*CAUTION – SMALL SPOILER ALERT*

I have recently finished a series of books called the ‘Mistborn Trilogy’ by Brandon Sanderson. The trilogy is a best seller in the U.S and the U.K with the first book being called ‘The Final Empire’. The story is based around this book‘s version of a girl from the lowest class of the hierarchy (the Skaa) with the rare power of Allomancy in a medieval fantasy world. In this world the sun is red, ash falls constantly from the sky and strange fog (named The Mist) appears out of nowhere at dusk and disappears at dawn.
In the first book the main character (Vin) is rescued from her life of hiding in a thief gang by a legendary man (Kelsier) looking for recruits to help him overthrow the Lord Ruler who has ruled the world for a thousand years. Kelsier is the only man to have escaped The Pits of Hathsin. If you are sent to the Pits then you have one week to find a geode of a precious metal called Atium through the cracks at the Pits (sort of like a mine) or else you are killed. If you succeed then you have another week to find another geode or be killed. The process is repeated until you die. Kelsier gained the power of Allomancy in the Pits of Hathsin and used his newfound powers to help him escape. He reveals to Vin that she has the power of Allomancy and asks her to help him overthrow the Lord Ruler. She joins his small crew of ex-thiefs and thugs (most of which have an allomantic power) and she gets to experience one thing she has never gotten to do in her life. Trust.
The whole book is riddled with twists and turns that keep you guessing. It is a heist story with bits of romance, magic and self confliction thrown in. The book seems to follow one of Kelsiers sayings, “There is always another secret”.
This is my favourite book series with a close second by The Percy Jackson Series. It is perfect for anyone looking for a great read.