Shadows of Self

Synopsis

Fans of Robert Jordan and George RR Martin alike have found a new champion of epic fantasy in Brandon Sanderson. And now, in the first of two sequels to The Alloy Of Law the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author returns to the world of Mistborn anda hunt for a mysterious assassin.

The criminal elite of Elendel were invited to an auction - which became a massacre, when an unknown assailant slaughtered everyone in attendance. Now Wax and Wayne, both able to use magic, both lawmen from the rough and ungoverned frontier territories, are on the case. All the clues suggest the killer is a rogue kandra - a secretive, almost mythical, figure who acts from the shadows - called Bleeder . . . and that the governor is her next target. Bleeder, and the conspiracy behind the killings, has to be stopped . . . before the city is plunged into chaos.

A brilliant adventure and a gripping story, Shadows of Self offers fans of The Alloy of Law everything they've been hoping for and, this being a Brandon Sanderson book, more, much more.

Summary

Chapter 1

* Summary: Kelsier, a reborn and severely weakened Mistborn, arrives in Elendel with his kandra companion, TenSoon. Kelsier seeks to investigate a new threat to the city: a mysterious cult known as the "Set."
* Example: Kelsier tests his powers at a local tavern, causing a chandelier to collapse on a group of rowdy thugs.

Chapter 2

* Summary: Vin, a recovering Allomancer, helps Kelsier infiltrate the Set's hideout. They encounter a group of cultists and learn that they are led by a powerful Mistborn named Zane.
* Example: Vin uses her Allomancy to push a cult member into a wall, revealing the Set's plan to attack the city.

Chapter 3

* Summary: Kelsier and TenSoon seek help from Waxillium Ladrian, a lawman and the son of Waxillium Ladrian, who played a crucial role in the original Mistborn trilogy.
* Example: Waxillium initially resists helping Kelsier, but agrees after learning that the Set threatens his family.

Chapter 4

* Summary: Kelsier, Vin, and Waxillium team up to search for Zane. They track him down to an old church, where he is using Allomancy to manipulate Shadows.
* Example: Zane unleashes a horde of Shadows at the group, forcing them to use their powers to defend themselves.

Chapter 5

* Summary: The team discovers that Zane is harnessing the power of a long-lost Ruin Shard, a fragment of a powerful god. Zane plans to use this power to control Elendel and destroy its people.
* Example: Kelsier realizes that he cannot defeat Zane with his current powers and must find a way to restore his strength.

Chapter 6

* Summary: Kelsier, Vin, and Waxillium infiltrate Zane's secret laboratory. They find a device called the "Well of Ascension," which Kelsier believes can restore his powers.
* Example: Kelsier uses the Well of Ascension, but it does not grant him the powers of a Mistborn. Instead, it transforms him into a new entity: a Shadow Kelsier.

Chapter 7

* Summary: Shadow Kelsier confronts Zane in an epic battle. Using his new powers, Shadow Kelsier defeats Zane and severs his connection to the Ruin Shard.
* Example: Shadow Kelsier summons a horde of Shadows to overwhelm Zane, ultimately destroying him and the Set.

Chapter 8

* Summary: With Zane defeated, the threat to Elendel is eliminated. Kelsier, now permanently transformed into Shadow Kelsier, embraces his new identity.
* Example: Kelsier vows to use his powers to protect the city and its people, but also acknowledges that his transformation has come at a cost.