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Era 2 · after Shadows of Self

The Bands of Mourning

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Wax leaves Elendel chasing a legendary relic said to grant powers to whoever wears it. A road adventure, with trains and a trap-filled temple

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Quick recap

Wax and Steris's wedding is derailed, and the kandra ask for help: one of them found leads on the Bands of Mourning, the Lord Ruler's relic, and the Set stole one of his spikes. A photo shows Wax's sister Telsin held by the Set. The team travels to New Seran and Dulsing and flies by airship to a mountain temple. Telsin reveals she's a Set leader and shoots Wax. Near death, he speaks with Harmony. Marasi realizes the Bands were reforged into a statue's spearhead and brings them to Wax, who heals and captures his uncle Edwarn. Telsin escapes. Wax and Steris marry. In the epilogue, a coin holds a memory: the man with a spike through his eye was Kelsier.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesWritten before the one before

    It was written before Sanderson finished Shadows of Self, to get back into the world and characters. It came out about 16 weeks after the previous book.

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  2. Behind the scenesThe postscript surprise

    In the postscript, Sanderson announced a surprise e-book, Mistborn: Secret History, and said it's meant to be read after this book. Amazon leaked the listing early.

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  3. ReferenceThe Lord Ruler's bracers

    The Bands of Mourning are said to be the Lord Ruler's bracers from Era 1. Three centuries later, they're a myth.

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  4. SetupThe coin from the party

    At Lady Kelesina's party, Wax picks up a strange coin. It isn't there by chance.

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