Saturday, October 1, 2022

Justine recommends "Warbreaker"



Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson is a rare standalone novel in the fantasy genre.  If you're looking to get into Brandon Sanderson but are daunted by his long series, this is a great place to start! Mel's Bookshelf describes the book:

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 a man who's still trying to undo the mistakes he made years ago.  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.  By using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris; Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery; and the mysterious Vasher.

With Sanderson's newest novel, The Lost Metal, coming out in November, now is a great time to get into his books and their wider universe, the Cosmere.

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