digitalbusker quoted The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #2)
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler -- the man who claimed to be …
You're of Ruin, after all, while the kandra are of Preservation.
— The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #2) (49%)
I think this may be the very first Shard name drop.