The fact that he writes entertaining books, frequently stand alone (always a plus, but oh so rare, when reading fantasy) and is terrifyingly prolific has endeared him greatly to me. While I have absolutely no interest in his fan fic completion of Jordan's books (it's fan fiction even if it's based on Jordan's notes and authorised by his estate, don't try to convince me of anything else), I have become a huge fan of his other books.
Having long ago given up on Robert Jordan (seriously, book seven pretty much turned any love I had for that series into ashes), I wasn't really bothered at first, but the internet kept saying such wonderful things about Sanderson's own writing, and I decided to try his Mistborn Trilogy (reviewed all the way back in 2009 - use the search function if you're interested).
"Brandon Sanderson is an author I first discovered when he got the job completing The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris Susebron the God King Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery, and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker. By using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. 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.
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. 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.
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