the cosmere series as a whole (of which the mistborn saga is a part) reeeeaaaally straddles the line between sci-fi and fantasy;
it’s all a kind of “hard fantasy”, where all of the powers that people use are strictly limited by a certain energy source (don’t want to spoil anything here, even though it’s a kind of unimportant detail overall).
so, in the mistborn saga for example, people swallow certain metals and use those metals to power certain abilities, depending on the metal, which uses up said metal. if it runs out, there’s no way to power those abilities anymore. and it DOES run out, it’s very much finite.
so if you like sci-fi, especially more on the hard sci-fi side, and have been enjoying some fantasy lately, i think it might be right up your alley! ;)
the cosmere series as a whole (of which the mistborn saga is a part) reeeeaaaally straddles the line between sci-fi and fantasy;
it’s all a kind of “hard fantasy”, where all of the powers that people use are strictly limited by a certain energy source (don’t want to spoil anything here, even though it’s a kind of unimportant detail overall).
so, in the mistborn saga for example, people swallow certain metals and use those metals to power certain abilities, depending on the metal, which uses up said metal. if it runs out, there’s no way to power those abilities anymore. and it DOES run out, it’s very much finite.
so if you like sci-fi, especially more on the hard sci-fi side, and have been enjoying some fantasy lately, i think it might be right up your alley! ;)
Love his magic systems. How’d you like stormlight 5? I balled.
not done yet with stormlight 5, but 4 was already…heavy…
You’re in for a ride. It’s good though. Enjoy :) Life before death
I did as well.