At last, the eagerly awaited reissue of Brandon Sanderson's first "Mistborn" novel is here: A red sky, ash covering the land, and eerie mists rising from the ground - the world of the Final Empire is dark and foreboding. The immortal Lord Ruler reigns with an iron fist, oppressing the Ska people as slaves. But Kelsier refuses to accept this. The young Ska possesses powerful abilities and gathers a group of rebels around him to execute an outrageous plan: With the magical powers of Allomancy, Kelsier aims to overthrow the Lord Ruler.