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Secret History

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
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Summary

Mistborn: Secret History is a companion story to the original Mistborn trilogy. 

As such, it contains huge spoilers for the books Mistborn (The Final Empire), The Well of Ascension and The Hero of Ages. It also contains very minor spoilers for the book The Bands of Mourning

Mistborn: Secret History builds upon the characterisation, events and worldbuilding of the original trilogy. Listening to it without that background will be a confusing process at best. 

In short, this isn't the place to start your journey into Mistborn (though if you have listened to the trilogy - but it has been a while - you should be just fine, so long as you remember the characters and the general plot of the books). 

Saying anything more here risks revealing too much. Even knowledge of this story's existence is, in a way, a spoiler. 

There's always another secret.

©2018 Brandon Sanderson (P)2018 Orion Publishing Group

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Interesting...

As always with Sanderson's books, I have difficulty accepting his definition of a god, when "gods" die and lack omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, and so on... to the point of calling anyone in these stories a "god" is utterly ridiculous, yet he keeps doing that. :)
Beyond that I just love the level of thinking that goes into these stories as the big picture unfolds, and everything and everyone has a purpose, and makes perfect sense. :D I also like how he brought back a dead character, with this back story, (or at least started the process, cause you know... filling a potential plot hole properly takes thousands of pages of convoluted afterthoughts, when you have a hollow iceberg of seemingly huge worldbuilding without actually falling into tolkienism... :D)

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Michael Kramer and Brandon Sanderson 👌🏼

They're the perfect pair. Together they make for the most captivating audiobooks ive listened to.

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Kelsier's hidden role throughout.

Brandon Sanderson was first introduced to me by a very good friend who literally said to me "Bob you like Raymond. E. Fiests books because of the magic" yes I do, then he said "this guys characters ingest metals to give them powers" preposterous notion I thought but he got me, it works unbelievably well.

If like me you've read any of the mistborn series, you'll keep asking yourself "but what if kelsier didn't...." just as I thought, there are sky fairies (gods) at play and even better they are part of something MUCH bigger and not just in mistborn, warbreaker series and throughout as I've been told by my friend who is now waiting for Mr Sanderson to release the next installments.

This helps to understand more in Kelsier's role throughout mistborn as well as introduce you to some of the gods such as 'fuzz' there brilliant games and mysterious plans which only get deeper, twistier and darker the more you read.

My hat goes off to you Mr Sanderson, you've created a fantastic world, characters, creatures, gods and places that painted such a brilliant picture in my minds eye, thank you so very much and please continue to do so good sir.

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Great

Nice behind the scenes narrative that gives you a bigger picture view of the cosmere

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Finally!

Great background! Much needed and enjoyable to listen to 😁 I hope Brandon does write a second!

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loved it

can't wait to read the next in book loved every moment, big fan still xXx

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absolutely amazing!

reading this book was everything I've ever wanted it to be. It truly felt like a BTS of the world and I felt like I was in on a big secret. I loved it

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words in shadowing shades of life

A welcome side sidestep back into mistborn frome wax and Wayne tiptoeing our minds to how sazid became godlike and what happened to vynthe power,the team back to begin hope,not what would or is it

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A must if you are reading the Mistborn Trilogies

Another excellent read from Brandon and expertly bought to life by Michael's narration. Only read this after the original Mistborn! I listened after Bands of Mourning. Enjoy!

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I am crying for more

What a marvellous addition if you have just finished the hero of ages. I am so glad to hear more of Kelsier. I wish there was more, I love this character so much

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