▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁power . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁" As ▁with ▁all ▁good ▁fant asy ▁fiction , ▁the ▁story ▁isn ' t ▁about ▁the ▁magic ; ▁that ' s ▁just ▁the ▁rule ▁set ▁within ▁which ▁the ▁real ▁story ▁takes ▁place . ▁That ▁story ▁is ▁absolutely ▁up ▁to ▁Sand erson ' s ▁very ▁high ▁standard , ▁with ▁political ▁intr igue , ▁carefully ▁differenti ated ▁cult ures ▁and ▁bel iev able ▁human ▁motiv ations ." ▁ ▁Michael ▁Mo or cock ▁also ▁pra ised ▁War bre aker ▁saying , ▁" Br andon ▁Sand erson ▁has ▁written ▁a ▁hero ic ▁fant asy ▁depending ▁on ▁original ity ▁of ▁character ▁and ▁plot . ▁His ▁" h ero ines ▁and ▁hero es ▁are ▁out standing ▁– ▁especially ▁V ash er , ▁the ▁War bre aker , ▁whose ▁special ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁sent ient ▁sword ▁is ▁both ▁s ard onic ▁and ▁sin ister . ▁The ▁myster ies ▁of ▁life ▁after ▁death , ▁of ▁identity ▁and ▁dest iny , ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁magic , ▁are ▁un ve iled ▁through ▁three - dimensional ▁characters ." ▁He ▁finished , ▁" Not ▁only ▁has ▁Sand erson ▁drawn ▁a ▁fresh ly ▁imag ined ▁world ▁and ▁its ▁society , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁given ▁us ▁a ▁plot ▁full ▁of ▁unexpected ▁tw ists ▁and ▁turns ▁... ▁Anyone ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁different ▁and ▁ref res hing ▁fant asy ▁novel ▁will ▁be ▁delight ed ▁by ▁this ▁exception al ▁tale ▁of ▁magic , ▁mystery ▁and ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁div inity . ▁War bre aker ▁might ▁even ▁take ▁your ▁breath