What is the name of the first novel in Brandon Sanderson’s original Mistborn trilogy?

The first novel in Brandon Sanderson’s original Mistborn trilogy is Mistborn: The Final Empire.

Published in 2006, the novel introduces a world ruled by the Lord Ruler, an apparently immortal emperor who has controlled the Final Empire for a thousand years. Its central characters include Vin, a young street thief, and Kelsier, a charismatic survivor who organizes a rebellion against the regime.

The book is especially known for its magic system of Allomancy, in which trained users ingest and “burn” specific metals to produce supernatural effects. This structured system, combined with a heist-style plot and political revolution, helped distinguish the novel within modern epic fantasy.

The next books in the original trilogy are The Well of Ascension and The Hero of Ages. Readers sometimes use “Mistborn” to mean the entire Cosmere series, but the first novel’s full title is Mistborn: The Final Empire. Sanderson later expanded the setting with additional eras and related novels.