The Bands of Mourning
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The Bands of Mourning

by Brandon Sanderson

2016•Fantasy•448 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyadventurescience fictionfastfresh & originalimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a glossy fantasy novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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4.4 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyAdventureScience fictionAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

MagicFathers and sonsFriendshipImaginary placesMagic paraphernaliaSecret societies

Details

Author
Brandon Sanderson
Published
2016
Pages
448
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