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Mistborn: The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson

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3/10

How central romantic relationships are to the book.

Little or noneOriginal profileAt the heart of it
9/10

How much physical action, combat, and confrontation drive the book.

QuietOriginal profileAction-packed
7/10

How much the book revolves around questions, secrets, and discovery.

Few secretsOriginal profileFull of questions
8/10

The strength of dread, cruelty, loss, and disturbing atmosphere.

LightOriginal profileVery dark
8/10

The speed and momentum of the reading experience.

ReflectiveOriginal profileRelentless
More ways to mix Worldbuilding, humor, emotion & complexity
10/10

How much attention the book gives its setting, history, and rules.

MinimalOriginal profileDeeply developed
5/10

The prominence of wit, banter, satire, and comedy.

SeriousOriginal profileVery funny
8/10

The emotional weight of relationships, loss, and character choices.

GentleOriginal profilePowerful
7/10

How demanding the prose, structure, systems, and ideas are to follow.

Easy to enterOriginal profileDemanding
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01 / Your mixClose match

A Game of Thrones

By George R. R. Martin

Romance at 3/10 matches Mistborn: The Final Empire; Worldbuilding at 10/10 matches Mistborn: The Final Empire.

  • Romance 3/10
  • Worldbuilding 10/10
  • Mystery 8/10

What changes: less action (7/10; Mistborn: The Final Empire 9/10); slower pacing (6/10; Mistborn: The Final Empire 8/10).

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02 / Your mixClose match

The Will of the Many

By James Islington

Pacing at 8/10 matches Mistborn: The Final Empire; Emotional intensity at 8/10 matches Mistborn: The Final Empire.

  • Pacing 8/10
  • Emotional intensity 8/10
  • Romance 2/10

What changes: less action (7/10; Mistborn: The Final Empire 9/10); more mystery (9/10; Mistborn: The Final Empire 7/10).

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03 / Your mixWorth exploring

The Devils

By Joe Abercrombie

Romance at 3/10 matches Mistborn: The Final Empire; Action at 9/10 matches Mistborn: The Final Empire.

  • Romance 3/10
  • Action 9/10
  • Pacing 8/10

What changes: more humor (9/10; Mistborn: The Final Empire 5/10); less mystery (5/10; Mistborn: The Final Empire 7/10).

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The Name of the Wind

By Patrick Rothfuss

Mystery at 7/10 matches Mistborn: The Final Empire; Worldbuilding at 10/10 matches Mistborn: The Final Empire.

  • Mystery 7/10
  • Worldbuilding 10/10
  • Emotional intensity 8/10

What changes: less action (5/10; Mistborn: The Final Empire 9/10); slower pacing (5/10; Mistborn: The Final Empire 8/10).

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The Fellowship of the Ring

By J. R. R. Tolkien

Worldbuilding at 10/10 matches Mistborn: The Final Empire; Darkness at 7/10 is 1 point from Mistborn: The Final Empire's 8/10.

  • Worldbuilding 10/10
  • Darkness 7/10
  • Humor 4/10

What changes: slower pacing (4/10; Mistborn: The Final Empire 8/10); less action (6/10; Mistborn: The Final Empire 9/10).

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