthly Book Crossing meeting at Cravings Market Restaurant in Calgary

Picked up at the Calgary April meeting

Forgot to journal last month.

Returning to the owner to either be returned to circulation or to come home.

To the finder:
Calgary has an active group of BookCrossers that meet to swap books and discuss book crossing every second Saturday of the month at 11am at Cravings Market on Fairmount Drive SE. We always love to meet new crossers, so please join us any time you like!

Back in my hands from the group.