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|publisher=Tor Books
|released=October 6, 2015{{bws ref|shadows-of-self-is-out|''Shadows of Self'' Release Announcement|date=2015-10-06}}
|ISBN=978-0-7653-7855-2
|page-count=383
|word-count=[[/Statistical_analysis|110,019]]
}}
'''''Shadows of Self''''' is the second book set in [[Mistborn Era 2]]. It was released on October 6 2015.{{bws ref|shadows-of-self-is-out|''Shadows of Self'' Release Announcement|date=2015-10-06}}
An excerpt was released on [[bws:shadows-of-self|Brandon's website]] which involves preparation for [[Wax]] and [[Steris]]'s wedding.
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With The Alloy of Law, Brandon Sanderson surprised readers with a New York Times bestselling spinoff of his Mistborn books, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America.
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{{for|/Summary|a chapter-by-chapter summary}}
;Prologue
Wax is an inexperienced and naïve bounty hunter determined to make a difference in the [[Roughs]]. He is hunting [[Granite Joe]], with a teenage [[Wayne]] tagging along as his assistant.
;Part 1
A year
They are called away to investigate another incident, this one the murder of the [[Winsting|brother]] of the [[Replar Innate|governor]] and a whole bunch of criminals and shady nobles in his home. It appears to be the work of a [[Feruchemy|feruchemist]].
;Part 2
[[Elendel]] is in a state of unrest. Food prices and unemployment are high, the people are tired of the corruption in the noble-controlled government,
Wax and the
As the evening progresses, more events stoke the unrest, threatening to throw the city into complete chaos. Paalm dresses as a [[Pathism|Pathian]] priest and brutally murders a [[Church of the Survivor|Survivorist]] priest to sow religious discord. She makes an attempt on the governor’s life again, but Wax gives chase, and she escapes. He finds evidence that she’s been in the [[kandra Homeland]], so he goes there and meets [[TenSoon]]. They are both attacked by savage beasts—people transformed into an unknown [[Hemalurgy|hemalurgic]] construct. Wax figures that this was all a distraction and hurries back to try to protect the governor.
;Part 3
The governor is preparing to speak to the mob gathered around the mansion, and Wax realizes that the governor is really Bleeder. Wayne had already figured that out,
Meanwhile, at the mansion, MeLaan’s attempt to impersonate the governor doesn’t go well, but Aradel arrests
;Epilogue
* Reddit Fantasy Stabby Award for Best Novel of 2015{{ref|name=stabby}}
== Cover
{{for|/Covers|the cover gallery for Shadows of Self}}
== Interior Art ==
{{for|/Interior art|a gallery of the book's interior art}}
== Statistical Analysis ==
{{for|/Statistical analysis|a full statistical analysis}}
''Shadows of Self'' consists of twenty-six chapters, one prologue, and one epilogue, reaching a total 110,019 word count. There are five different unique point-of-view characters in a total of 70 POVs.
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! Word Count
| style="text-align:center" | 110,019
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! Page Count
| style="text-align:center" | 383
| Tor hardback
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! Chapter Count
| style="text-align:center" | 26
| Including prologue and epilogue.
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! PoV Characters
| style="text-align:center" | 5
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! PoV Count
| style="text-align:center" | 70
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== Notes ==
[[category: Mistborn| e2.2]]
[[category: Mistborn Era 2| 2]]
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