After overthrowing the Lord Ruler, Elend Venture struggles to rule Luthadel while rival armies lay siege to the city. Determined to build a fair government, he soon finds his authority challenged, and chaos follows. Meanwhile, Sazed searches for the truth behind the mysterious Well of Ascension, trying to make sense of ancient texts. After saving the city from a koloss attack, Vin finally reaches the Well and releases the power hidden within – but was it the right choice? These books truly deserve to be called a saga. They are long and richly detailed, but I was completely drawn into the story once again. The world continues to expand with new discoveries, plenty of magic, and unexpected twists. I’m looking forward to reading the next volume.
“There, in that frozen alley of Luthadel, looking down at the corpse of the woman he loved, Sazed realized something.
He didn’t know what to do.
He tried to think of something proper to say – something proper to think – but suddenly all of his religious knowledge seemed hollow. What was the use in giving her a burial? What was the value in speaking the prayers of a long-dead god? What good was he? The religion of Dadradah hadn’t helped Clubs; the Survivor hadn’t come to rescue the thousands of soldiers who had died. What was the point?
None of Sazed’s knowledge gave him comfort. He accepted the religions he knew – believed in their value – but that didn’t give him what he needed. They didn’t assure him that Tindwyl’s spirit still lived. Instead, they made him question. If so many people believed so many different things, how could any one of them – or anything at all – really be true?
The skaa called Sazed holy, but at that moment he realized he was the most profane of men. He was a creature who knew three hundred religions, yet had faith in none of them.”