What is the role of loyalty and trust in the novel? How does Paalm’s ability to be anyone affect the characters’ sense of loyalty? What does this say about Wax’s notions of ethics, too?

How do the newspaper clippings affect the narrative experience? Why do you think the author included this change in genre?

How does a reader’s knowledge of the “mythology,” or rather, the real history of Scadrial from the original Mistborn trilogy, affect the experience of current Scadrial society? What does it say about class and social issues?