The Hero of Ages
by Brandon Sanderson
★ Top 10 book of 2008 · #9 on Best Books of 2008
The final Mistborn volume finds Vin, Elend and their friends discovering the real danger is bigger than they thought, as ash buries crops, deadly mists linger, and Ruin runs loose. It is about finding courage and faith against overwhelming odds.
Best for: Fantasy fans who have followed the Mistborn trilogy and want its finale
The Hero of Ages is #9 on BookWard's Best Books of 2008, out of 46 2008 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Hero of Ages is about
This is the third and final part of the Mistborn Trilogy. The heroes learn that the danger they believed they were fighting was never the real one. Now they struggle to save themselves and their world. The mists are killing people and lingering far longer than they should. The Ashmounts are pouring choking ash into the sky, burying the crops everyone needs to eat.
At the center of it all is Ruin, a creature Vin was tricked into freeing from a prison it held for a thousand years. It is no human Dark Lord but something closer to a force of nature, entropy given a will and a personality. Life under the Lord Ruler begins to look like paradise by comparison. The publisher notes that the book returns to fantasy tropes the first volume pushed against.
The Hero of Ages on the Best Books of 2008
The Hero of Ages came out in 2008. Of the 46 books first published in 2008 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #9 on our Best Books of 2008 list.
Why it made the list: 388 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.6 out of 5 (125 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Reader favorite.
Nearby on the 2008 list
- The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman, #7
- Thinking in Systems Donella H. Meadows, #8
- Paper Towns John Green, #10
- Just After Sunset Stephen King, #11
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 190 want to read it, 11 are reading it now and 187 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 125 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 72 | 55% |
| Reader love | 100 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 50 | 20% |
Questions about The Hero of Ages
When was The Hero of Ages published?
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson was first published in 2008.
Was The Hero of Ages one of the best books of 2008?
The Hero of Ages is #9 on BookWard's Best Books of 2008, out of 46 2008 books that cleared our data bar. 388 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.6 out of 5 (125 ratings).
Why is The Hero of Ages on the Best Books of 2008 list?
388 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.6 out of 5 (125 ratings).
More of the best books of 2008
- The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, #1
- End of Days Sylvia Browne, #2
- The Last Straw Jeff Kinney, #3
- Amulet Kazu Kibuishi, #4
- Outliers Malcolm Gladwell, #5
- Michelle Obama in Her Own Words Michelle Obama, #6
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How we know
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