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Mistborn

Mistborn is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American author Brandon Sanderson and published by Tor Books. The books follow a series of Allomancers, who are individuals who can consume metal to wield magical powers.

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Author
Brandon Sanderson
Genre
High fantasy
Publisher
Tor Books (US) · Gollancz (UK)
Country
United States
Cover artist
Jon Foster · Chris McGrath · Miranda Meeks
Illustrator
Isaac Stewart

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Mistborn

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related to Setting · 25
Mistborn → Adonalsium, By Era Two, Catacendre, Elendel Basin, Era One, Final Empire, Harmony, Harmony's, It, Kredik Shaw, Lord Ruler, Lord Ruler's, Luthadel, Malwish, More, Much, North, On, Preservation, Roughs
related to Era Two (2011-2022) · 23
Mistborn → Ages, Alloy, By, Era One, Era Two, Eras, He, However, In, Law, Sanderson, Sanderson's, Secret History, Set, Skyward, Stormlight, The, The Alloy, The Hero, The Lost Metal
related to Film · 21
Mistborn → Apple TV, As, Cosmere, Deadline Hollywood, December, DMG, DMG Entertainment, In, In January, In October, In Q1, July, Later, On January, On March, Paloppa Pictures, Paloppa Pictures LLC, Sanderson, Sanderson's, Scott Frazier
related to Further reading · 21
Mistborn → Ages, American Heroic Epic Fantasy, Anti-Utopia, Appraising Cycles, Brandon Sanderson's Hero, Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn Trilogy, Fantastic, Fantasy, Investigating, ISBN, Melville, Palmer-Patel, Perfect Epic Empires, Peter, Revolutionary Subjectivity, Routledge, S2CID, Structure, Studies, The Shape
related to Video games · 18
Mistborn → Birthright, CEO, Developed, Facebook, Fall, Fortnite, In March, Kelsier, Later, Little Orbit, Matthew Scott, November, On July, On May, PlayStation, Sanderson, The, Xbox One
related to Original trilogy (2006-2008) · 15
Mistborn → Elantris, Experiencing, Harry Potter, He, His, Idaho, Ocean's, Sanderson, Sanderson's, Stormlight, Stormlight Archive, The, The Final Empire, Vin, Washington National Cathedral
related to Board game · 11
Mistborn → August, Crafty Games, Developed, House War, Houses, In, Kevin Wilson, Luthadel, Tabletopia, The, The Siege
related to Role-playing game · 10
Mistborn → Brotherwise Games, Cosmere Roleplaying Game, Crafty Games, December, Dragonsteel Entertainment, Fall, In, PDF, Sanderson, While
related to Allomancy · 7
Mistborn → Allomancer, Allomancers, Allomancy, For, In, Misting, There
related to Deck-building game · 6
Mistborn → Brotherwise Games, Dominion, In, James Austin, The Deckbuilding Game, The New York Times

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series sanderson books game era set empire published two first one story trilogy final three metal second later games 2016

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MistbornAuthorBrandon Sanderson1.00infobox
MistbornCountryUnited States1.00infobox
MistbornCover artistJon Foster1.00infobox
MistbornCover artistChris McGrath1.00infobox
MistbornCover artistMiranda Meeks1.00infobox
MistbornGenreHigh fantasy1.00infobox
MistbornIllustratorIsaac Stewart1.00infobox
MistbornLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
MistbornMedia typePrint (hardcover, paperback and leatherbound), audiobook, e-book1.00infobox
MistbornNo. of books7, 1 novella1.00infobox
MistbornPublishedJuly 2006 – present1.00infobox
MistbornPublisherTor Books (US)1.00infobox
MistbornPublisherGollancz (UK)1.00infobox
Mistbornis aseries of epic fantasy novels by the American author Brandon Sanderson and published by Tor Books0.90text

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