Mistborn Reviews on the net.

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Ok kiddies here's the thread to reviews of mistborn you find on the net, rules are simple:
1) Post a link (I will scold people that don't)
2) Do not quote or paste the whole review unless it's only a paragraph or two long.
3) No amazon reviews please.
4) Keep it to mistborn.
5) you can discuss reviews all you want here, just try to stay a little on topic.

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Alternative Worlds
http://www.alternative-worlds.com/2006/07/27/mistborn/

MISTBORN, the first book of the Final Empire series, is a terrific coming of age epic fantasy that uses a what if premise in which the Dark Lord killed the good guy hero (the Hobbit or Beowulf loses to the evil adversary), which leads to a fabulous world in which evil rules absolutely evilly. Vin holds much of the plot together, but Kelsier is the more fascinating character as a Hans Solo type in fantasy land. The Lord Ruler is out of Tolkien 101, but that is to be expected as the regime the malevolent one built pays homage to the foul sides of The Lord of the Rings.

Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/27/AR2006072700965.html

Brandon Sanderson has come up with his own neat idea: "allomancy." Not to be confused with "alomancy" (the tossing of salt grains to tell the future), allomancy allows gifted characters in his second novel, Mistborn: The Final Empire (Tor, $27.95), to "burn" metals -- that is, access the properties of bits of metals they have swallowed.

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Sanderson's characters aren't particularly well-developed, and the allomancy sometimes feels a little like a video game trick (press X-Y-X-X to burn steel!). But he has created a fascinating world here, one that deserves a sequel.

Fantasy Hotlist
http://fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com/2006/08/mistborn-final-empire.html

It surely looks like Brandon Sanderson is on the verge of becoming one of the bright new voices in the fantasy genre. And if this trilogy lives up to expectations, the author will likely attract a growing number of fans. His novels are accessible enough to interest both newcomers and veteran readers.

The final verdict: 7.5/10

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Literatrix:
http://literatrix.blogspot.com/2006/08/mistborn.html

It's still very much Sanderson's writing style, which is fine because style wasn't the problem with the original so much as tone and some awkwardness with the plot. In Mistborn, the goofy, bouncy characters are completely fitting--it's a gang of thieves, after all! The awkward politics make perfect sense as well, since the involved parties are supposed to be politically naive in the first place. There's excellent foreshadowing of future books, but the important points are wrapped up neatly in the climax.

I look forward to the next book eagerly.

Rating: 3.5

Desert Island Review
http://www.wotmania.com/fantasymessageboardshowmessage.asp?MessageID=165307

I am looking forward to the next installment of the series, and I think most readers will enjoy the book, and certainly feel entertained by the experience of reading it. Mistborn is not a Gene Wolfe novel or a George R.R. Martin novel, but it's not trying to be either. Mistborn is a fun, entertaining read, that has some great thrills, new ideas and new takes on old ideas, and good characters. If any of this review sounded interesting to you, then I have no problems recommending the book. I think many of you will truly enjoy the read.