Mistborn Original Triology by Brandon Sanderson

The mists Rule the night. The Lord ruler owns the world.

Once, a hero arose to save the world. He failed. Ever since, the world has been wasteland of ash and mist controlled by the immortal and power known as the Lord Ruler.

But survives. A new uprising is forming, one built Around the ultimate caper, the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind, and the determination of an unlikely heroin: A street urchin who must learn to master the power of Mistborn.

Book one in the Trilogy