
The Alloy of Law
Brandon Sanderson's The Alloy of Law (2001) is an epic fantasy novel. Readers will find themes of imaginary Places and magic.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 85 ratings, and 167 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 24 editions across 5 languages.
It runs to roughly 360 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Alloy of Law
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 and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds. Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history—or religion. Yet even as science and technology are reaching new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice. One such is Waxillium Ladrian, a rare Twinborn who can Push on metals with his Allomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will. After twenty years in the Roughs, Wax has been forced by family tragedy to return to the metropolis of Elendel. Now he must reluctantly put away his guns and assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble house. Or so he thinks, until he learns the hard way that the mansions and elegant tree-lined streets of the city can be even more dangerous than the dusty plains of the Roughs.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Alloy of Law?
The Alloy of Law was written by Brandon Sanderson and first published in 2001.
What genre is The Alloy of Law?
It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.
How long is The Alloy of Law?
The median edition has 360 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Alloy of Law?
Readers who like it often enjoy A Clash of Kings, Stone of Tears and Fire & Blood.
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