The Alloy of Law
Brandon Sanderson, 2011
A frontier lawman returns to a city of electric light and steel towers, where his old guns are out of fashion and crime has learned to wear a suit.
Feels like wonder and nostalgia. About freedom, home and friendship.
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Some evenings the only way to breathe is to leave the ground behind.
He smiled, then flared his steel and Pushed off the top of the streetlight to send himself in a wide arc through the air. Mist streamed past him, swirling as the wind rushed against his face. It was thrilling. A man never truly felt free until he’d thrown off gravity’s chains and sought the sky. Brandon Sanderson.Sanderson wrote The Alloy of Law in secret between Wheel of Time volumes and announced it only once the manuscript was finished, as a surprise for readers of the Mistborn series.
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Questions readers ask
- What is The Alloy of Law like?
- Feels like wonder and nostalgia. About freedom, home and friendship.
- What should I read after The Alloy of Law?
- If you liked The Alloy of Law, try A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles), Legends & Lattes (Travis Baldree) and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (J.K. Rowling).
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What contentment smells like when it catches you off guard.
The combined aromas of hot cinnamon, ground coffee, and sweet cardamom intoxicated her, and as she brewed and smiled and served and chatted, a deep contentment welled up. It was a glowing warmth she’d never experienced before, and she liked it. She liked it a great deal.
Legends & Lattes · Travis Baldree
The courage nobody applauds is the kind you spend on a friend.
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone · J.K. Rowling
Some feelings arrive before the vocabulary does.
His mouth captured hers, trying to show her with his kiss what he was still learning to express in words. He loved her. He worshipped her. He’d walk across fire for her. He— —still had the audience of her three brothers. Slowly breaking the kiss, he turned his face to the side. Anthony, Benedict, and Colin were still standing in the foyer. Anthony was studying the ceiling, Benedict was pretending to inspect his fingernails, and Colin was staring quite shamelessly.
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