Malin’s #CBR5 Review #7: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson is an author I first discovered when he got the job completing The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. 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 on my blog if you’re interested). 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. 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. He was also super sweet and unfailingly patient and polite at the signing where I met him, making me a huge fan of his. Warbreaker is one of his stand alone novels, and it hasn’t not exactly made me like him less.