In the aftermath, Kelsier and Harmony debate about whether Harmony should introduce technology to the people or not, and Wax lives happily with Steris and his children. Telsin's overloaded body dies upon Autonomy removing her influence. Wayne sacrifices himself to both defuse the bomb and save Wax. The duo discover that the bomb can be defused, but the defuser will die in the process. Marasi stops enemies in time and disables their portal, preventing the invasion, while Wax reaches the boat with Wayne.

Meanwhile, Wax and Wayne go to confront Telsin at the Set's base, killing several Set members, but discover that the bomb is not there, and instead is on a ship headed for the city.

Marasi goes on a mission with a mysterious group known as the Ghostbloods, led by Kelsier, to stop Autonomy's forces from invading the world. Wax's sister Telsin, the leader of the Set, a terrorist group working for Trell (actually a Shard of Adonalsium called Autonomy), plots to smuggle a magical equivalent of an atomic bomb into Elendel. Despite Wax's and Steris' efforts, conflict escalates. However, relations between the north and south remain tense, as do those between Elendel and its neighbouring cities in the Basin. Since the discovery of the Southern Scadrials during the quest for the Bands of Mourning, diplomatic relations have been established with its most prominent nation, the Malwish Consortium. Wax, aided by his wife Steris (with whom he has two young children, Maxillium and Tindwyl), has become a prominent figure in Elendel politics, known as the 'Lawman Senator of the Roughs'.

Six years following The Bands of Mourning, Waxillium Ladrian has retired from his lawman career, and Wayne has become a full constable in Elendel law enforcement, serving under Marasi who has been promoted to detective. It is preceded by The Bands of Mourning in 2016 and is to be followed by a new trilogy, written after release of fifth Stormlight Archive book. It is the fourth and final book in the Wax and Wayne series and seventh in the Mistborn series. Mistborn: The Lost Metal is an urban fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book

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