Warbreaker
Brandon Sanderson
2011· Gollancz· 672 pages
Synopsis
THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON BEHIND THE COSMERE
A STANDALONE COSMERE ADVENTURE WITH MAGIC AS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN IT
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A story of two sisters, who just so happen to be princesses.
A story about two gods, one a God King and one lesser.
A story about an immortal trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.
Meet WARBREAKER.
This is a story of two sisters - who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, a lesser god, and an immortal trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.
Theirs is a world in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city. A world transformed by BioChromatic magic, a power based on an essence known as breath. Using magic is arduous: breath can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people.
But the rewards are great: by using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be performed.
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SANDERSON THE EPIC FANTASY TITAN:
'Exceptional tale of magic, mystery and the politics of divinity'
MICHAEL MOORCOCK
'A powerful stand-alone tale of unpredictable loyalties, dark intrigue and dangerous magic'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'Sanderson is astonishingly wise'
ORSON SCOTT CARD
'Epic in every sense'
GUARDIAN
A STANDALONE COSMERE ADVENTURE WITH MAGIC AS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN IT
****
A story of two sisters, who just so happen to be princesses.
A story about two gods, one a God King and one lesser.
A story about an immortal trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.
Meet WARBREAKER.
This is a story of two sisters - who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, a lesser god, and an immortal trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.
Theirs is a world in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren's capital city. A world transformed by BioChromatic magic, a power based on an essence known as breath. Using magic is arduous: breath can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people.
But the rewards are great: by using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be performed.
****
SANDERSON THE EPIC FANTASY TITAN:
'Exceptional tale of magic, mystery and the politics of divinity'
MICHAEL MOORCOCK
'A powerful stand-alone tale of unpredictable loyalties, dark intrigue and dangerous magic'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'Sanderson is astonishingly wise'
ORSON SCOTT CARD
'Epic in every sense'
GUARDIAN
Genres
FictionFantasyEpicLiterary