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#3 The Hero of Ages

by Brandon Sanderson

FantasyScience FictionFictionAdventureYoung Adult
Moods: AdventurousEmotionalTenseDarkMysteriousHopefulSadInspiringReflectiveChallenging
Cover of The Hero of Ages
Hardcover
Pages 572 pages
Published 2008
Audiobook 30h 6m
Languages English, Bulgarian, Czech +14
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Publisher's Summary

To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness--the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists--is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes.…

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Weighted Score
4.56 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.57 ★
v (Ratings Count): 3,345
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.
Hardcover Avg: 4.57
True Ratings 3,345
Written Reviews 299
Shelved (Popularity) 5,759
Users Read 4,686
Rating Distribution
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3
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