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Secret History Clarifies Trilogy Gaps
- Mistborn: Secret History fills many gaps left by the main Mistborn trilogy and ties loose threads together.
- Brandon Sanderson planted breadcrumbs in the trilogy to make this afterword feel earned rather than contrived.
Kelsier Explains Trilogy Continuity
- Kelsier's cognitive shadow actions explain key continuity moments in the original Mistborn trilogy.
- His retention of Preservation's power makes Vin's final victory coherent rather than a plot gap.
Story Provides Keys For Future Books
- Secret History gives readers many keys to future Cosmere revelations but few doors yet exist to use them.
- The story will grow more valuable as later Cosmere books provide contexts for these details.