Hardcover, 592 pages

English language

Published July 5, 2009 by Tor.

ISBN:
978-0-7653-2030-8
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4 stars (25 reviews)

After bursting onto the fantasy scene with his acclaimed debut novel, Elantris, and following up with his blockbuster Mistborn trilogy, Brandon Sanderson proves again that he is today’s leading master of what Tolkien called “secondary creation,” the invention of whole worlds, complete with magics and myths all their own.

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.

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 …

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Excellent world building and magic system

4 stars

This was my first time reading Sanderson and it’s clear he is a great storyteller. It felt a little YA to me, which is not a bad thing, but sometimes it seemed like it didn't know if it was going to be an adult or YA story. Nice world-building: the author really takes time to develop the world and bring it to life, without making it boring. The high point of this book was the Magic System based on colors and Breaths. It's intricate and interesting. I like it when magic has rules, restrictions, and costs to the user. There are some good plot twists that caught me totally by surprise.

Review of 'Warbreaker' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I would lean more to 3.5 stars. It was a good read, but felt it lacked the level of worldbuilding that Sanderson is known for. Many thinks we're picked up along the way, but that just left you in a slight state of confusion for a bit. Would still recommend, it's a good read.

Review of 'Warbreaker' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Ce roman est assez surprenant :on y voir deux princesses évoluer de façon contraire, une forme de magie curieuse et néanmoins terrifiante, des rescucités par dizaines, des complots aussi complexes que vains.
Bref, beaucoup de choses au service de ce qui se veut, à mon avis être un authentique moment de divertissement.
Cela dit, il ne faut pas chercher un sens plus profond dans cette histoire. Car si cette magie du souffle pourrait amener les personnages à s'interroger sur la nature de l'âme, cette interrogation est rapidement évacuée au profit de complots aussi complexes qu'inutiles.
Je ne suis pas vraiment certain de retrouver autant de plaisir lors d'une relecture, mais pour une lecture "simple", c'était très bien.

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  • Sisters -- Fiction
  • Princesses -- Fiction
  • Gods -- Fiction

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