Author: Brandon Sanderson
Series: Mistborn #5, Wax and Wayne #2
Genre: Steampunk/Fantasy/Adventure
Publisher: Tor Publishing
Publication Date: October 6th, 2015
Edition: Kindle Edition, 385 pages
Source: Library
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Source: Library
Purchase: Amazon US | Barnes & Noble | BAM | Book Depository | Bookshop | Powell's | Thriftbooks
Synopsis:
Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.
When family obligations forced Waxillium Ladrian to forsake the frontier lands and return to the metropolis of his birth to take his place as head of a noble House, he little imagined that the crime-fighting skills acquired during twenty years in the dusty plains would be just as applicable in the big city. He soon learned that there too, just being a talented Twinborn — one who can use both Allomancy and Feruchemy, the dominant magical modes on Scadrial — would not suffice.
This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society will now face its first test by terrorism and assassination, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax, his eccentric sidekick Wayne, and brilliant, beautiful young Marasi, now officially part of the constabulary, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife can stop Scadrial’s progress in its tracks.
When family obligations forced Waxillium Ladrian to forsake the frontier lands and return to the metropolis of his birth to take his place as head of a noble House, he little imagined that the crime-fighting skills acquired during twenty years in the dusty plains would be just as applicable in the big city. He soon learned that there too, just being a talented Twinborn — one who can use both Allomancy and Feruchemy, the dominant magical modes on Scadrial — would not suffice.
This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society will now face its first test by terrorism and assassination, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax, his eccentric sidekick Wayne, and brilliant, beautiful young Marasi, now officially part of the constabulary, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife can stop Scadrial’s progress in its tracks.
*****
Going into this book I expected to learn more about the Set, and what
their plans were. While they weren't ignored in this book, I still did
expect to learn more about them.
All that aside, I still enjoyed reading about this rogue, to avoid spoilers, being. The mystery of their goals, and what they planned to do next, and what all that had to do with Wax.
There are a lot of unexpected turns in this book. I loved seeing Marasi come into her own in this book. Follow Wax around a little less show that she is smart and knows what she is doing. I would have preferred that Wax not assume that she still pursuing the profession of police work because she is interested in him, and not because she perhaps enjoys it.
Wax's relationship with Sterris is a little more complicated. I know that they are not getting married for love, they know this too. And I am aware that his reluctance with it at all is because he still loves Lessie, his first wife. And she is dead, but he really struggles with respecting both women as people in general. He's not rude per-se, but he only acknowledges Marasi and Steris once they do something to aid him in a task.
All that aside, I still enjoyed reading about this rogue, to avoid spoilers, being. The mystery of their goals, and what they planned to do next, and what all that had to do with Wax.
There are a lot of unexpected turns in this book. I loved seeing Marasi come into her own in this book. Follow Wax around a little less show that she is smart and knows what she is doing. I would have preferred that Wax not assume that she still pursuing the profession of police work because she is interested in him, and not because she perhaps enjoys it.
Wax's relationship with Sterris is a little more complicated. I know that they are not getting married for love, they know this too. And I am aware that his reluctance with it at all is because he still loves Lessie, his first wife. And she is dead, but he really struggles with respecting both women as people in general. He's not rude per-se, but he only acknowledges Marasi and Steris once they do something to aid him in a task.
One thing I continuously struggle with in this series is figuring out how old everybody is. It is likely that it was mentioned, and I missed it. But I just can't figure it out based on their actions. Their appearances are barely mentioned as well. I don't just mean Wayne and Wax, Im also talking about Sterris, and Marasi. No idea how old any of them are. I think Marasi is in her early 20s, but other that no clue.
I am very much enjoying this series, I liked the cameos/easter eggs of characters from the previous era. The book in this series are also a lot shorter, by about 100+ pages, and I think that doesn't help in some instances. Somethings that I think could use more time to elaborate on, are somewhat glossed over. I will be finishing up this era. There are things introduced in near the end of this book that have me very interested.
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