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The Mistborn trilogy, written by Brandon Sanderson, is a fantasy series set in a world covered in ash, where a tyrannical immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler rules over a society divided between privileged nobles and oppressed peasants called "skaa"; the story follows a group of rebels, including a young street urchin named Vin who discovers she is a "Mistborn" with extraordinary magical powers, as they plot to overthrow the Lord Ruler through a complex scheme involving a unique magic system based on consuming metals to gain abilities called "Allomancy.".