The Alloy of Law
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Characters (13)
| Name | Aliases | Role |
|---|---|---|
Marasi Colms A brilliant detective and Pulser (Cadmium Allomancy). Starts as a constable student and rises to prominence. | Protagonist | |
Steris Harms Wax's fiancée and later wife. A meticulous planner with no magical abilities but sharp intellect. | Lady Ladrian | Protagonist |
Waxillium Ladrian A Twinborn lawman-turned-noble. Coinshot (Steel Allomancy) and Skimmer (Iron Feruchemy). Lord of House Ladrian and later Senator. | Wax | Protagonist |
| Protagonist | ||
| Trell, Bavadin | Antagonist | |
Edwarn Ladrian Waxillium Ladrian's uncle and a noble of House Ladrian. A cunning and ruthless man who operates in the criminal underworld of Elendel. | Suit, Uncle Edwarn | Antagonist |
Miles Hundredlives A corrupt lawman and Twinborn with gold Compounding, making him nearly immortal. Leader of the Vanishers. | Miles Dagouter | Antagonist |
| Bleeder, Lessie | Antagonist | |
| Antagonist | ||
Harmony The god of Scadrial, holding both Ruin and Preservation. Formerly the Terris Keeper Sazed from Era 1. | Sazed | Supporting |
Kelsier A half-skaa Mistborn and charismatic rebel leader who plans to overthrow the thousand-year reign of the Lord Ruler. Scarred from a year of brutal labour in the Pits of Hathsin, he channels grief and ambition into revolution, assembling a crew of Allomantic thieves for the most audacious heist in history - stealing an empire. | The Survivor of Hathsin, The Survivor | Major |
Marsh Kelsier's older brother and a Seeker (bronze Misting). A former leader of the skaa rebellion who has grown disillusioned. He infiltrates the Steel Ministry as a spy for the crew, at great personal risk. | Ironeyes | Supporting |
| Supporting |
Groups (3)
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Elendel Constabulary | Organisation |
| House Ladrian | Family |
| The Set | Faction |
History
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
8 November 2011 | Publication | Received warm reviews as a successful genre shift - Mistborn relocated to an industrial revolution setting with Western elements. Critics praised the freshness of the premise and the immediate appeal of Wax and Wayne as protagonists. Originally conceived as a standalone but expanded into a full series following strong reader response. |
2012 | Award Nominated | David Gemmell Legend Award Legend Award for Best Novel |
2019 | Award Won | Geffen Award Fantasy book category |