Warbreaker (1 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]

Warbreaker, Book 1, Part 1

By: Brandon Sanderson

Narrated by: Dylan Lynch, James Konicek, Ken Jackson, Karen Carbone, Elizabeth Jernigan, Colleen Delany, Tim Getman, Steven Carpenter, David Coyne, Scott McCormick, Christopher Graybill

Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

After bursting onto the fantasy scene with his acclaimed debut novel, Elantris, and following up with his blockbuster Mistborn trilogy, Brandon Sanderson proves again that he is today’s leading master of what Tolkien called “secondary creation,” the invention of whole worlds, complete with magics and myths all their own.

Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn’t like his job, and the immortal who’s still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago.

Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren’s capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people.

By using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris; Susebron the God King; Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery, and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.

Performed by Dylan Lynch, James Konicek, Ken Jackson, Karen Carbone, Elizabeth Jernigan, Colleen Delany, Tim Getman, Steven Carpenter, David Coyne, Scott McCormick, Christopher Graybill, Richard Rohan, Mort Shelby, Terence Aselford, Sunny Lasskey, Eric Messner, Tom Simpson, Nanette Savard, Amanda Thickpenny, Andy Clemence.

©2009 Brandon Sanderson (P)2009 Graphic Audio, LLC

surprisingly great in almost every way

I got this 1st part on sale for a couple of bucks just to try. Very glad I did, and will be purchasing the full version momentarily.
The acting/narrations are first rate, and the story is very interesting.
The audio editing is decent, though not the best - some of the voices are hard to hear because background sounds/music are too loud, which is especially noticeable when listening in a car. The music and sound effects themselves are very good however.
Highly recommend (at least this 1st part of) this Audible, just be prepared to have to play with your sound settings (pitch, bass, etc...).
I'm looking forward to listening to the rest of the book.

The Audio is too much "graphic" sometimes

My rating here is only for the audio form - for the book itself I will post it to the last part -> 3/5-5 for the audio. The Audio is too much "graphic" sometimes. The music felt many times quite intrusive for me (maybe a different volume could help). Sometimes the music invokes some perception of the scene which I would not have only with the text and in my case, it didn't match well. Some of the music is even with words (or at least sounds like it), which is very much intrusive accompanying spoken words. The main narrator itself didn't felt great either, but it is probably just my taste. Audiobook in this form is a great idea, but in this case, not ideally executed in my opinion. The music and particularly the narrator make it bad for me - less music would improve it a lot. Yet it gets a bit better deeper in the book (at the beginning I would give it 2 stars, now 3.5). As I listened to other dramatized samples like Emperor's soul or The Hope of Elantris (which I listened to in other forms in the past) it felt much better, the same as a sample from Blue Moon Rising. I suggest downloading the file in high quality on Audible and listening with both headphones for the full "graphic" effect. This form is probably best if you rereading the book a second time (which is not my case).
I am quite angry that I found the full, not 3 part split version of this book on Audible now for one credit (I spent 3 credits for 3 parts...).

Wow

Maybe it's been a while since I read Mistborn, but so far I think Warbreaker is even more captivating, and Mistborn is still one of, if not the favorite of the fantasies I've read. Brandon Sanderson you magnificent bastard!

So funnn

Love having the soundtrack and cast, like listening to a whole different story in a way. Very much enjoyed

good book, too 'noisy' performance

Book is good. Sound effect too loud. Bad choice of accents. Love the idea though.

No audiobook is better than Graphic audio

I’m a fan of Graphic Audio. They always have the BEST audiobooks of the market. The special effects, sounds, and performances add so much to the story!!

A Movie for Your Mind

Yet another great production from these guys. Sanderson and GA make for a wonderful read.

Amazing story let down by poor audio mixing

Warbreaker is one of my favourite stories and the quality of the voice actors are great but the audio levels are very badly balanced. Often the background music and effects make it impossible to hear the dialog. Elantris was a much better production in comparison.

The ending

One of the most unexpected endings I’ve ever come across!
What a beautiful story not even a chance to relax. The story keeps a whole of you all the way till the end!

The background noise

The background noise makes it impossible to listen in the car. Also piercing and giving me a headache.