Mistborn: Shadows of Self
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Brandon Sanderson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Chris McGrath |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Mistborn |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Tor Books, Macmillan Audio |
Publication date | 6 October 2015 |
| Media type |
Print (Hardback) Digital (Audiobook) |
| Pages | 383 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-7653-7855-2 |
| OCLC | 915057133 |
| 813.6 | |
| LC Class | PS3619.A533 |
| Preceded by | Mistborn: The Alloy of Law |
| Followed by | Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning |
Mistborn: Shadows of Self is the second book in the high fantasy Wax and Wayne series of novels written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It is the sequel to The Alloy of Law and the setting of the novel is approximately 300 years after the conclusion of the original Mistborn series.
Conception
The work that eventually turned into the Wax and Wayne trilogy began with a creative writing exercise, not necessarily intended for publication, to help clear Sanderson's head before continuing work on A Memory of Light from The Wheel of Time and the next book in The Stormlight Archive. This work, Mistborn: The Alloy of Law, was published in 2011. On October 29, 2013, Sanderson and Tor Books announced that there would be two more Mistborn novels in the Wax and Wayne timeframe of the Mistborn universe, starting with the publication of Shadows of Self.[1][2]
Characters
- Waxillium "Wax" Ladrian: a descendant of Breeze's house from the original series, he is in his forties with twenty years of lawman experience. After leaving his life as a lawman in the Roughs, he returns to rebuild his House, which his uncle left poor and destitute.
- Wayne: Wax's best friend and deputy, Wayne follows Wax back to the city and continues to pester him into rejoining the law career. Being also a Twinborn, he is able to make time bubbles, in which time speeds up so that he can change into a different disguise, have a private conversation, or simply catch his breath during a fight; and store health in goldminds to heal quickly, in exchange for a period of poor health.
- Marasi: an intelligent, but shy young woman, she studies law in the university and occasionally blurts out random statistics. After hearing the rumors regarding Wax and Wayne's good deeds in the Roughs, she becomes a fan and tags along with them. She has the opposite of Wayne's power, slowing down time inside the bubble, while outside the bubble time flows freely.
Readings
Brandon Sanderson read an excerpt from Chapter 2 of the then-unpublished book at the Salt Lake City Comic Con. A recording of that reading has been posted on YouTube.[3]
References
- ↑ Brian Sanderson (Oct 29, 2013). "Two More Mistborn Novels". Brandonsanderson.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ "Tor Acquires Two More Mistborn Novels from Brandon Sanderson". Tor.com. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ "Salt Lake Comic Con 2014 - Brandon Sanderson Q&A and Reading". YouTube.com. 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-10-09.