Sean
I’d enjoyed the first three Wax and Wayne books, but The Lost Metal really elevates the series, delivering on the set-up work of the first three in a very strong way. The stakes have gotten bigger with each book in the series and this one is back to Cosmere-wide scale. But even with that, it stays grounded in the same lovable characters and their personal motivations and challenges. In particular, Wayne gets a fledged out backstory with real emotional depth that makes the ending hit incredibly hard.
I’d enjoyed the first three Wax and Wayne books, but The Lost Metal really elevates the series, delivering on the set-up work of the first three in a very strong way. The stakes have gotten bigger with each book in the series and this one is back to Cosmere-wide scale. But even with that, it stays grounded in the same lovable characters and their personal motivations and challenges. In particular, Wayne gets a fledged out backstory with real emotional depth that makes the ending hit incredibly hard.