The Great Mistborn Read-along of 2019/2020 *Bands of Mourning*

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First thought in starting Hero of Ages? I don't really like that Elend became an Allomancer :look: Especially that he is so much stronger than Vin :( It takes away from Vin a bit...

Though on the other hand, it does mean that they can share the experience of flying through the mists together, the only good thing she got from Zane...
 

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First thought in starting Hero of Ages? I don't really like that Elend became an Allomancer :look: Especially that he is so much stronger than Vin :( It takes away from Vin a bit...

Though on the other hand, it does mean that they can share the experience of flying through the mists together, the only good thing she got from Zane...

It's a lore building moment explaining how allomancy became a thing. It also makes sense that he is stronger in that he is essentially a first generation as opposed to having the ability watered down over 1,000 years. I actually think that it shows how exceptionally strong Vin is in light of that watering down.
 

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Ignis nailed it :) I think it also adds a dynamic to their relationship and removes what might have eventually become a much bigger wrinkle, as by the end of Well of Ascension Elend was already experiencing some feelings of inadequacy that would have eaten at the base of their bond, as such things do.
 

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Are we starting book 3 soon? :look: (I've already started it)
 

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Why not, let's do it. How many chapters should we read a week, anyone want to make a schedule?
 

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I just finished book 2! :D Man I really forgot ALL of that ending. :laugh: Looking forward to book 3...
 

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I will be picking it back up shortly, because I'm almost done with Skin Game! :D
 

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I remember why I was so impatient to get to the ending of WoA. I read what happened on the back of Hero of Ages :(
 

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Ok, I started Hero of Ages! @Thaddius al'Guy can we get an update to the title/first post?

I love this bit of dialogue:
Elend shook his head. "Does everything you say have to contain one vulgarity or another?"

Cett shrugged. "What's the point of speaking if you can't say something interesting?"

"Swearing isn't interesting," Elend said.

"That's your own damned opinion," Cett said, smiling.

I agree with Cett :D
 

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First thought in starting Hero of Ages? I don't really like that Elend became an Allomancer :look: Especially that he is so much stronger than Vin :( It takes away from Vin a bit...

I agree with this, especially because he's so strong... he definitely gets a bit of Mr. Perfect syndrome, even more so than before.
 

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Do we have a timeline yet for reading the 3rd book?
 

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Yes, I would like to catch up, please. :laugh:
 

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So I'm fairly certain I remember it's Ruin, because there's no way Kelsier could give pewter, that could only happen with a spike.
 

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So I'm fairly certain I remember it's Ruin, because there's no way Kelsier could give pewter, that could only happen with a spike.

so what happened with Spook right before he started seeing Kelsier? He got injured, correct?
 
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