Blurb: (From Book 1) For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.
Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Then Kelsier reveals his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.
But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.
Review: This series is a hard one to review for me, and I attribute a lot of that to me being outside of the main target demographic. It is my least liked Sanderson series, sitting right at the tip of being a recommend.
So why is this so difficult? The setting is cool as hell, with the progression of the series being a masterclass of story building. The magic system was also ridiculously cool, with it being a pleasure to read. I just didn't enjoy the interactions between the characters, especially in the later books. It's been awhile, and I didn't dislike the dialogue enough to not finish the series, which I think started out strong. So if you are already thinking of giving this series a shot, then I wouldn't recommend against, but I do believe unless the blurb is that enticing for you, to read something else.