This is a fantastic work that appeals to a huge audience.

WARBREAKER is more light-hearted than we typically enjoy, but it was still an excellent novel. Also, it is in need of a sequel, which we won’t be seeing any time soon, but look forward to. It’s not a bad thing, just not what we prefer. But it seems like everyone wants to be the king/queen of the witty quip. It has some funny moments with the mercs. We enjoy it with the character Lightsong. In WARBREAKER, it seems like everyone is trying to be witty. If we want humor everywhere, we pick up a Terry Pratchett book ( Amazon) or a Douglas Adams novel ( Amazon). We do like a little humor, but prefer it to have it’s place with certain characters, and only in certain situations. We like our epic fantasy gritty and dark. While we found ourselves engrossed in the world created in WARBREAKER, it’s not to say it didn’t have a few… shortcomings. WARBREAKER essentially starts with the wrong, untrained daughter of a king being sent to another country to prevent a war from breaking. Sanderson has made quite a name for himself by inventing unique and enjoyable magic systems. Sound like an intriguing magic system? It should. A talking sword that begs to kill things. A person’s breath let’s them breathe life to inanimate objects. This is a fantastic work that appeals to a huge audience.Ĭolor (as in dyes, etc) is power. Sanderson is a gifted author, and WARBREAKER ( Amazon), his newest novel, shows why. Not only is he the talent in epic fantasy, he is finishing the WHEEL OF TIME for the late Robert Jordan. If you don’t know who he is, you should really read more. There is this guy named Brandon Sanderson, and if you read fantasy with any regularity, you know who he is.

Warbreaker book cover