Why You Should Read Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

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  • @LostinDiscovery
    @LostinDiscovery  4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Timestamps for those viewing on their phone :)
    0:00 - Intro
    0:20 - The Premise
    1:52 - The World
    3:20- The Magic System
    5:43 - Characters
    8:57 - Religion
    10:15- Ending (No spoilers)
    11:05- Cosmere
    11:51 - Overall Thoughts
    13:18- Thank you

  • @SkyDiving_StormTrooper
    @SkyDiving_StormTrooper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I really felt for Siri at the beginning of this. I was constantly like "Poor Siri!" She got tossed into a marriage and she at this point was barely more than a child and certainly mostly viewed the world as one with a carefree adventurous spirit and then is thrust into a situation where she has to be married to what she basically initially regarded as some kind of undead monster that has been vilified her entire life. And the days she spent in pain on the floor kneeling terrified in agony was heart wrenching. Then she began to seize control of the situation against all odds and realized she was more like her older sister than she realized in that she was strong too just in her own way. Vivenna wrestling with identity crisis and now feeling a lack of purpose now that her task has been wrested from her was epic too. She began to lose some of her harder beliefs and rigid control as her sister Siri in tandem was gaining some of these in her own way. So awesome. My favorite cosmere book by far.

  • @fena_reti
    @fena_reti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    El Dorado and ancient Greece, okay I'm sold.

  • @flippingpages4288
    @flippingpages4288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    YESSS!! Warbreaker was so good and such an under rated book. Lightsong chapters were probably some of my favorite to read. Excellent review, I hope it encourages more people to pick it up!

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks man, I hope so too! I'm starting Mistborn this week so I'll be checking out your review :)

    • @flippingpages4288
      @flippingpages4288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Awesome I'm sure your gonna like mistborn as well. It was a really good book, as usual the characters are really well done. This world won't be much of a holiday for you though lol. I hope you find the review helpful lol.

  • @jd3jefferson556
    @jd3jefferson556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    My biggest complaint about this book is that it feels about 100 pages too short. I needed more at the end of this book! Thank the storms we have the stormlight archive

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I feel you! I was itching for more when it ended.

    • @jd3jefferson556
      @jd3jefferson556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@LostinDiscovery Those last 2 or 3 chapters felt like the beginning of an epic 3rd act. Sanderson must have a sequel planned for Warbreaker or something, I just know I need more of that world.

    • @althechicken9597
      @althechicken9597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My grandma made the same complaint and I agree. I wound not doubt if the publisher said "good book, make it shorter" so he had to wrap it up faster than he wanted.

    • @Struggler12349
      @Struggler12349 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank god indeed, I'm so thirsty for more vasher and nightblood

    • @joshuagcwong734
      @joshuagcwong734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can understand wanting more of a climax in an action sense, but the story itself isn't about war/battle it's about stopping a war. So when the ending happens and the characters are just laying back watching the battle unfold from afar I thought that literally is the whole book summarised. But definitely deserves a sequel!

  • @lilwinchester1417
    @lilwinchester1417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Fascinating how you felt reading Warbreaker after Stormlight
    I read Warbreaker long before Stormlight and I started laughing like a mad woman at a certain point in Words of Radiance

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh man that would've been an incredible experience! With hindsight I totally wish I'd read Warbreaker beforehand, I would've lost my mind!

    • @abrarkhondker428
      @abrarkhondker428 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh my god if I read the warbreaker before words of radiance I would have lost it when szeth got nightblood

  • @Metal-GI
    @Metal-GI ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just came across your video while looking for a review on warbreaker. Thank you for the thoughtful and thorough overview. You have a very calm and gentle demeanor, glad I found your channel.

  • @maxassasin911
    @maxassasin911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I read Warbreaker without knowing a single thing about the story, I was expecting it to be a by the book hero's journey fantasy novel similar to mistborn or stormlight archive. To my surprise though it is much more akin to a folk tale or Greek myth. It has a timeless story, and amazing characters. Nightblood seems to be a homage to Stormbringer from Elric of Melnibone, so there's some classic swords and sorcery thrown in as well.
    Warbreaker for me is tied with Way of Kings for Sanderson's best book for completely different reasons. I popped big when characters from Warbreaker appeared in Stormlight.

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes I felt the exact same way! It's definitely my favourite non-stormlight book from Sanderson. The cross over scenes in the SLA broke my mind dude.

  • @connor_phillipz5689
    @connor_phillipz5689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The fact that the first instance of Awakening that we see is the most complex has never stopped being cool to me.

  • @Rachelsjourney
    @Rachelsjourney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just found your channel today and have been binge watching the herald videos, but I had to see what you thought of Warbreaker. So glad you enjoyed it! It has been a favorite of mine for years. I always recommend it to people trying to get started with Brandon Sandersion...or Mistborn depending on the person. You are doing a terrific job with these recaps and the other in depth videos. I'm in the middle of Rhythm of War and needed some reminders about characters (especially the heralds) and your videos are just perfect for that. Thanks so much!

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This was such a nice comment to get on my break! Thank you so much for checking out my videos!
      I’ve been the same, I honestly still find myself thinking over how fantastic Warbreaker was and how much money I’d pay for the potential sequel lol.
      So glad the info in these helped and I hope you’re enjoy RoW as much as I am!

  • @MathanBeag
    @MathanBeag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Finished it last week - it was so good! No spoilers, but I wish I read this before Stormlight Archive - I'm definitely going to have to go back and reread, especially Oathbringer. Onto Wax and Wayne first though, and then the big Stormlight reread.

  • @austa10
    @austa10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Warbreaker is the most underrated book Brandon Sanderson has ever written! Like this book to me was damn near perfect. Many people brush this book off and may skip this read altogether. I feel this is a MUST READ before you read the other series he has written. Amazing book and story!

  • @GalacticReads
    @GalacticReads 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OK you convinced me :D Though I should probably start from the beginning of Sanderson's work as I've only read Mistborn, I'm ashamed to say

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yay! Of his work I've only read Stormlight and Warbreaker so I've had the same conundrum of deciding where to start. I'd say just dive in and go for it. Thanks for the comment :)

  • @bedehenderson8414
    @bedehenderson8414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So excited to read this. Just finished Elantris, and (a few moths ago) Mistborn era 1. Then it's onto the famous TWoK!!

  • @OntheOtherHandVideos
    @OntheOtherHandVideos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I agree so much with your choice of highlights - especially your reasons of discussion of religion, and Lightsong! I feel like his relationship with his high priests is particularly amazing, as is the concept that all the good Returned die, and only the selfish ones remain. Question, have you yet read Sanderson's Reckoners series? It's not cosmere, but I'm curious.

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yess, Lightsong and his high priest were fantastic. I have not! I've somehow not heard to that one. I'm sure I'll get onto it once I've completed the Cosmere.

  • @gregorylaperche5574
    @gregorylaperche5574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm told I'm supposted to read this before WoR, so I'm going to start it in a few days. I was hyped to start it before, but now I'm even more hyped.

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It'll totally enhance your enjoyment of the SLA for sure!

    • @mr_noob5931
      @mr_noob5931 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is not really urgently necessary if u have nit read it yed and already read oathbringer then you can go on and ROW and later read warbreaker.. i mean if you are reading SA and not read other books of the cosmere then you are totalky missing out... SA is like the series that brings them all togather ..

  • @kmkha3145
    @kmkha3145 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoosh!.. Finally finished... I really really should hv read it before stormlight. i would hv been so mindblown.

  • @daniel.tufeanu
    @daniel.tufeanu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey man! I have just discovered your channel and I love it! I just wanted to provide clarification about the breaths of the returned. When they Return, they get only one breath, called "Divine breath". Although being only one, the breath is equivalent to 5000 normal breaths in power, bringing them to the 5th heightening. In order to survive, the Returned need one additional breath per week, it can come from any source (not necessarily children). Otherwise, on spot! And I really like your channel 😄😄😄

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much man! Appreciate the clarification, your comment just makes me want to read Warbreaker all over again! I'm glad you enjoy the videos :)

    • @daniel.tufeanu
      @daniel.tufeanu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LostinDiscovery I struggled a lot with Warbreaker as an audio book listener, because I really disliked the narator (personal opinion, others might like her), but I'm also considering giving it another try, maybe on paper this time 😁

  • @shethewriter
    @shethewriter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    His most underrated book

  • @SnakeAndTurtleQigong
    @SnakeAndTurtleQigong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the idea of what happens when you incentivize only the bad-guys to survive. Sounds familiar somehow... 😅

  • @noname3609
    @noname3609 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im 130 pages in and I enjoy it alot !!!

    • @noname3609
      @noname3609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alright,i've finished it and im in awe,really amazing book.I would put it on par with mistborn era 1 ! 😁

  • @ProseAndPetticoats
    @ProseAndPetticoats 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Colors, this book was so good. Thanks for this video, I so agree with you.

  • @Kopa_Malphas
    @Kopa_Malphas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SO THIS IS WHERE VASHER'S BLADE COMES FROM!

  • @banjotiki3910
    @banjotiki3910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This review has been up for months, but now that I've finished Warbreaker I just want to say I LOVED IT!!!!! 😍👏🥳 And T'Telir does really remind me of some cities in my country (I live in a Mediterranean country.)

  • @covya
    @covya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Having now read Dawnshard and the preview chapters for Rhythm of War, I'd say Warbreaker is pretty quickly getting into the territory where it is essential for Stormlight

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This just got me even more excited for RoW!

  • @markl4997
    @markl4997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just finished the rhythm of war and watch your Hoid video, Still haven't read war breaker so I'm watching this to convince myself to read it lol

  • @PerfectCell9
    @PerfectCell9 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This dude has the most soothing voice ever… I fall asleep to it 😂

  • @danielfranya4138
    @danielfranya4138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is one of my favorites of his too!

  • @jalalchahine1886
    @jalalchahine1886 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I kind off had a different experience from you, when I was reading and when I finished it I had complaints about some things, but after a while, I just began to roll it over and over in my head and I was just amazed at how wrong I was and how great everything was.

  • @ErickCorderoAK
    @ErickCorderoAK ปีที่แล้ว

    I just finished this book today - after reading the first 3 Stormlight Archive books and the Mistborn trilogy. I loved it as much as I loved the others. Lighsong is my favorite character

  • @yasminbereadin
    @yasminbereadin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    omg u explained it soooo well teach me your ways (yesss ancient Greece and Mediterranean is so spot on!!) - the connections are defo the main reason i wanted to read warbreaker! (btw do you plan to read mistborn era 2? i heard there are some pretty big connections between it and RoW? but idkkk whether to read it now or later) also congrats on 1k!!! thats so frickin amazing (altho ur australian accent isn't as good as mine you still deserve it) congratsssss!!! (ok sorry for this long comment lol)

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh man I’m way too deep into RoW to start Mistborn Era 2 now but I will get to it eventually :)
      Thank you so much! Your comment is the best and honestly, I’d be happy to trade for an English accent anyway! Wish I picked up more of it in London 😫

  • @krulzikrel8196
    @krulzikrel8196 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i loved the book and the relationship between siri and the king was my favorite aspect, the only thing i wish Brandon Sanderson explored a little bit more was the life of Siri and Susebron in the prologue, as much as i like Vivenna for her to get all the spotlight at the end was a bit disappointing, but all in all it was an excellent read

  • @joaoleitao1264
    @joaoleitao1264 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just a small detail, which I don't know if someone else pointed in the comments. The Returned (i.e., Gods) don't have 5000 breaths, they have a single divine breath, which enhances their perception much more than a regular (human) breath. Each week their bodies consume a breath to keep "alive" and if they don't have an extra breath they will consume their divine breath and hence die. They hence need one extra breath each week to be kept alive, which can come from any human, although Lightsong comments that they usually pick children to give such a breath to the Gods. This said, your videos are really cool, keep making them. thanks.

  • @ginavasquez1988
    @ginavasquez1988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have sold me on this read!!!!!!!!!

  • @mindayapandapatan8467
    @mindayapandapatan8467 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, you're starting to really get into the cosmere. It wasn't that long ago when I watched your The Way of King review.

  • @dookieshoe2905
    @dookieshoe2905 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't wait for Brandon to return to this world, and after reading the unpublished Sixth of Dusk story I can't wait to see how Awakeners will interact with other invested characters during the "space age" of the Cosmere. Well I guess it's actually already happened....but that would be a HUGE spoiler so I'll say no more. XD
    Definitely check this out, it's a good place to start for the Cosmere books. It is a self contained story and you don't need to know anything about the other novels or even that the Cosmere is a thing. Since I'm almost caught up with every Cosmere book I am looking at more stuff like theories and other things that would have been spoilers a few months ago and I was surprised to learn that Warbreaker is actually set _after_ Mistborn era 1 in the Cosmere timeline. I was thinking since I read WB that it was way closer to Dragonsteel than the rest but it's after that and Whitec Sands as well. Man the Cosmere is so epically huge, it gets more interesting with every new thing I learn. Every fan of fantasy should get to know these worlds and stories, it's going to get insane during the next 10-15 years. XD

  • @suemunro6833
    @suemunro6833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Alright, fine, you’ve convinced me. I’ll read Warbreaker. I didn’t love Elantris and was worried about another Sanderson stand-alone novel, but this one sounds really good and I do really want the connections with Stormlight!

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yay! I haven't read Elantris but have heard it's one of Sanderson's weaker books. I'm sure you'll have a great time with Warbreaker :)

    • @RiseeRee
      @RiseeRee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Elantris is his first published novel, so he himself tells people to be kind to baby author Brandon when they read it lol

  • @Heathennation1976
    @Heathennation1976 ปีที่แล้ว

    So I've read the way of kings and I didn't really like it but I'm getting Brandon Sanderson another shot and I bought warbreaker on audiobook with a full cast and sound effects I usually read books but I'm giving audiobooks a try I'm really hoping that I liked this book sounds like it's going to be a very immersive world and possibly I will understand the way of Kings a lot more it didn't possibly like it blower and get back into the cosmere universe lifelong fantasy fan and Brandon Sanderson is one of the guys that I haven't read a lot of awesome review I'm going to be checking out more your videos Man you make me really surprised and excited to listen to this book

  • @piotrbrys8008
    @piotrbrys8008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brandon Sanderson is definetly an author that doesn't have to be sold to me, but I've always gone past warbreaker and mistborn, i guess this is a good moment to get into the full cosmere!

  • @camerongrow6426
    @camerongrow6426 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a friend who was going to head to Mistborn after the Stormlight Archive. I told her to head to Warbreaker instead, not because it's necessarily better but just because Stormlight will become so much more rewarding

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great advice! That's exactly what I did after stormlight and man the connections blew me away.

  • @Arezoo298195
    @Arezoo298195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would describe the magic system as specialized AI via mystical means. In order to create your AI designed to do a single task very well you need four things: Object A to act as potential AI to be (human shaped works better), Object B which has to be vividly colored to act as fuel, Breath to facilitate the transfer of energy and finally the ability to express an explicit imagining of the task in very few words.
    I personally just have one major problem with the system in question and that is that color is not an intrinsic property of an object, rather what is perceived when light is reflected from an object. In that way the drab grey that everything becomes is still technically a color and also how does the color change without change to texture? It doesn't truly make sense.
    Out of all of Sandersons magic systems, I like this one the least. The book itself I really like though because the characters are good and the story is really good too. Lightsong is the guy I want to invite to all my dinner parties!

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hmm when you put it like that I totally understand your point! I suppose without getting too deep into the scientific mechanics of Awakening etc I was able to just enjoy the fantastical nature of it.
      I do agree with what you said about Lightsong though, he really was such an awesome character and his chapters were such a treat.
      Thanks for taking the time for write such a thoughtful comment!

    • @Arezoo298195
      @Arezoo298195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lost in Discovery You’re welcome. Thank you for feeding my addiction of Sanderson content!

    • @flippingpages4288
      @flippingpages4288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think the way i tried to make sense of the color is just simply, a living being has a color or "glow" about them and upon death people fade and appear pale or ashen. Because of awakening being easier to do on human shaped objects you would be putting color back into their existence. I know thats rather rudimentary lol but thats just me lol
      edit: now thinking about it i guess that wouldnt explain the lifeless sense they still appear drab. but like you said i guess thats still a color. idk

  • @shragamildiner8472
    @shragamildiner8472 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing content

  • @johnalexchr
    @johnalexchr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Reason number 8: it's available to read in its entirety for free on Brandon Sanderson's website, so if you're feeling bored there's really not much excuse to not read it.

    • @kushalrijal9453
      @kushalrijal9453 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just brought a real copy today. Reading on phone bores me.

  • @cynthiaholmes5124
    @cynthiaholmes5124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Warbreaker was the second book of Sanderson that I read I enjoyed it ☺️🙂

    • @Jessi112392
      @Jessi112392 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Am I the only one who found it cringe worthy? Well written but yikes 😬 only read the first half but it's painful.

  • @DiMECallofDuty
    @DiMECallofDuty 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this book 📙!

  • @szeth6984
    @szeth6984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Warbreaker was so pleasing to read....it has a soft spot in my heart.
    Btw are you on Goodreads?

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I loved it so much. I am, on a private account :)

  • @lilyt5855
    @lilyt5855 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Warbreaker!!! Okay, back to Stormlight archive. :)

  • @althechicken9597
    @althechicken9597 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Breaths are kind of like lsd and srooms
    But yeah even for people who aren't fans of most fantasy warbreaker is amazing.

  • @martinogbuigwe7813
    @martinogbuigwe7813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey I have a video suggestion! Do a video on Hoid

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’d love to! I’d like to be completely up to date on the Cosmere when I do it, so it might take a bit of time :)

  • @robertochacon5338
    @robertochacon5338 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lightsong made it worth it....

  • @mattj4362
    @mattj4362 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Didn’t know Daniel was a John Wall fan.

  • @faizanahmad5464
    @faizanahmad5464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You failed at the youtube gist but sucseeded at the review. Because I didn't watch the whole video for i knew i had to read this half way through the video

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The main thing is you get to enjoy this book 😊

  • @joeplumley3238
    @joeplumley3238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only cosmere book I have never read. I can not get past the second chapter.

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh damn, really? It's easily my favourite Cosmere book outside of Stormlight!

    • @joeplumley3238
      @joeplumley3238 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I see that from your videos lol. I know enough about it and the characters are in the stormlight archive as azure and vasher is a ardent. Plus night blood. Idk I could never bring myself to get past the second chapter. I have read all the other books till my eyes bled though.

  • @joshuaraminha8339
    @joshuaraminha8339 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was going to read mistborn era 2 first but after rhythm of war and dawnshard I'm so torn about what to read in the cosmere

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Warbreaker has the most direct connections to Stormlight and it’s a standalone so I say start there :)

    • @joshuaraminha8339
      @joshuaraminha8339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@LostinDiscovery I literally read the first 3 chapters and I already love it!

    • @LostinDiscovery
      @LostinDiscovery  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome man! Let me know how you go with it!