Mistborn: The Final Empire
The breakout that established both the Cosmere and the systematised-magic school now dominant in commercial fantasy; 'Allomancy' is the standard classroom example of Sanderson's First Law in action.
Series Guide
Mistborn
A heist crew of metal-burning Allomancers versus a god-emperor who won: Sanderson's flagship system-magic saga, later advancing its own world through industrial and space ages.
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