digitalbusker quoted The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #3)
To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as …
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/Hemalurgy is of Ruin./
— The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #3) (Page 312)
I think this is the first name-drop of hemalurgy.