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The Lost Metal
Brandon Sanderson

The Lost Metal

Quick Answer

Read "The Lost Metal" as the 7th book in the Mistborn sequence. This follows the recommended publication order to preserve character development.

Quick Verdict

✅ Safe to read now (Series Entry Point)

❓ Can I skip this book?
❌ No — Required

This book is essential to the core narrative and character development.

Verdict Insight: As the 7th installment, this volume is critical for following the central narrative progression and plot development.

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<p><b>Return to #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn world of Scadrial as its second era, which began with <i>The Alloy of Law</i>, comes to its earth-shattering conclusion in<i> The Lost Metal.</i></b><br><br> For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set—with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders—since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner Wayne find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict between Elendel and the Outer Cities only favors the Set, and their tendrils now reach to the Elendel Senate—whose corruption Wax and Steris have sought to expose—and Bilming is even more entangled.<br><br>After Wax discovers a new type of explosive that can unleash unprecedented destruction and realizes that the Set must already have it, an immortal kandra serving Scadrial’s god, Harmony, reveals that Bilming has fallen under the influence of another god: Trell, worshipped by the Set. And Trell isn’t the only factor at play from the larger Cosmere—Marasi is recruited by offworlders with strange abilities who claim their goal is to protect Scadrial...at any cost.<br><br>Wax must choose whether to set aside his rocky relationship with God and once again become the Sword that Harmony has groomed him to be. If no one steps forward to be the hero Scadrial needs, the planet and its millions of people will come to a sudden and calamitous ruin.<br><br><b>Other Tor books by Brandon Sanderson</b><br><br><b>The Cosmere</b><br><br><b>The Stormlight Archive</b><br><i>The Way of Kings</i><br><i>Words of Radiance</i><br><i>Edgedancer </i>(novella)<br><i>Oathbringer</i><br><i>Dawnshard </i>(novella)<br><i>Rhythm of War</i><br><br><b>The Mistborn Saga</b><br><b>The Original Trilogy</b><br><i>Mistborn</i><br><i>The Well of Ascension</i><br><i>The Hero of Ages</i><br><br><b>Wax and Wayne</b><br><i>The Alloy of Law</i><br><i>Shadows of Self</i><br><i>The Bands of Mourning</i><br><i>The Lost Metal</i><br><br><b>Other Cosmere novels</b><br><i>Elantris</i><br><i>Warbreaker</i><br><i>Tress of the Emerald Sea</i><br><i>Yumi and the Nightmare Painter</i><br><i>The Sunlit Man</i><br><br><b>Collection</b><br><i>Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection</i><br><br><b>The Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series</b><br><i>Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians</i><br><i>The Scrivener's Bones</i><br><i>The Knights of Crystallia</i><br><i>The Shattered Lens</i><br><i>The Dark Talent</i><br><i>Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians </i>(with Janci Patterson)<br><br><b>Other novels</b><br><i>The Rithmatist</i><br><i>Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds</i><br><i>The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England</i><br><br><b>Other books by Brandon Sanderson</b><br><br><b>The Reckoners</b><br><i>Steelheart</i><br><i>Firefight</i><br><i>Calamity</i><br><br><b>Skyward</b><br><i>Skyward</i><br><i>Starsight</i><br><i>Cytonic</i><br><i>Skyward Flight</i> (with Janci Patterson)<br><i>Defiant</i><br><br>At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.</p>
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Complete Series Reading Order

Publication Order

Preserves character reveals and plot twists exactly as the author intended.

Chronological Order

May spoil surprises but improves timeline clarity for deep lore fans.

Order Confidence

high Confidence

Why this order?

This series, officially titled Wax and Wayne, takes place approximately 300 years after the events of Era One, showing a significant advancement in technology (the rail era). This structure replaced Sanderson's original plan for a 'trilogy of trilogies' with massive time jumps.

Why This Order Is Confusing

Many reading lists for Mistborn conflict because early publishers often labeled short story collections as standalone novels, or rearranged internal chronologies for marketing. This guide follows original author intent and narrative continuity to settle the debate for good.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I skip reading The Lost Metal?

This book is essential to the core narrative and character development.

Can I read The Lost Metal before other books in the series?

No. We recommend reading the previous book first. The Lost Metal is the 7th book in the series and follows the core narrative established in earlier volumes.

Is The Lost Metal required reading for the Mistborn?

Yes, it is a core installment in the series reading order and contains critical character development and plot progression.

What comes after The Lost Metal in the reading order?

The next recommended book after The Lost Metal is Trilogía Nacidos De La Bruma [Mistborn] (Nacidos De La Bruma ... De Fantasía éPica Que Ha Conquistado El Mundo (Book #null).