Mistborn: Secret History

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Because of this, it should definitely be read after those three books at least, if not after all six others. Only he could keep it secret for that long and then surprise his fans with a little extra something the same day he released another book. It gives great insight into what Kelsier was doing after his death, between what he was doing before he pops back up in other stories. He's all, here's a surprise novella, and no big deal, the entire thing is made up of such game-changing ridiculous nonsense, you won't even think it's real as you're reading it! As such, it contains HUGE SPOILERS for the books Mistborn (the Final Empire), The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages.

Following his death at the hands of the Lord Ruler, Kelsier meets Preservation before he "passes on" to the Beyond. He tells him that the end is very near and that he can't do any good out here, which leads Kelsier to conclude that the opposite is true. When he uncovers Ruin's plans to destroy the world, Kelsier does everything he can to stop him and finds that the only way that he can prevent Ruin's escape is to ensure that Vin takes the power at the Well. Kelsier gives up Preservation's power to Vin, who uses it to kill the other Steel Inquisitors - but she ascends before she can finish Marsh. Kelsier stands before the Lord Ruler after his defeat of the Inquisitor and burns the Eleventh Metal.Sure, most of the novella's were fun, but Secret History fills some major gaps, and appears to be important for future entries.

As with most things which delve heavily into Realmatics and the entire Cosmere universe, this book left me with more questions than answers. Kelsier's long-time friend, Sazed takes up the powers of both Preservation and Ruin, ascending as Harmony.

In the end, it only caused more deaths after the Inquisitors came -- just like the death of the Lord Ruler, who would have prevented Ruin from coming, will cause more deaths. But still I liked the little bit of time we got with Khriss and the information that she had to impart.