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Warbreaker


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Ratings
Book
291
Narrator
104
Release Date
December 3, 2015
Duration
24 hours 59 minutes
Summary
In the world of Warbreaker, each person is born endowed with the power of one Breath—which can be sold and collected by others, then used to Awaken objects and even corpses to do their bidding. A few individuals who die in glory return as gods, with the power of thousands of Breath, but no memory of their mortal lives—and are enthroned in the Court of Gods in Hallandren's capital. To Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Iris, the abuse of Breath and the claim of the Returned to be gods are repugnant blasphemy. But with one princess wed to the God King of their nation's enemies in a bid for peace, the other finds she must rely on Breath-using mercenaries to try to rescue her sister from her monstrous husband.

Lightsong the Bold, a lesser god who doubts his own religion, starts investigating mysterious murders in the Court of Gods and uncovers haunting clues to his own forgotten past. He is one of four gods who controls the army of Awakened Lifeless soldiers, and one faction is inciting an invasion of Iris despite the marriage treaty.

Vasher—wielder of the sapient sword Nightblood—works behind the scenes against the declaration of war, but Lightsong's visions of bloodshed prophesy its inevitability. Can the new queen, unaware of her sister's imminent rescue attempt, persuade Lightsong and also somehow get through to the aloof God King—who she has been forbidden to speak to or even look in the eyes—before her homeland is destroyed?
Reviews
Profile Avatar Billie F. Jun 2019

This was a wonderful book! I just recently turned on to Sanderson and so far I haven’t been disappointed yet! And I completely disagree with others comments about the narrator not being good. I thought she did a great job and never had trouble telling which character was speaking. I highly recommend it!

Profile Avatar Jennifer M. Feb 2020

Wow - This book will grip you and carry you along a thriller journey. Very well written!!

Profile Avatar Anonymous Nov 2019

Good story if you like political inner workings and conspiracies. Obviously the crux of the story is about war. Interesting cast of characters. Liked it as much as Elantris.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jun 2019

Great book. Narrator didn’t have the range for voices to make the characters individual. At times you needed to be told who was talking.

Profile Avatar Julie C. Sep 2018

So far I have not heard/ read a book by Brandon Sanderson that I have not enjoyed. He has an amazing and impressive imagination and a great ability to make it all real. I'm not your typical fanticy reader, I'm an older lady, but I just can't get enough of his stories!! Thank goodness he writes so quickly!

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2021

Absolutely love Brandon’s work and his cosmere

Profile Avatar Darien P Oct 2017

Very dry. Not my fav. 50 characters long tho for the review

Profile Avatar Rebecca Shearer Oct 2013

loved the book, but wish this was a full cast reading - or at least someone who understands that a character having a laid back attitude does not negate the importance of normal conversational inflection (regarding the depiction of Lightsong - which was TERRIBLE!!!)

Profile Avatar Anonymous Aug 2024

This book needs a sequel! Really cool connections with the Stormlight Archive series.

Profile Avatar John M. Aug 2024

I've done several Sanderson books and have enjoyed them. A friend recommended this one amd while it was a little dry in spots, I have no harsh comments. I wonder if a #2 with Vasher and Vivenna is in the works?

Profile Avatar Joshua F. Sep 2023

awesome book I enjoyed it

Profile Avatar Shane Aug 2023

Another Brandon Sanderson masterpiece! This is an excellent contribution to the cosmere. Worth a listen!

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jan 2023

So well written! At first, I was a bit put off by the length of the novel. Upon finishing it, I found myself wanting more!

Profile Avatar Philip H. Sep 2022

Good story with an interesting plot and characters. Seems like the story ended prematurely, reader must assume what happens, or there would be a follow-up book. The narrator was okay.

Profile Avatar Marilyn S. Jun 2022

It was different and had to learn about their breaths but wish there was more of an ending. I would listen to the series.

Profile Avatar james creech Jan 2022

Narrator is excellent.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Nov 2021

I really enjoyed this book! I loved the magic system, and the fact that colors reflected that magic. This is a bit more of a spoiler, only a tiny bit. What I really loved was that the characters didn't always know what was going on. There were a few mysteries and turns you could figure out and guess at, but a couple were surprises as well.

Profile Avatar Jennifer B. Nov 2021

Great Story.. It is my opinion there is always a little truth in each story Brandon releases

Profile Avatar Nancy B. Jul 2021

Brandon Sanderson weaved a truly incredible tale! I felt satisfied at the end with all questions answered yet now curious to know more! My only downside would be that I did not feel like that narrator had many different voices and thus it was a little difficult at first to tell which character was speaking at the time. Other than that, she did a great job!

Profile Avatar Bruce A. May 2021

I’ve been jumping back and forth between Sanderson books not reading in order. Already caught up on the latest. I’m glad I went back and checked this one out. It definitely tugs at the heart.

Profile Avatar Sophie L. Mar 2021

Warbreaker is a fantastic book, and one of Brandon Sanderson’s best books, if not the best. It’s chock full of suspense and the kind of mid-tier stakes Sanderson excels at. The characters are well fleshed out, and each given enough time to flourish. The magic system is surprisingly easy to wrap your head around, even if it is explained too late in the text itself.

Profile Avatar Harley B. Jan 2021

Great book would love to read the next one.

Profile Avatar Charles Hayes Nov 2020

great book

Profile Avatar Naason R. Nov 2020

Love Brandon's world (Universe) building.

Profile Avatar Marcus R. Feb 2020

told awhile to understand but I did i enjoyed very much so

Profile Avatar Lauren D. Nov 2019

This book was great! Brandon Sanderson has a wonderful gift with words, world making and character building. His stories come alive on the pages, and you almost can feel yourself transported into one of his worlds. Alyssa Bresnahan was clear and charming in her delivery. I found it easy to tell which characters she was portraying, at any given time.

Profile Avatar Gina G. Jun 2019

Absolutely enjoyed this book!!

Profile Avatar andy Pope Nov 2016

A great book to listen too, although the narration could have been much better.

Profile Avatar Dalton McCracken Mar 2015

Great book, narrator could have been better, but since I hadn't read the book before his character depictions didn't bother me too much. Worth a buy.

Profile Avatar Derek Baillie Dec 2014

The narrator is terrible, but the books is great anyway!

Warbreaker

Warbreaker

Author: Brandon Sanderson
Read by: Alyssa Bresnahan
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