This book has a lot of high fantasy concepts that are both entirely unique to this world and also feel familiar and like a cool spin on something we’ve all seen before if you’re even a little bit into high/epic fantasy. Warbreaker revolves around a God who doesn’t believe he’s all that special and the princess of Color who was promised to him (changed at the last moment from her older sister) but also features bits of storyline from said elder sister who sets off to rescue her sister, who learns that not all of her father’s informants were as honest and noble as they appeared, and that she too can wield the power of Breath. Those whose Breath has been taken continue to live, but their spark, their soul, is gone.
Their gods walk among them, Reborn individuals among them to did something so brave in their previous lives that they deserve an immortal second life, who must be fed the Breath of others on a regular basis in order to survive. The other group of people in this world, the ones who believe the holders of Color are the problematic uprisers trying to disrupt their way of life when they are, in fact, the foreign conquerers of the land, have Breath. Princesses are expected to dress in drab colours and always control their appearance, keeping the Color humbly in line and unseen. Their hair, if not strictly controlled, acts like a mood ring. The royalty of one group of people have a particular amount of blessed extra Color, and the ability to control it. I’m not entirely sure if I was just very used to Sanderson by now or if this is genuinely a good entry point to Sanderson, but Warbreaker feels like a great place to start if you haven’t tried Sanderson’s book yet and aren’t starting in Mistborn.Īll of the world’s magic, and everything that makes the world tick, is based on Color and Breath.
I read Warbreaker along with a monthly Cosmere themed book club in September 2021 after we spent most of the year in Mistborn, then started the Stormlight Archive briefly only to divert to this. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris Susebron the God King Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery, and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.Īmazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon UK My Review Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren’s capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people.īy using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn’t like his job, and the immortal who’s still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.
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