Warbreaker

Synopsis

From the author of the connected universe of the cosmere comes the standalone novel from which spring characters who later play roles in the #1 new york times bestselling stormlight archive. In the world of warbreaker, each person is born endowed with the power of one breath―which can be sold and collected by others, then used to awaken objects and even corpses to do their bidding. A few individuals who die in glory return as gods, with the power of thousands of breath, but no memory of their mortal lives―and are enthroned in the court of gods in hallandren’s capital.