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'''''The Hero of Ages''''' is the third and final volume of the [[Mistborn trilogy]] by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. It is preceded by ''[[The Final Empire]]'' and ''[[The Well of Ascension]]''.

 

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At the end of the previous book, Vin released the power in the [[Well of Ascension]] in order to achieve what she believed was protecting the world, at the expense of losing [[Elend Venture]], her husband. It is revealed that Vin was tricked into releasing the power at the Well, rather than using it, and unleashed [[Ruin]] who had been imprisoned there. Before Vin killed the [[Lord Ruler]] he warned her she was dooming the world and Vin now realises the [[Terris prophecies]] were falsified. An apparition helped her locate a bead of [[lerasium]] - the condensed form of [[Preservation]] - in the Well's chamber, turning Elend into a Mistborn when he ate it and subsequently, with the ability to burn pewter, saved his life.

Watching the fight between Elend and Marsh, fueling the former with mist-power, Vin witnesses her husband die and, with nothing left to lose, she hurls herself at the form of Ruin, destroying them both and leaving Sazed to pick up the two Shards. As the new Shard of [[Harmony]], he uses all of the knowledge from his copperminds to bring the world back to its pre-Rashek state -- the orbit is corrected and green plants and colorful flowers return. As [[Scadrial]] is now safe, Sazed, as Harmony, leaves Spook a note, explaining how Elend and Vin are happy together and he makes Spook a Mistborn.

 

;[[Vin]]: A fully fledged Mistborn who was thought to be the Hero of Ages until recently. She is the wife of Elend Venture and a very powerful Allomancer. She is also a Sliver of Preservation later in the book.

;[[Elend]]: The Emperor of the Central and Northern Dominances after The Lord Ruler's fall. He is the husband of Vin, and a powerful Allomancer after ingesting a bead of Lerasium at the Well of Ascension.

;[[Marsh]]: Kelsier's brother turned Inquisitor. He is forced to do Ruin's will although still retaining all his mental faculties. He eventually kills Elend at the command of Ruin.

 

;[[Hammond]]: Once a member of Kelsier's band, he now serves as a General in Emperor Elend's army. Ham is a Thug, a Misting who can burn pewter to strengthen his body.

;[[Breeze]]: A nobleman masquerading as a skaa, Breeze established his own noble house after Elend became Emperor. It is assumed that [[Waxillium Ladrian]] is his descendant.

;[[Quellion]]: Also known as the ''Citizen''. A man who took over control of Urteau after The Lord Ruler's demise.

 

''Hero of Ages'' is the final book in the first trilogy of what Brandon initially called a "trilogy of trilogies," with the second trilogy occurring when Scadrial reached roughly modern-day technology levels and the final trilogy taking place after they developed faster-than-light travel. Brandon then wrote [[The Alloy of Law]], which takes place between the first and second trilogies, but he did not initially consider that to be a new era.{{wob ref|2827}} In part due to ''The Alloy of Law'''s positive reception, however, Brandon plotted out a new trilogy to continue to the story from ''The Alloy of Law'', which he now considers to be [[Mistborn (series)#Era 2|Era 2]]; he still also plans a [[Mistborn (series)#Era 3|modern trilogy]] and a [[Mistborn (series)#Era 4|space opera]] one.{{wob ref|7616}}{{wob ref|6249}}

 

== Statistical Analysis ==

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