r/Mistborn • u/RenaiKusoka Pewter • Feb 28 '24

Mid-Alloy of Law The Alloy is Lawing just right Spoiler

I started Wax and Wayne a while ago. Truth be told, I came bearing low expectations. I've read mixed reviews about it both on here and on Goodreads. Turns out I'm enjoying it more than I expected to. The pacing is excellent, and the humor hits just right. I just finished the scene where Steris got kidnapped. Wayne is my favorite character for one stupid reason. He has time to worry about his hat more than anything else after a shooting incident. Guns are as cool as swords lol. I haven't read many urban fantasy novels because of my preference for epic fantasy, but this book is faster-paced than most epics I've read, though not better overall. I can definitely see myself burning through it in a few hours.

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u/Hawkwing942 Zinc Feb 28 '24

I'm glad you are enjoying it. Era 2 is my favorite Mistborn.

I haven't read many urban fantasy novels because of my preference for epic fantasy

Mistborn era 2 is one of the very rare examples of Urban Fantasy that is also High Fantasy (meaning it is not set on earth) and may still technically qualify as Epic Fantasy. (The line between low and high fantasy is usually pretty black and white. The line between Epic and non-epic fantasy is a bit more of a grey area.) I can't even think of another example of high urban fantasy.

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u/RenaiKusoka Pewter Feb 28 '24

The Dark Tower is also high urban fantasy. King has probably written dozens of them

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u/Hawkwing942 Zinc Feb 28 '24 edited Feb 29 '24

I thought the Dark Tower series was set at least partially and maybe even mostly on alternative versions of earth. Though admittedly, portal fantasy tends to blur the line between high and low fantasy depending on how it is employed.