The truth is that while Mistborn grew out of my love for heist movies, it didn’t end up being much of a heist story itself. If I talk about it more conversationally, however, the plot takes a back seat to characters. They decide to take matters into their own hands, and plan a daring heist of the dark lord himself, planning to use the emperor’s own wealth to bribe his armies away from him and take over the empire.Īnyway, that’s the ‘back of the book’ movie trailer type explanation. In this setting, a gang of thieves decides that the prophecies were all lies and that they can’t trust in some fabled hero to save them. Ash falls from the sky in this barren land, and mists come every night, deep and mysterious. Only, he lost, and the Dark Lord took over and has been ruling with an iron fist for a thousand years. A thousand years ago, the prophesied hero from lore rose up to overthrow a great and terrible evil. What if the Dark Lord won? What if, in the final climactic moments, he killed the hero and took over the world? I wanted to take the standard fantasy story I’d read a dozen times, that of a young peasant hero who went on a quest to defeat a Dark Lord, and turn it on its head. The second idea was to write a story about a world where the good guys lost. I wanted to tell the story of how their different magics and abilities worked together for them to pull an incredible caper. The first was that of a heist story, like Sneakers or Ocean’s Eleven involving a gang of gentlemen thieves who each had a distinctive magic power. On the other hand, you may be left scratching your head.I came into this book with two big ideas for the plot. The paperback looks great also, but the hardback is the way to go if you can afford it.įans - get this book, if possible in hardcover.Įveryone else - If you don't know what MYST is, approach with caution. A lot of thought went into the design of the cover. The hardback version is actually described within the story, which provides a great moment. Books are such a key part of the MYST mythology that having the large hard-bound book just seems to make sense. If it's within your budget, spend the extra money to get the Hardcover edition. The writing is a bit difficult at times, but reading the story is well worth the effort. The story is interesting, and this book is probably my favorite of the trilogy. It's sci-fi without spaceships and blasters. Just like the game, The Book of Atrus is hard to pin down into a genre. The Book of Atrus is an enjoyable way to add to the mythology of the game(s). The story leads directly to the first game. If you are reading this review, you are probably a fan of the MYST series.
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