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\|publisher=Tor \|setting=[[Nalthis]], [[Cosmere]] \|ISBN=0-7653-~~1177~~2030-14 \|page-count=592 \|word-count=[[/Statistical_analysis\|196,014]] }} {{for\|Vasher\|Warbreaker the character\| Warbreaker}} At the same time, the novel tells the story of one of the [[Returned]] members of the royal court, [[Lightsong]], and his search for the truth behind the Hallandren religion, as well as that of his own identity. The fourth story that the book follows is that of [[Vasher]], a mysterious character with a talking sword named [[Nightblood]] and an impressive mastery of [[BioChromatic Breath]]s. The book is set in the [[cosmere]] on the [[~~Shardworld~~Cosmere#Planets\|planet]] of [[Nalthis]], home to the [[Shard]] [[Endowment]]. It is told from Vasher's, Siri's, Vivenna's, and Lightsong's points of view. == Main Characters == {{for\|:Category: Nalthians\|a full list of characters}} ;[[Siri]]: Siri is the main character of the book. She is the youngest princess of the small country Idris, and is known for being rebellious and colorful, rather than attempting to detract attention from herself as the Idrian doctrine of [[Austrism]] requires. On the day of Vivenna's twenty-second birthday, when Vivenna is required to be sent to Hallandren, their father decides to send Siri in her place. Siri's ability to adapt and love for bright colors allows her to learn to enjoy Hallandren in a way that Vivenna would never have been able to. This, in turn, allows her to befriend the God King and Lightsong, as well as help defeat a plot to cause a war between Hallandren and Idris. ;[[Vivenna]]: Vivenna is Siri's sister, and the eldest child of the king of Idris. She is the perfect daughter: responsible, caring, and completely devoted to Austre. There is a contract with Hallandren that requires her to be sent to marry the God King and bear him a child(which will be still-born and become the next God King) on her twenty-second birthday. However, when the time comes for her to go, the king is unable to relinquish her, and takes advantage of the loose wording of the contract(it states only that "the Princess must be sent on Vivenna's twenty-second birthday") to send Siri in her place. Due to this, Vivenna goes through a brief depression, in which she feels like her only reason for living has been taken by Siri. She soon decides to go rescue Siri, however, and falls in with the mercenaries [[Denth]] and [[Tonk Fah]], whom she hires to help rescue her sister. ;[[Lightsong]]: Lightsong is the Returned god of bravery in the Hallandren court of gods. He has no memory of his life before being Returned, and his only connection to his past life is through [[Llarimar]], his high priest, who is forbidden from speaking of it. Because he is skeptical of the idea ~~the~~that he is a god and he wishes to stop the people of Hallandren from putting their faith in him, he acts outwardly foolish. This, however, does not seem to have an effect on how people view him, as they claim he must have died incredibly bravely to be returned. He is good friends with the goddess [[Blushweaver]], and eventually they end up working together. ;[[Vasher]]: Vasher's past and motivations are largely shrouded in mystery until the end of the book, when he reveals that he is one of the [[Five Scholars]] of Nalthis. He is presented as the villain until the middle of the book, when it is revealed that he is working against a war between Idris and Hallandren. He is quiet and unwilling to talk about his past, but there is something about him which makes Vivenna trust him. He is in possession of the sword [[Nightblood]], as well as large amounts of BioChromatic Breath. == Setting == Warbreaker is set in the [[cosmere]] on the ~~[[Shardworld]]~~planet of [[Nalthis]]. === Magic System === == Publication History == Rights:{{url ref\|url=https://www.awfulagent.com/jabclients/brandon-sanderson/\|text=Brandon's Awful Agent page\|site=JABberwocky}} {{columns\| United States rights to Tor Audio rights (unabridged) to Recorded Books UK rights to Gollancz French rights to Calmann-Levy Bulgarian rights to ~~Bard~~Studio of A Iranian rights to Houpaa }} == Cover Gallery ==▼ {{for\|/Covers\|a cover gallery of Warbreaker}}▼ == Interior Art ==▼ {{for\|/Interior art\|a gallery of the book's interior art}}▼ == Trivia == * Warbreaker was inspired by [[Dadradah]], one of the religions that [[Sazed]] preached about, which focused on worshipping art.{{wob ref\|5429}}▼ * Brandon's editor told him that his next story after Elantris and Mistborn had to have some color to it, since those stories were both dark, so he replied that he would then write about a color based magic system.{{wob ref\|997}}▼ == Awards == {{columns\| Chosen by Library Journal as one of the 5 best SF&F novels of 2009 Chosen by Barnes & Noble as one of the 5 best SF&F novels of 2009 An ALA Top Five Fantasy of 2009 24 on NY Times hardcover list{{url ref\|url=https://www.awfulagent.com/jabclients/brandon-sanderson/#awards\|text=Brandon's Awful Agent awards list\|site=JABberwocky}} }} == ~~Trivia~~Statistical Analysis == ▲* Warbreaker was inspired by [[Dadradah]], one of the religions that [[Sazed]] preached about, which focused on worshipping art.{{wob ref\|5429}} ▲* Brandon's editor told him that his next story after Elantris and Mistborn had to have some color to it, since those stories were both dark, so he replied that he would then write about a color based magic system.{{wob ref\|997}} ▲== Cover Gallery == ▲{{for\|/Covers\|a cover gallery of Warbreaker}} ▲== Interior Art == ▲{{for\|/Interior art\|a gallery of the book's interior art}} ~~== Statistics ==~~ {{for\|/Statistical analysis\|a full statistical analysis}} ''Warbreaker'' consists of one prologue, fifty-eight chapters, and one epilogue, reaching a total 196,014 word count. There are six different unique point-of-view characters in a total of 110 POVs.