Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy-Two

Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy-Two Vin’s Climax Begins I set a high bar for myself with the previous books in this series. I knew I would need a climax to this one which would match the fight between Kelsier and the Lord Ruler in book one, which is undoubtedly the best action sequence I’ve ever…

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Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy-One

Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy-One Sazed Finds No Easy Answer Now we get to dig deeply into some concepts of theology. Sazed came to the Homeland expecting deus ex religion. (Hee hee.) Instead, he discovers that his lost Terris religion is quite a lot like other religions. There are no easy answers to this question.…

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Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy

Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Seventy The Reason for the Mistsickness So, it finally comes out. I wonder at this numbers plot, as I think many readers will glaze over it and ignore it. I think others will read into it and figure out what it means very quickly, then feel that the reveal here isn’t…

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Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Nine

Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Nine Marsh Finds Goradel And, Goradel dies. I hope Rich appreciates the time and effort I put into this death scene. I mean, if you’ve gotta go, then facing down an Inquisitor in the night, surrounded by ash, and actually giving him some trouble is a pretty good way. Spook’s message…

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Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Eight

Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Eight Sazed Takes Action Ladies and gentlemen, Sazed is back. This is the confident Sazed, the person who—without raising his voice, without seeming to make demands—can control a group and get the information he desires. He’s always claimed that he’s no leader, but he’s actually a fantastic one when he puts…

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Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Seven

Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Seven The Pace Quickens Our chapters are shortening and speeding up. If you’ve read any of my previous books—and I certainly hope you have, if you’re reading book three of this series—then you’ll know that means we’re getting close to the ending. All I can say is this: Hold on tightly.…

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Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Six

Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Six Talking Horses that Talk about Their Feelings A fun story about this chapters beings by me admitting that I didn’t come up with the “TenSoon digests a horse” trick at first. I tried writing this scene with Sazed clinging to TenSoon’s wolfhound back as they ran to the south. It…

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Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Five

Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Five Ham Says Not to Attack And, what is this? A climax for Ham? Hammond lovers, your faith has paid off. This is the best I could give him, but it seems to me like it works. All through the series, I’ve had him question and debate, and he rarely comes…

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Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Three Part 2

Annotation Mistborn 3 Chapter Sixty-Three Part 2 Vin the Politician Vin sells herself short sometimes on her ability to influence people and deal with political situations. She, perhaps, forgets that she began her career as an Allomancer by using the emotional metals, not the physical ones. Long before she was leaping through the mists, she…

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