Tag: Warbreaker
Warbreaker
by morgan on Jun.19, 2009, under Brandon Sanderson
Brandon, thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us here at Babel Clash. Would you like to take your last post or two and share with us why Warbreaker is an essential summer read and a perfect addition to any book lover’s collection?
All, attached is a YouTube interview with Brandon. Please check it out, and then, if you haven’t done so already, track down your copy of Warbreaker: YouTube Video
Magic Systems (and an excerpt from Warbreaker)
by morgan on Jun.12, 2009, under Brandon Sanderson
I like magic with wonder and mystery. I don’t necessarily want to know why or how it works, but I absolutely want to know what characters are capable of doing with it. Tell me early in a story, so I’m not surprised whenever a wizard pulls a new trick out of his hat. If a character solves a problem by using a previously undisclosed magical power, then it feels like cheating.
My favorite example of doing it well is Dracula. Early in the novel, Van Helsing tells us the vampire’s capability. He is stronger, does not die, can command the elements and beasts and vanish from sight. For the rest of the novel, Stoker plays by those rules, but the character remains mysterious, magical and frightening.
On a side note, attached is a link to an excerpt from Brandon’s Warbreaker: http://www.borders.com/online/store/ArticleView_warbreaker.
Thank you, Kim! And our next guest is…
by morgan on Jun.07, 2009, under Brandon Sanderson, Kim Harrison
Kim, thank you for contributing to Babel Clash. It’s been fun, and you’re welcome to visit anytime. Congratulations on the success of Once Dead, Twice Shy.
Our next guest is Brandon Sanderson, author of epic fantasy novels Warbreaker, Elantris and Mistborn. Brandon is also undertaking the incredible challenge of completing Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.
Tune in tomorrow to find out the topic of our next geeky debate.
