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The Lost Metal: A Mistborn Novel (The Mistborn Saga Book 7)
Return to #1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with THE ALLOY OF LAW, comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in THE LOST METAL. For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator…
- Release Date
- 2022
- Length
- 561 pages
- Publisher
- Hachette UK
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Our Review
About the book
The fourth and final Wax and Wayne novel brings Waxillium Ladrian, now a senator, back into the field as a shadowy group plots an attack on Elendel. The book closes the second Mistborn era and draws in threads from Sanderson’s larger Cosmere.
Our review
A farewell to Wax and Wayne that delivers big action and an unexpectedly gentle ending.
There is a particular pleasure in watching a writer tie off characters he clearly loves, and The Lost Metal is full of it. Wax has traded the badge for a senate seat and a young family, and the tension between duty at home and the city in danger gives the book a mature backbone. Sanderson ramps up the scale with a plot that threatens all of Elendel, and the climactic sequences are among the most cinematic in his catalog.
Wayne gets the strongest material of his career here, and Marasi finally takes on the role the earlier books promised her. The flip side is that the novel leans heavily on Cosmere connections; readers who have not explored his other worlds may find certain cameos and revelations puzzling rather than thrilling. Still, the finale is moving, and the epilogue sets the stage for what comes next in this world’s history.
What we loved
- A finale that rewards four books of investment
- Wayne’s arc, which is funny and quietly heartbreaking
- Large-scale set pieces with clear stakes
Keep in mind
- Cosmere crossovers may confuse readers who know only Mistborn
- The opening third moves slowly while the conspiracy is assembled
Read it if you like
Readers who finished The Bands of Mourning, or Cosmere fans who want to see the threads converge.
The verdict
A satisfying, emotional close to the Wax and Wayne era, best enjoyed by readers already deep in Sanderson’s universe.
