Mistborn: Secret History
Ratings356
Average rating4.3
Contains spoilers
It was really satisfying seeing what kind of things happened behind the scenes. It was great to watch Kelsier in action again after his quick demise in the original series and I am interested what is to come in the future. Loved seeing all the connections to other books or novellas.
« Ruin was dead, but the world was still ending. Sazed had thought that Vin would save them. Honestly, so had Kelsier. But it seemed there was yet another secret. »
I am, unfortunately, in tears, I think.
Eu li esse livro na coleção do arcanum unbound, antes de ler o terceiro livro (pois ele ainda não tinha chegado).
E é uma ótima conclusão sobre o personagem do Kelsier, e a história da primeira era do mistborn por um todo.
4.00/5.00
This is my first dive into the cosmere. I have always wondered what the hype about Sanderson is, now I see it. This book blows my mind with attention to detail. The complexity of the magic system is the certainly the best part. Some of the action sequences were pretty good. A very satisfying read for fantasy lovers. Vin's character is pretty well developed.
However, the writing was overly simple, the dialogue is okay. I've heard many people tell me that Brandon Sanderson‘s writing has improved in his later books, so I am, hoping the next one will be better.
There were no glorious character moments that I enjoyed. There is one character moment in the book, which could have been amazing but I thought it kind of fell flat. Most of the cast seemed one-dimensional. Kelsier and Vin are properly done. The magic system is thoughtful, creative and spectacular just as you would expect from Brandon Sanderson. Emotionally. It wasn't very impactful, but this is the first book so I'm gonna give the benefit of the doubt.
The first story was really like a little novel. Quite cool and showing some additional depth and I think pointing to where the third part of the Mistborn cycle can go. The other story was rather forgettable really and IMHO of poor quality.
It's worth the read to piece together all the little nuggets Sanderson dropped throughout the mistborn trilogy. He really starts bringing the different cosmere elements together in this novella as well. The story itself kinda jumps from one plot point to the next, so it's probably best to read it while the original trilogy (especially Hero of Ages) is still pretty fresh in your mind.
Una clase de teoría realmática
Imprescindible para el quiera adentrarse de lleno en el Cosmere, y creo que aun así, alguna relectura es obligatoria.
Me acordaba de prácticamente todo de la primera vez que lo leí, pero me he dado cuenta de lo mucho que he aprendido sobre el Cosmere desde junio. También hay un montón de pistas importantes sobre personajes y organizaciones, por lo que creo necesario leerlo o releerlo una vez estés adelantado en las diferentes sagas de este universo.
¿Se lee después de “El Héroe de las Eras” o de “Brazales de Duelo”?
Pues yo lo leería (como he acabado haciendo) después de los dos. La primera lectura tendrá un gran impacto por lo reciente que tienes Era 1, y te ayudará a comprender mucho sobre el funcionamiento del Cosmere para mayor disfrute de las otras sagas. Además, el “spoiler menor” yo lo consideraría casi anecdótico. La segunda lectura, después de Brazales de Duelo, te dará una visión mucho más amplia, entenderás mucho mejor lo explicado en el relato y, sobre todo si para entonces has leído los cuatro primeros libros principales de El Archivo de las Tormentas, podrás entender el comportamiento de los personajes y organizaciones que comentaba antes. Información muy relevante sobre los entresijos del Cosmere.
En fin, otras 5 estrellas que se lleva. Relato estupendo, no por su narrativa sino por su importancia.
Can't say much as this is a 150 page spoiler so I will just recap my favorite line.
“You tried to rescue a boatful of people from a fire by sinking the boat, then claiming, ‘At least they didn't burn to death.' ” God hesitated. “You're going to punch me again, aren't you?”
A new story but also a retelling from a different POV. A lot of things that I've read in these books make a lot more sense now. My understanding of this world has expanded greatly through this story, and I can't wait to see how much more it has to offer.
I was expecting a sort of collection of short stories, but I was pleasantly surprised by the story of Kelsiers wacky adventures in the afterlife. Because of course he can't leave anything alone. The parts where he interacts with our beloved Vin and Eland definitely made me cry. It also made me very curious of the rest of the cosmere collection.
This book is an amazing gift for the fans, it completes the vision of the events already known with a new perspective and enlarging the possibilities for the future.
10/10
The Mistborn book I didn't know I needed. Fast-paced storytelling which covers up a myriad of plot holes I hadn't even realized were a problem in the original trilogy.
I can't wait for the Cosmere works to come together and to explore the effects of all 16 Shards.
Just wow. Now I need to re-read books 2 and 3 to actually see how all this actually slipped through and how I missed it all the first time round.
And hell, yeah, we need Secret History 2. I have questions!
Wow it was soo great to hear Kelsier's story throughout that timeline, can't wait to see how it materialises through Wax and Wayne!
So so so so so good. We are back with Kelsier's perspective and from page 1, it is so refreshing and interesting as we actually witness some dark character questions and hope-inspiring growth. The novella sped by, touching upon certain events in the Mistborn trilogy whilst also deeply unravelling some Cosmere mysteries and connections. I particularly enjoyed the surprise crossover with Elantris, and appreciated how much emotion some of Secret History's sequences brought out in me. There were some longtime unanswered questions resolved, and many new ones opened up, but I felt this was a satisfying return for the beloved character and can't wait for future Mistborn installments.
It was really fascinating getting a different perspective to everything that was happening and getting answers a lot of the stuff that was puzzling the in events of the original books. I really enjoyed reading this and I hope Brandon manages to write secret history 2 and we learn more about the Cosmere.
kelsier clearly wanted to make me cry and cement his claim as my cosmere fav boi . he did just that.