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Mistborn books in order

Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn is a series of 9 books by Brandon Sanderson: 4,172 pages in the 8 with a known length, about 76 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

9
books
4,172
pages in 8 of them
76 hours
to read those 8
153 days
at 30 minutes a day
1 Mistborn: The Final Empire 2006 12.3 h 2 Mistborn: The Well of Ascension 2007 14.4 h 3 Mistborn: The Hero of Ages 2008 13.9 h 4 Mistborn: The Alloy of Law 2011 6.6 h 5 Mistborn: Shadows of Self 2015 7.0 h 6 Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning 2016 8.2 h Mistborn: Secret History 2016 4.4 h 7 Mistborn: The Lost Metal 2022 9.7 h
Wax and Wayne length not known

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. 1

    Mistborn: The Final Empire 2006 12.3 h

    For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky.

  2. 2

    Mistborn: The Well of Ascension 2007 14.4 h

    The impossible has been accomplished.

  3. 3

    Mistborn: The Hero of Ages 2008 13.9 h

    This book is not only the third book in a trilogy, but it’s Act Three of the the three-act structure for the Mistborn Trilogy—it’s the part of the story where the heroes have…

  4. 4

    Mistborn: The Alloy of Law 2011 6.6 h

    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…

  5. 5

    Mistborn: Shadows of Self 2015 7.0 h

    Shadows of Self shows Mistborn’s society evolving as technology and magic mix, the economy grows, democracy contends with corruption, and religion becomes a growing cultural…

  6. 6

    Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning 2016 8.2 h

    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…

  7. Mistborn: Secret History 2016 4.4 h

    Mistborn: Secret History is a companion story to the original Mistborn trilogy.

  8. 7

    Mistborn: The Lost Metal 2022 9.7 h

    For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set―with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders―since they…

  9. Wax and Wayne length not known

How much is left

After book 1, Mistborn: The Final Empire about 64 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 2, Mistborn: The Well of Ascension about 50 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 3, Mistborn: The Hero of Ages about 36 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 4, Mistborn: The Alloy of Law about 29 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 5, Mistborn: Shadows of Self about 22 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 6, Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning about 14 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Mistborn: Secret History about 10 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 76 hours 29 minutes

8 of 9 books, 4,172 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

153 days (about 22 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.