For a thousand years the ash fell & no flowers bloomed For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery & lived in fear while the Lord Ruler reigned with absolute power & ultimate terror a divinely invincible leader Hope is long lost until a terribly scarred heart-broken half-Skaa in the depths of the most hellish prison & discovered he has the powers of a Mistborn A brilliant thief & natural leader Kelsier will turn his talents to the ultimate caper one with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark Only he's not just planning the greatest heist in history he's plotting the overthrow of a divine despot Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite the smartest & most trustworthy allomancers each of whom shares one of his many powers & all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled Kel's plan looks like a 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 & gotten it She will have to learn to trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed