I am very pleased to have received The Alloy of Law because as I said on Wednesday, here, I hope to be interviewing Brandon Sanderson about this new Mistborn series in early December. But I can’t start reading until I’ve finished my first pass proof for The Gathering of the Lost, which I have to admit is going more slowly than I had hoped.

So in the meantime, I shall just have to share what the back cover has to say:

“The three hundred years since the events of Mistborn have reshaped Scadrial. Ever taller towers race for the clouds, railways as well as  canals criss-cross the land. But this is still a land of magic …

[So far, so good.]

… but even as science reaches new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy still have a role in this reborn world. In the Roughs, the wilds beyond the cities, magic is a crucial tool for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice.

One such is Waxillium Ladrian, a rare Twinborn with both Allomancy and Feruchemy powers. Wax has been forced by family tragedy to return to the metropolis of Elendel. He must assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble house, or so he thinks, until he learns the hard way that the mansions and elegant tree-lined streets of the city can be even more dangerous than the open plains of the Roughs.”

I will confess to having had a wee peek inside and been delighted to find that the opening chapter reads very much as a western, only with the Allomancy and Feruchemy magic—and since I have a sneaking fondness for westerns, the combination with fantasy is something I’m looking forward to getting into. There are maps as well, two rather splendid ones from another quick peek inside, so plenty to look forward to—once the proofing is over with and done.

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Giveaway Reminder: Don’t forget that the giveaway for Oracle’s Fire runs until midnight on Sunday 13, so there’s plenty of time for you to get your comment in—just remember that the comments have to be posted on my interview with the author, Mary Victoria, here.