The Well of Ascension

Brandon Sanderson

It's hard to discuss the second book in a series without revealing a few spoilers from the first, but I'll keep it mild. Sanderson's The Well of Ascension is the second piece of the original Mistborn trilogy. In the first book, our heroine Vin and her team defeated the god like Lord Emperor and ended his millennium-long reign. The second book asks a very interesting question I wish Star Wars would tackle head-on: What do you do after you take down the empire? How do you keep the people fed and the trains running on time? What if there was something even worse out there that your enemy was keeping at bay? This book was just as strong as the first in the series. It's just very different. It's a political potboiler. To get real nerdy, think of this one as the Deep Space Nine entry. Like I said about Mistborn, this is a perfect series for people who enjoyed The Hunger Games. Strong FMC, a little romance, and plenty of action. I'm excited to finish the trilogy later this year. Five outta five stars