Who is the Hero of Ages? To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness---the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists---is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed. Having escaped death at the climax of "The Well of Ascension" only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. She can't even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans The conclusion of the Mistborn trilogy fulfills all the promise of the first two books. Revelations abound, connections rooted in early chapters of the series click into place, and surprises, as satisfying as they are stunning, blossom like fireworks to dazzle and delight. It all leads up to a finale unmatched for originality and audacity that will leave readers rubbing their eyes in wonder, as if awaking from an amazing dream.

布蘭登·桑德森（Brandon Sanderson）：

1975年12月19日生於美國內布拉斯加州（Nebraska）首府林肯（Lincoln），現居猶他州的歐瑞市（Orem），任教於楊百翰大學（Brigham Young University）。

作者的首部小說《伊嵐翠》，2005年甫一齣版即獲得《浪漫時代》（Romantic Times）奇幻史詩大奬，作者也連續2006、2007年兩年入選美國科奇幻界地位最高的新人奬項——約翰·坎伯新人奬，《伊嵐翠》更被邦諾書店（Barnes & Noble）列為頭號選書。

作者還陸續齣版瞭《迷霧之子三部麯》（Mistborn），均與全球著名的奇幻齣版社Tor簽約。

後《哈裏·波特》的美國齣版社Scholastic以高價買下作者其他所有奇幻作品的版權。