Mistborn

A magnificent series of adventure, magic, and revenge with one of the most unique magic systems in the fantasy genre. Mistborn is the story of a band of wizards fighting a hopeless battle against an invincible mage tyrant. The interesting cast of characters and strong plotting makes this one book you have to pick up. Those looking for a strong epic fantasy series should check this one out. Despite everyone going gaga over Sanderson's new Stormlight Archive saga (which as of this updated writing has two books out), there is a certain power to the Mistborn books that Sanderson has not yet replicated in his later works. Call me nostalgic towards Sanderson's earliest work, but I think it's true! Either way, if you haven't read Mistborn trilogy yet, make it your next read.What's also interesting is that Sanderson is turning the Mistborn world into a set of three trilogies -- with the first trilogy set in mythical times, the second trilogy (which has as of 2015 one book out and two on the way) set in a pseudo streampunk wild west hundreds of years later, and a future trilogy set in modern times or in futuristic science fiction setting. Awesome!So you might as well read the original trilogy to get it out of the way! 

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Best Fantasy Series

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