Mistborn

For athousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For athousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear while the Lord Ruler reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, adivinely invincible leader. Hope is long lost, until aterribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa in the depths of the most hellish prison and discovered he has the powers of aMistborn. Abrilliant thief and natural leader, Kelsier will turn his talents to the ultimate caper: one with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark. Only he's not just planning the greatest heist in history, he's plotting the overthrow of adivine despot.Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish ahigh-stakes challenge. But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks like along shot, until luck brings aragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's ahalf-Skaa orphan, but she's lived amuch harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets, and gotten it. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.