Alloy of Law, Chapter Four and Broadsheet

A lot of recent Alloy news! Chapter Four of Alloy of Law is now up at Tor.com, and it's one of my favorites, if only because of two (okay, three) cameos. More backstory behind that in a moment.

There is also a broadsheet from Alloy of Law available on Tor.com. It requires registration, but that's free, and it's well worth your trouble to do so. On the broadsheet are some very entertaining news articles. Fun fact: the general term for an Allomancer or Feruchemist appears to be Metalborn. Very cool. If registering isn't your thing, the broadsheet will be interior art in the book itself.

The new chapter can be found here, and our spoiler thread is over here.

In case you were wondering, Brandon mentioned today on his blog that Alloy of Law takes place exactly 341 years after the events of Hero of Ages. Now you can rest easy knowing that Alloy of Law takes place 1367 years after the Ascension. (Math check: the Well of Ascension filled every 1024 years, and given that each main Mistborn book is about a year long, that means Well of Ascension occurred 1024 years after Ascension. Then, there is a year break in between it and Hero of Ages, which puts that at 1026. Add 341, you get 1367. ) Also, you might want to study up on your Mistborn trivia for the midnight release party. Just saying.

Wasn't that a smooth break? No? Okay, well, I had to get a break of text totally unrelated to the new chapter so people who don't want spoilers can go read it. I'll wait.

Back? Cool. Wasn't that awesome? (By the way, there are more sample chapters coming. The cliffhanger will be resolved before November)

So if you didn't know, our two crazy founders are named Josh and Mi'chelle, and they have a little cameo as the couple that was to be married. They both took Brandon's class at BYU, and Josh proposed to Mi'chelle during class, even. They are both immensely flattered to have such a cameo. Thanks, Brandon.

There's also a cameo to Peter Ahlstrom, Brandon's assistant, as Lord Peterus!