AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hi! My name is Brandon Sanderson, and first off, I’d like to say thanks for reading my book! I hope you enjoy it. In case you don’t know, I’m a professional fantasy novelist. My first book, Elantris, was published in some thirteen languages, earned me a Campbell nomination, and got starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly and the Library Journal. It was also picked by Barnes and Noble editors as the best fantasy or science fiction book of the year. My second book, Mistborn, is in stores right now. Mistborn 2: The Well of Ascension will be out August 21st, 2007. I also have a kid’s book Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians coming out from Scholastic Press in October. You can find sample chapters of these books at the end of this file. If you like Warbreaker, consider buying those! Warbreaker is something of an experiment for me. As Cory Doctorow is fond of saying, the biggest challenge of a new writer is obscurity. People have to know about my work before they can seek me out in bookstores! Plus, people are, understandably, hesitant to take a chance on a new writer. So, for a long time, I’ve wanted to be able to provide a novel free for download on my website. The philosophy is that if people like this novel, they’ll seek out copies of my other books. However, I didn’t want to simply throw up one of my old, unpublished novels as the free download, since those would be a poor representation of my current style and abilities. So, in June of 2006, I began work on a stand-alone epic fantasy. I got permission from Tor to post it on-line as I wrote it. (Tor has the same belief that I do: At this point in my career, the more people who read my books--even for free--the better.) So, with my editor’s support, I began posting chapters of Warbreaker even while they were still in the rough draft form. The hope was to let readers collaborate a little bit on the book, offering feedback as the novel progressed. It was a risky thing to do, since it allowed some rather unpolished drafts to be read by the public. People might--potentially--judge my entire body of work based on something that was far from finished. However, I felt that the opportunity to connect directly with readers, letting them see a book progress from start to finish, was worth the risk. And that risk isn’t gone yet! This draft you’re reading is only the third draft of the book. My books usually go through ten. Be warned that there are still going to be a lot of typos and problems in the novel! The second draft fixed some of the larger inconsistencies, and the third polished that, and there are some large-scale problems. So, consider yourself warned! That said, please enjoy the book! If you feel like making comments on it, please do so! Also, if you do enjoy reading this, please consider tossing a few bucks my way by picking up copies of Elantris or Mistborn. The best thing you can do to make sure you get more books by Brandon Sanderson is to make sure I can feed my family! My website: www.brandonsanderson.com (Find my blog here.) My forums: http://www.timewastersguide.com/boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=brandon (Give feedback to Warbreaker here!) Brandon Sanderson, May, 2007 Note 1: You can find older versions of this book, with changes illustrated in different colors, on my forums or my website. If you’re interested in how a book evolves, check that out. Note 2: You can select chapters in this document by opening the ‘Document Map’ in Microsoft Word. Note 3: Email me at [email protected] Acknowledgements Many thanks to the following people who have commented on the book so far, or who have given me proofreading help! Special thanks in this department go to Emily Sanderson, Joevans3, and Dreamking47 for their extensive suggestions. Also, many thanks to Jeff Creer, Megan Kauffman, thelsdj, Peter Ahlstrom, Miriel, Greyhound, Texxas, Demented Yam, D.Demille, Loryn, Kuntry Bumpken, BarbaraJ, Shir Hasirim, Digitalbias, Spink Longfellow, amyface, Richard Gordon, Swiggly, Dawncawley, Derio, amyface, and David B for their suggestions and encouragement.

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Why, Vasher thought, do so many things begin with me getting thrown into prison? The guardsmen laughed to one another outside, slamming the cell door shut with a clang. Vasher stood and duste: land of Returned Gods, Lifeless servants, BioChromatic research, and--of course--color. The large guard sauntered toward the cell, leaving his friends to their fun with Vasher’s pack. “They say you’re pretty tough,” the man said, sizing up Vasher. Vasher did not respond. “The bartender says you beat down some twenty men in the brawl.” The guard rubbed his chin. “You don’t look that tough to me.” Vasher shrugged. The guard snorted. “You should have known better than to strike a priest. The others, they’ll spend a night locked up. You, though--you’ll hang. Colorless fool.” Vasher turned away, looking over his cell. It was functional, if unoriginal. A thin slit in the top let in light, the stone walls dripped with water and lichen, and a pile of dirty straw decomposed in the corner. “You ignoring me?” the guard asked, stepping closer to the bars. As he did so, the colors of his uniform brightened faintly, like he’d stepped into a stronger light. The change was slight. Vasher didn’t have much Breath remaining. The guard didn’t notice the change in color--just like he hadn’t noticed back in the bar, when he and his buddies had picked Vasher up off the floor and thrown him in their cart. He’d soon wish that he’d been more observant. “Here, now,” one of the men said from behind. “What’s this?” Those two were still looking through Vasher’s pack. Vasher had always found it odd that the men who patrolled dungeons tended to be as bad, or worse, than the men they guarded. Perhaps that was intentional. Society didn’t seem to care if such men were outside the cells or in them--just as long as they were kept away from more honest men. Assuming that such a thing existed. A guard pulled a long object--wrapped in white linen--free from Vasher’s bag. The man frowned at the object, then unwrapped it, revealing a large, thin-bladed sword in a silver sheath. The hilt was pure black. The guard whistled quietly. “Who do you suppose he stole this from?” The lead guard eyed Vasher again, frowning. He was likely wondering if Vasher might be some kind of nobleman. Though such things didn’t really exist in Hallandren, many neighboring kingdoms had their lords and ladies. Yet, what lord would wear a drab brown cloak, ripped in several places? What lord would sport bruises from a bar fight, a half-grown beard, and boots worn from years of walking? Eventually, the guard turned away, apparently convinced that Vasher was no lord. He was right. And he was wrong. “Let me see that,” t

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