The Hero of Ages

The Mistborn Saga #3

Who is the Hero of Ages?

Vin thought killing the Lord Ruler would bring freedom. Instead, it brought ruin. The mists have grown deadly, ash chokes the sky, and the very earth trembles under the weight of an ending world.

Now Emperor Elend Venture—once a scholar, now a Mistborn—scours the shattered remnants of the Final Empire, searching for the secrets the Lord Ruler left behind. Somewhere in those cryptic traces may lie the key to humanity’s survival.

But Vin carries a heavier burden. In defeating one tyrant, she unleashed a far greater power: Ruin, a godlike force bent on unmaking the world. Its voice whispers in every shadow, twisting truth into despair—and even thoughts are no longer safe. To speak of it is to give it power, and to plan against it is to be seen.

As ash falls thicker and hope grows thin, one question remains: can the world be saved… or was it always destined to burn?