As if this were the place that dusk came for a drink and a chat before sauntering out for its evening duty. He is the author of such bestsellers as the Mistborn® saga the Stormlight Archive novels and other novels, including The Rithmatist, Steelheart, and Skyward. The compact, high tenements cast deep shadows in the afternoon. Agent: Joshua Bilmes, JABberwocky Literary Agency. Brandon Sanderson grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska.He lives in Utah with his wife and children and teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. Fantasy fans will savor this exciting escapade. Sanderson’s fantasy world partakes equally of steampunk, early industry, and the Wild West, and he cleverly incorporates the metal-shaping magic of feruchemists and allomancers.

With the assistance of the lovable but dodgy sidekick Wayne and lawyer-turned-constable Marasi Colms, Wax hopes to cobble together enough power and talent to save the day. The governor himself is the next likely target, but Wax learns from Harmony, his deity, that the assassin is not human at all but a Faceless Immortal. It’s an epic tale of family, secrets, loss, marriage, betrayal, friendships, laughter, and regrets. He is a true storyteller, and Shadows of Self is his best book. This novel is written by Brandon Sanderson. An unknown assassin has killed several people at an auction, both nobles and criminals-including Winsting Innate, the governor’s brother. Shadows of Self is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own.

Now he assists the constabulary of Elendel, and his latest case looks to be a bad one. Nearly two decades have passed since Wax worked as a lawman for hire in the Roughs, the dusty territory far removed from his home city of Elendel. Sanderson ( The Alloy of Law) brings back crime fighter Waxillium Ladrian for the excellent fifth Mistborn industrial revolution fantasy, which opens a new subseries.

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson