This unique dynamic creates colorful and beautiful dialogue. And last but never least Marasi, the bastard daughter of a merchant who is going to college to study criminal justice, is fascinated with statistics and very bashful. Then there is Steris the dry, boring, overly proper, and overly prepared wealthy lady. Then there is Wayne who steals people’s accents and mannerisms and loves trading for things (things like swapping a hot donut for a feather). You have Wax, a noble lord who never goes anywhere without at least two guns and loves the law. One thing that I really like about this book, and the rest of the series, is how well fleshed out each of the characters is and how different they are from each other. “Fortunately, I can change hats,” Wayne said, “while you, sir, are stuck with that face.” The Characters in Alloy of Law “It lets me add two ‘n’ two and get a pickle.” “I bought a ward against it off a traveling fortune-teller,” Wayne explained. But… the gun itself belonged to someone dead, so by the same logic-“

“So,” Marasi said, “you traded a dead man’s scarf for another dead man’s gun. Reading Level: Grade 7 – Young Adult Quotes Photo by Sarah Lachise on Unsplash Brandon Sanderson is an amazing writer and his dialogue is both beautiful and absurd at the same time, but the setting and that characters pull it all together. I have a soft spot for a good detective novel especially if the characters have supernatural powers. The first series is all about toppling an oppressive empire, but this series is about finding the hidden bad guys and upholding justice. I enjoyed the Mistborn trilogy, but the Wax and Wayne series set in the same world 300 years later is even better. I wish that I had made time to read this book earlier.

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If you click on a link and decide to buy something I will get pennies for referring you. The woman that Wax has started courting is a stark contrast to both him and the ever-present Wayne.ĭisclosure: I am an Amazon affiliate. Wax is also confronted with a marriage of necessity to support the people under his care. The magic in Alloy of Law has rules and obeys the laws of physics. Wax and Wayne can use both Allomancy (the ability to ingest specific metals to gain powers) and Feruchemy (the ability to store physical attributes like weight and health, for use later). The city isn’t much safer though and Wax has to use his twinborn abilities to track down the Vanishers with the help of his annoying sidekick Wayne in Alloy of Law. However, he has been forced back into the heart of society to navigate the ballroom instead of the outskirts of civilization. Lord Waxillium Ladrian has been living in the Roughs for twenty years and capturing criminals that no one could before.

The alloy of law by brandon sanderson