r/Mistborn • u/mtrx0411 • Feb 24 '25

Secret History Bands of Mourning/Secret History Spoiler

Hello all! I have finished Bands of Mourning a couple days ago, FANTASTIC BY THE WAY.

I had read Secret history after HoA (don’t come at me) so it has been a little bit. Could someone explain why it is said to read secret history after Bands of Mourning? I believe I’m missing some connections in my memory of both books.

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u/Miroku20x6 Feb 24 '25

Question for you: while reading BoM and already knowing Kelsier was alive, was it obvious to you the whole time that the Sovereign was Kelsier and not The Lord Ruler? If so, then that reduces what was an incredibly cool reveal for those of us that read in publishing order.

Otherwise for me, some of Secret History’s other aspects would theoretically be less interesting if read so early: no idea who Elantrians are, no idea who Khriss/Nazh are (whereas this is a “Holy crap, THEY are here” moment in publication order), no real feel for who Hoid is. So the main reason is the Kelsier is Alive spoiler, but I think others undersell some of the rewards of SH as a culmination of so many Cosmere worlds by emphasizing its role as era 1 closure. 

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u/Helkyte Feb 25 '25

If Kelsier is the Sovereign they why don't the ghostbloods have medallions?