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== Development ==
''Warbreaker'' was partially inspired by Brandon wanting to explore what a story with actual living gods would be like, as this was one of the premises of ''[[Elantris]]'', but, in that story, the [[Elantrian|gods]] had lost their powers. To distinguish ''Warbreaker'' from ''Elantris'', he made the [[Returned]] lack any real power—instead focusing their role in the story on politics, prophecy, and providing wisdom—and also made the Returned forget their past life.{{wob ref|6034}} ''Warbreaker'' was also inspired by some scenes Brandon had been imagining from the beginning, like [[Vasher]] finally drawing [[Nightblood]] in [[Summary:Warbreaker#Chapter 56|Chapter 56]] and [[Lightsong]] healing [[Susebron]] in [[Summary:Warbreaker#Chapter 57|Chapter 57]].{{wob ref|7464}}{{wob ref|7468}}
''Warbreaker'' was also released for free online as it was written, allowing readers to see the rough drafts and deleted scenes years before it was published. Brandon did this despite discouragement from his teams and agent at Tor.{{bws ref|
== Publication History ==
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