This, my dedicated friend, is the last post in the Why I Love the Mistborn Trilogy series. This is post number twelve and I’ve been waiting over a year to talk about this particular subject.
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Why is the Parasitic Nature of Hemalurgy so Fascinating?
What fascinates me is how Hemalurgy seems to dig and worm its way into the world around it, sapping away vital energies to extend and strengthen its own existence. It is a parasite draining its host to grow and thrive.
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I Love Mistborn’s Blending of Worldbuilding and Magic
no, I’m not done talking about the trilogy, though today’s topic differs from those we’ve had before. Today we’ll look at how the magic connects to the story in a broader sense.
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Sanderson’s Exploration of the Metallic Arts and Why I Love It
Sanderson’s Exploration of the Metallic Arts And Why I Love It Welcome to Part 9 of Why I Love The Mistborn Trilogy We’ve already discussed the simple elegance of the Metallic Arts from The Mistborn Trilogy, their deliberate combination with Newtonian physics, why Hemalurgy makes me both scared and happy, and more besides. By this point, I’m sure you know what I’m about to say: “Blah, blah… I Love Mistborn!…
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Disturbing Body Horror Delivered Courtesy of Hemalurgy
Disturbing Body Horror Delivered Courtesy of Hemalurgy Welcome to Part 8 of Why I Love Mistborn Today’s talk about one of my favorite aspects of my favorite Mistborn Magic System. Okay, okay, okay. I know that’s what I say every time I start one of these posts, but today is about Hemalurgy, and the horrible price it demands of its wielders. You see, every magic has a price. Every. Single.
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Feruchemy: Making Boring Objects Awesome Again
Feruchemy: Making Boring Objects Awesome Again Welcome to Part 7 of Why I Love Mistborn Symbolism is a powerful tool in any writer’s tool belt. This is true whether you’re planning your plot, strengthening your theme, or refining your world. Because of who I am and where you are, you’ve probably guessed this applies to magic systems as well. Over the course of a story, a reader comes to associate
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The Metallic Fuel of Allomancy is Just Awesome
The Metallic Fuel of Allomancy is Just Awesome Welcome to Part 6 of Why I Love the Mistborn Trilogy There are lots of things I love about the magic of The Mistborn Trilogy. I guess that’s pretty obvious given the length of this series and how I start pretty much every post with that statement… but you get the idea. We’ve discussed a lot of things so far including the
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Non-Magical Counters in the Mistborn Trilogy
Non-Magical Counters in the Mistborn Trilogy Welcome to Part 5 of Why I Love the Mistborn Trilogy There are so many cool things you can do with your magic system, it boggles the mind. At least it boggles my mind. One risk you run with any magic system is the creation of overpowered or unstoppable characters, point-of-view character or not. The best way I have found to resolve this problem
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Hemalurgy and Entropy are Peas in a Scary Pod
Hemalurgy and Entropy are Peas in a Scary Pod Welcome to Part 4 of Why I Love the Mistborn Trilogy Yup, you read that title right. It’s time to talk about blood, metal, and spikes. Oh yeah! Wait! No! I’m mean Hemalurgy, not my garage! Sheesh. You try to welcome people into your life and all they do is run screaming. I’ve mentioned before that Allomancy caught my attention with
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The True Power of Feruchemy is the Ability to Save It
The True Power of Feruchemy is the Ability to Save It Welcome to Part 3 of Why I Love the Mistborn Trilogy By now, you must know how I feel about Brandon Sanderson’s fiction, especially the Mistborn Trilogy. There are, of course, plenty of things to love about the series beyond the magic, but why would I talk about that instead of continuing to feed and grow my obsession with
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