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''Warbreaker'' is a stand-alone fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It was first published in June 2009 by Tor Books. Sanderson released several rewrites of ''Warbreaker'' under a Creative Commons license, one chapter at a time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Warbreaker Rights and Downloads'' )〕 The entire novel, including older drafts, is available in digital format from Sanderson's website. ''Warbreaker'' has been well received by reviewers. ==Plot summary== ''Warbreaker'' tells the story of two Idrian princesses, Vivenna and Siri. Vivenna was contracted through treaty to marry the God King of rival nation Hallandren. Instead, Siri is sent to meet the treaty. Vivenna follows to Hallandren in hopes of saving Siri from her fate. Upon arriving in Hallandren, Vivenna meets up with Lemex, one of her father's spies in the city, but he has taken ill and dies shortly thereafter—though not before bequeathing his BioChromatic Breath to her. Vivenna then joins up with Denth and Tonk Fah, mercenaries that were under Lemex's employ, and together they begin making guerilla attacks against Hallandren's supply depots and convoys that will hopefully give the Idrians an advantage in the seemingly inevitable war. Siri, after spending many terrified nights trying to incite the God King to procreate with her, finds that he is not actually the menacing, frightening God that she thought, but has actually had his tongue cut out by his priests, making him nothing more than a figurehead. Siri teaches the God King to communicate by writing, and over time they fall in love. However, Siri believes that the priests are secretly plotting to kill her and the God King if she produces an heir. Back in the city, Vivenna discovers that Denth and Tonk Fah are not working for her but against her, and she barely escapes their custody with her life. After living destitute in the Idrian slums of Hallandren for weeks, Vivenna is taken in by Vasher, a mysterious man who can use his BioChromatic Breath to Awaken objects with a skill surpassing that of most others. Together, Vivenna and Vasher work to undo the damage done by Denth and avert the war Denth was trying to instigate. Vivenna convinces Vasher to try and save her sister Siri from the God King's palace. However, Vasher is captured and tortured by Denth, who is revealed to have been working for the God King's Pahn Kahl priests, who are trying to incite war between the Idrians and Hallendren so they can take the city for themselves. The Pahn Kahl priests capture Siri and throw the God King in the dungeon. The priests, having gained the Commands to control the city's undead Lifeless army, send them to attack the Idrians and start the war. However, one of the city's Returned gods, Lightsong, also imprisoned in the dungeon, sacrifices himself to give the God King his BioChromatic Breath. This heals the king, giving him his tongue back and allowing him access to his godly cache of BioChromatic power. The God King uses his magic to save Siri from the Pahn Kahl priests just as she is about to be sacrificed. Meanwhile, Vivenna uses her own BioChromatic powers to break into the God King's palace and frees Vasher, who kills Denth. Vivenna and Siri are reunited. However, even with the God King's near unlimited power, the Lifeless army cannot be stopped. Vasher then reveals that he is actually one of the Five Scholars—those who originally discovered the Commands for using BioChromatic Breath—and bestows upon the God King the code to awaken the city's secret army of nearly indestructable Lifeless soldiers, which have been hidden in plain sight throughout the city as statues. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Warbreaker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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