Be very wary of spoilers for all of the mistborn books and short stories. It was published on august 21, 2007 by tor books and is the second novel in the mistborn trilogy. Buy a cheap copy of the well of ascension book by brandon sanderson. The lord ruler a the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years a has been vanquished. The cosmere the stormlight archive the way of kings words of radiance edgedancer novella oathbringer. It is preceded by the final empire and followed by the hero of ages. Well of ascension mechanics spoilers so, i realized recently that i cant actually make any sense of how the well of ascension works.
Vin and eland have grown into their roles, albeit somewhat reluctantly. If you havent read this book, know that the following will contain major spoilers. This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. Links to books i talked about in this video these are affiliate links. After defeating the brutal lord ruler, vin and the crew. Oct 02, 2010 the well of ascension is the sequel to mistborn. Mistborn book one then i highly recommend you read that first as it is one continuous story. If you havent read the first book the final empire. You will meet and consciously communicate with deities, angels, archangels, and masters from worldwide traditions, as well as divine beings personal and unique to you. This book is absolutely amazing all in all, the well of ascension is an exciting sequel to the final empire, full of what made the first book so compelling. I enjoyed reading the new adventures of vin and the crew but not as much as in the final empire. A sequel that feels pedestrian and somewhat underwhelming until the reveal and twist ending.
But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the well of ascension or what manner of power it bestows. In 2010, brandon sanderson optioned the rights to the mistborn books to. Book 2 of the mistborn trilogy by brandon sanderson. Its a nice surprise, and where i found myself when i jumped hurriedly in to brandon sandersons second of his mistborn trilogy, the well of ascension. The well was moved to where kredik shaw now stands, and lay in a chamber underneath the lord rulers palace. Locus sandersons entertaining second mistborn novel begins after most fantasy series end, when the team of brave and cunning heroes find that holding on to power is even harder than overthrowing the previous tyrant. The well of ascension by brandon sanderson youtube. Vin taps the power within the well, opting to release it rather than keep it, thinking herself altruistic.
Lets start from the top and hopefully someone can explain what im not getting. There is simply no other way to describe what hes managed to pull off in this transcendent final volume of his mistborn trilogy. This articles plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. The final empire, picking up a year after vin and her friends overthrew the tyranny of the final empire. Ascension leads you into the depths of your being to recover what might be called your higher self, guardian angel, inner guru, spiritual guide, masterteacher, or god within. The final empire the well of ascension the hero of ages. I finished the well of ascension lets talk about it oh my goodness thanks for watching mistborn booktalk. Vin follows it through a secret door in the lord rulers keep and discovers the well of ascension. And wasnt a large chunk of his story in this book about coming to grips with being an outsider and dealing with the vulnerability of not being a mistbornallomancer.
Other tor books by brandon sanderson the cosmere the stormlight archive the way of kings words of radiance edgedancer novella oathbringer the mistborn trilogy mistborn. This time i actually went to the library instead of spending the fifteen minutes reading in the bookstore as i. Ascension is the first book in caris roanes guardians of ascension series and it introduces readers to a world of winged vampire warriors who protect the human dimension from evil vampires who have become addicted to draining their victims to death. Publishers weekly on the well of ascension sanderson is an evil genius. On books and literature, a gamefaqs message board topic titled ending of mistborn 2. If you buy through these links, i get a small percentage of the sale. There were some things that i loved and others that at least upon finishing this book, i didnt know how to feel about. The well of ascension book two of mistborn mistborn volume 2 brandon sanderson. Well of ascension isnt sitting well with me spoilers. The well of ascension was a perpendicularity, the manifestation of preservations power. After the battle, the mysterious allomantic pulse in luthadel grows stronger than ever. Download and read online for free the well of ascension by brandon sanderson. Formation serves the mission of ascension by nourishing the interior life of leaders and associates, enabling actions and behaviors that reflect our identity as a ministry of the church. All the explosive action any adventure fan could want.
The lost science of the ancient seers rediscovered professor robert cox from the back cover. Ascension spirituality intuition connecting with god. Brandon sanderson, the well of ascension sanderson does it again. The well of ascension is the 2nd installment of the famous mistborn series and, as expected, it suffers from the middle book syndrome. I was delighted to discover the mistborn series of books and the well of ascension book 2 was an even better read than book 1. This revolutionary study aid shows how all of the books of the bible fit together to tell. Carina 1122014 i really wanted to like this book after reading the first one, but unfortunately that only happened right towards the end. Annotation mistborn 2 chapter nineteen brandon sanderson. The well of ascension by brandon sanderson at the best online ebook storage. Apr 27, 2018 the well of ascension is the second book in brandon sandersons mistborn trilogy. Summary a kindhearted dragon was living by the sea with the fish.
They played all the days and dreamed about their games at nights. In this well documented book, compelling evidence is presented that during the previous golden age, a universal sacred science was shared by enlightened seers of the biblical, egyptian, vedic, taoist and native american traditions. Although the first book is usually called just mistborn, its full title is mistborn. The well of ascension is the second book in the mistborn fantasy series. The most disappointing piece was the well of ascension itself. A fascinating continuation and evolution of the characters from book one. There are some great battle scenes and the the final twist was unexpected and satisfying. It provides a variety of opportunities for all to live more fully into the three calls we believe come to each person by virtue of our creation in the image. It was nowhere except the finale, and the finale was not satisfying. I picked it up from the library within a weak of finishing the first book with high expectations. Tor, 2007 vin, the former street urchin and protege of kelsier, is now heir to the mistborn and the new world kelsier created.
Sazeds ascension and spooks rise to political power, kelsier began to speak with. The book follows the remaining members of kelsiers crew as they try to bring stability to luthadel and the rest of the final empire in the chaos following the death of the lord ruler. The well of ascension by brandon sanderson overdrive. The ending and the really cool and developed magic system is the only reason this book gets 3 stars. The well of ascension by brandon sanderson waterstones. There are minor spoilersid like to first start off and say that book 2 is no book 1. A young nobleman, elend, has helped the people set up an assembly to govern themselves, its membership split evenly between noblemen, peasants, and merchants.
The well of ascension by brandon sanderson mistborn. Jun 03, 2008 i was delighted to discover the mistborn series of books and the well of ascension book 2 was an even better read than book 1. Like the first one, this book was a whirlwind of constant action and plottwists. The well of ascension by brandon sanderson booktalk. He lives in utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at brigham young university. Aug, 2016 book 2 of the mistborn trilogy by brandon sanderson. Mistborn is a series of epic fantasy novels written by american author brandon sanderson and. Evil spirit released from well of ascension thing felt weak as well. It was every idea that i had in my head, all that and more, pamela breathed as she relaxed back into him and his hands were underneath her breasts, but did not slide up. They did the impossible, deposing the godlike being whose brutal rule had lasted a thousand years. The world building is actually really interesting, i enjoyed the authors unusual take on. The well of ascension opens just days after the tumultuous ending of the final empire. Sandersons entertaining second mistborn novel begins after most fantasy series end, when the team of brave and cunning heroes find that.
The well of ascension is a fantasy novel written by american author brandon sanderson. This book delves a bit into politics of the world, however it is done well and the audio book narration is excellent. Since then he has written, amongst others the mistborn books and begun the. The lord ruler the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years has been vanquished. He is the author of such bestsellers as the mistborn trilogy and its sequels, the alloy of law, shadows of self, and the bands of mourning. The well of ascension is the second volume of the mistborn trilogy by brandon sanderson. But now ive gone from liking sanderson to probably never trying a book by him again. In terris prophecy, it was said to be hidden deep within the terris mountains, however when the lord ruler consumed the power from the well of ascension and changed the world he also changed the location of the well. Jan 05, 2008 annotation mistborn 2 chapter nineteen the following is commentary, written by brandon, about one of the chapters of mistborn. The well of ascension is a fantasy novel written by american author.