Not very fleshed out -- I think Sanderson shines best in longer formats where he has more space to develop the world and the characters. Here the characters are more an amalgam of traits -- bad-metaphor spouting (getting old, sadly), food snobbery -- than real people. The way people react to living in an Epic world is, for the most part, told rather than shown. On the other hand, the bad guy's "mitosis" power is cool and well thought out. I assume that idea is what prompted Sanderson to write this at all, and getting one cool thing out of a fifteen-minute read isn't such a bad trade-off. This was a very good addition to Steelheart, but DO NOT READ BEFORE STEELHEART! This book picks up where we left off at the end of Steelheart. Newcago is trying to rebuild and restructure after the events of Steelheart. I listened to this on audiobook, which I got free from Audible.com. This is a very short listen (1hr) but I was impressed by how engaging this short story was. We get to meet a new Epic named Mitosis. Of course an "epic" battle ensues. In addition we also get to see how Newcago is handling its new rule and structure. At the end of the short story we get a little teaser about what Firefight will be about as well.The narration for the audiobook was excellent and this little story packs a lot of punch and was highly entertaining. In fact I liked listening to this story better than I liked reading Steelheart, so I think I will listen to the next book in this series on audiobook.Overall I really enjoyed this short story and I definitely recommend reading this if you read and enjoyed Steelheart and are planning to pick up Firefight.
What do You think about Mitosis (2013)?
Just a quicky to remind you of the greatness of Steelheart and quicken the pulse for Firefight!
—Bella
Perfect to whet your appetite for the next installment. Need more!
—Becky
Listened to this book. A good, super short sequel to Steelheart
—iJenis13
It was fine. I'll have to listen again.
—Lexie0725
